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1
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  1. This group was identified as the very first criminal investigative unit:
    a. Bow Street Runners
    b. Fielding’s Flock
    c. London’s Runners
    d. Henry Fielding’s Runners
A

A: Bow Street Runners

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2
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John Fielding differed from his brother and was noted for:

a. Stress analysis
b. Voice recognition
c. Visual interpretation
d. Arrests

A

B: Voice Recognition

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3
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Henry Fielding was recognized for organizing a group of volunteers called:

a. Thief catchers
b. Thief hunters
c. Thief takers
d. Thief mockers

A

C: Thief Takers

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4
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This person was credited for the creation of detective methods such as working undercover:

a. Henry Fielding
b. John Fielding
c. Eugene Vidocq
d. Cesare Lombroso

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C: Eugene Vidocq

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5
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Scotland Yard’s detective branch began in this year:

a. 1842
b. 1828
c. 1835
d. 1953

A

A: 1842

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The London Metropolitan Police was founded by:

a. John Fielding
b. Henry Fielding
c. Cesare Lombroso
d. Sir Robert Peel

A

D. Sir Robert Peel

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7
Q

Sherlock Holmes was said to parallel the life of:

a. John Fielding
b. Auguste Dupin
c. Eugene Vidocq
d. Sir Robert Peel

A

C. Eugene Vidocq

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The beginning of the scientific expert era in criminal investigation matters is marked by the
toxicologist:
a. Eugene Vidocq
b. Mathieu Orfila
c. Cesare Beccaria
d. Sir Robert Peel
A

B: Mathieu Orfila

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9
Q

The second period of investigative history in the United States was:

a. Prescientific Period
b. Scientific Period
c. Investigative Period
d. Technological Period

A

b. Scientific Period

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10
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The term “criminal investigations” was coined by:

a. Hans Gross
b. Mathieu Orfila
c. Sir Robert Peel
d. Francis Galton

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A: Hans Gross

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11
Q

The oldest law enforcement agency in the United States is:

a. FBI
b. CIA
c. USMS
d. DEA

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C: USMS (US Marshals)

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12
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U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees were also called:

a. Collectors
b. Surveyors
c. Investigators
d. Keepers

A

B: Surveyors

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13
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Captain of Detectives was first created by which agency:

a. LAPD
b. NYPD
c. Chicago PD
d. Boston PD

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D: Boston PD

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This is the third investigatory agency created, which fell under the Department of Treasury
during its inception:
a. FBI
b. USMS
c. DEA
d. USSS
A

D: USSS (Secret Service)

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15
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The Bureau of Investigation was later renamed as:

a. DEA
b. FBI
c. USSS
d. CIA

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B: FBI

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16
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President Nixon began this organization in 1973 within the U.S. Department of Justice:

a. DEA
b. FBI
c. ATF
d. USSS

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A: DEA

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17
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The first crime lab was created by: (world)

a. Edmond Locard
b. August Vollmer
c. Calvin Goddard
d. Harry Anslinge

A

a. Edmond Locard (France) 1910

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18
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The first crime lab was created by: (USA)

a. Edmond Locard
b. August Vollmer
c. Calvin Goddard
d. Harry Anslinge

A

B: August Vollmer (LAPD) 1923

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19
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This is the application of science to law:

a. Criminalistics
b. Forensics
c. Investigations
d. Identifications

A

B: Forensics

20
Q

This is the newest branch of investigative organizations, established in 2002:

a. DEA
b. Criminalistics
c. DHS
d. Forensic Science

A

C: DHS (Homeland Security)

21
Q

Sir John Fielding organized a small group of unpaid citizen volunteers, referred to as “thief

takers. ”
a. True
b. False

A

B: False

- “Thief Takers” was organized by Henry Fielding

22
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Sir John Fielding was blind and noted for recognizing criminals by their voice.

a. True
b. False

A

A :True

23
Q

The Bow Street Runners were a gang of eight members, each armed with a truncheon, cutlass,
and pistol, known for being the worst offenders in England.
a. True
b. False

A

b. False

- 6-8 members w/truncheon, cutlass and pistol TRACKED offenders all across England

24
Q

Historically speaking, the most influential move toward creating a permanent criminal
investigation function within municipal law enforcement agencies was the establishment in 1842
of London’s Scotland Yard Detective Branch.
a. True
b. False

A

A: True

25
Q

Mathieu Orfila defined the study of toxicology in a book on the effects of various poisons as a
cause of death.
a. True
b. False

A

A: True

26
Q

Hans Gross developed a method of anthropometry in which features of the human body were
measured and recorded for purposes of criminal identification.
a. True
b. False

A

B: False

- Alphonse Bertillon developed this method

27
Q

Anthropometry was superseded by __________ work demonstrating how offenders
could be identified more precisely through scientific analyses of fingerprints.

A

Sir Francis Galton’s

28
Q

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is the second oldest federal law enforcement agency in the
United States.
a. True
b. False

A

B: False (It is the oldest Fed agency)

- U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the 2nd oldest

29
Q

The Texas Rangers, founded in 1835, were the nation’s first policing agency with statewide
jurisdiction.
a. True
b. False

A

A; True

30
Q

Francis Tukey introduced a technique he called “the show-up of rogues,” where he rounded
up known criminals and presented them in person to Boston officers so that these offenders’
activities could be closely monitored.
A. True
B. False

A

A: True

31
Q

Allan Pinkerton, the first officer municipal plainclothes detective of the United States, was
appointed by the Chicago Police Department in 1949.
a. True
b. False

A

B: False

- this occurred in 1849

32
Q

Before leaving his municipal detective position, Pinkerton founded “Pinkerton National
Detection Agency.”
a. True
b. False

A

B: False
- AFTER leaving his muni dective position he created it…and It was called the Pinkerton National DETECTIVE Agency (1850)

33
Q

Housed within the Department of Treasury, the Secret Service initially was commissioned to
prevent acts of counterfeiting.
a. True
b. False

A

A; True

34
Q

In 1956, the Bureau of Investigation became formally known as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI).
a. True
b. False

A

B: False

- 1936

35
Q

The first recognized application of DNA to a criminal matter was by Sir Alec Jeffreys in
England in an effort to help solve the famous 1986 Pitchfork case.
a. True
b. False

A

A; True

36
Q

The Federal Bureau of Narcotics later was renamed ___________________

A

DEA

37
Q

Deoxyribonucleic acid is otherwise known as ___________.

A

DNA

38
Q

___________ science is the application of any science to the law.

A

Forensic

39
Q

The FBI’s fingerprint repository became known as the National Bureau of Criminal
________________.

A

Identification

40
Q

______________________ instituted the nation’s first municipal crime lab

A

August Vollmer

41
Q

Compare and contrast Henry Fielding and Sir John Fielding.

A

Henry was the organizer of the thief takers who were volunteers that would catch
criminals. He established the modern-day bounty hunters. He and his brother transformed the
thief takers as a dual partnership and what would be known as the Bow Street Runners. Sir John
Fielding was blind and was able to identify criminals simply based on voice recognition.
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.

42
Q

Discuss the Bureau of Prohibition and the reason for its inception

A

Created by the Department of Treasury to enforce liquor-related laws. This was in large
part an attempt to curb offenses including those committed by Al Capone and his crime network

43
Q

Name and discuss the first American criminal investigation period

A

Prescientific—(Marshals, USPS, TX Rangers, Pinkerton Nat. Det agency, etc)a nexus existed between the types of offenders, laws, and investigators
that shaped the future of criminal investigations.

44
Q

Name and discuss the 2nd American criminal investigation period

A

Scientific—creation of the modern crime lab. (GSR, blood spatter analysis), criminalists, forensic sciences

45
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Name and discuss the 3rd American criminal investigation period

A

Technological—primary benchmarks were large-scale computer evidence databases and DNA
for suspect identification purposes.

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