CHAPTER KEY TERMS - OTHER TERMS 2 Flashcards
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
A 17 DIGIT NUMBER ASSIGNED TO EACH VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION DESIGNED TO DISTINGUISH EACH VEHICLE FROM ALL OTHERS
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
A NON VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTED FOR FINANCIAL GAIN AND ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF DECEPTION
VEHICLE ROBBERY
A ROBBERY OF A PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES THAT INCLUDE DELIVERY VEHICLES, TAXICABS, AND BUSES, WHILE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED MAKE EASY TARGET FOR THE ROBBER BECAUSE THEY FREQUENTLY WORK ALONE AND IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS OF TOWN
VI CAP
VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM, OPERATED BY THE FBI
VICE
GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIZED CRIME, VICE CRIMES SUPPLY ILLEGAL GOODS AND SERVICES.
VICTIMLESS CRIME
MOST TYPICALLY , A VICE CRIME IN WHICH ALL PARTIES OF THE CRIMINAL ACT ARE WILLING PARTICIPANTS.
VISIBLE FINGERPRINTS
A TYPE OF FINGERPRINT LEFT AT A CRIME SCENE THAT RESULTS FROM BEING ADULTERATED WITH SOME FOREIGN MATTER, SUCH AS BLOOD, FLOUR, OR OIL
VOICE STRESS ANALYZER
TECHNOLOGY THAT RECORDS PSYCHO AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STRETT RESPONSES THAT ARE PRESENT IN HUMAN VOICE, WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS AND WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES MAY BE DIRE FOR THE SUBJECT BEING TESTED
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
THE KILLING OF A HUMAN BEING IN WHICH THE OFFENDER HAD NO PRIOR INTENT TO KILL AND ACTED DURING THE HEAD OF PASSION, UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD CAUSE A REASONABLE PERSON TO BECOME EMOTIONALLY OR MENTALLY DISTURBED.
UNDERCOVER
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A FORM OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UTILIZING OPERATIVES TO DO NOT APPEAR TO BE LAW ENFORCEMENT
UNDERCOVER OFFICER
WHEN A POLICE OFFICER POSES AS A CRIMINAL TO GAIN EVIDENCE FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS
DISGUISING ONES OWN IDENTITY OR USING AN ASSUMED IDENTITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF GAINING THE TRUST OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION TO LEARN SECRET INFORMATION OR TO GAIN THE TRUST OF TARGETED INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO GAIN INFORMATION OR EVIDENCE
UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISTIDTION ACT
LEGISLATION WHICH MADE THE PRACTICE OF MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING CUSTODY ILLEGAL.
TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION THAT FURNISHES THE POLICE AGENCY WITH SPECIFICS ABOUT INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
TAGGING
A PROCESS OF ALTERING TITLE DOCUMENTS FOR STOLEN AUTOMOBILES.
TATTOOING
A TERM REFERRING TO THE DEPOSIT OF GUNPOWDER ON THE SKIN OF A SHOOTING ICTIM WHO WAS SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE.
TERRORISM
ACTIONS OR POLICY INTENDED TO INTIMIDATE OR CAUSE TERROR
TERRY STOP
A BRIEF DETENTION OF A PERSON BY POLICE
TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE BASED ON STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY SUSPECTS, WITNESSES, OR VICTIMS OF A CRIME
TESTIMONY
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A STATEMENT MADE IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION OR SERIES OF QUESTIONS
TEXAS RANGERS
ONE OF THE EARLIEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITS, FORMED IN TEXAS BEFORE TEXAS BECAME A STATE
THERMAL IMAGING
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY HEAT SOURCES THAT MIGHT REVEAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
THEIF CATCHERS
PEOPLE RECRUITED FROM THE RIFFRAFF OF THE STREETS TO AID LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN LOCATING CRIMINALS DURING THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
THINK ALOUD INTERVIEWING
AN INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE USED TO DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ACTIVITY IN WHICH SUBJECTS ARE EXPLICITLY INSTRUCTED TO THINK ALOUD AS THEY ANSWER THE SURVEY QUESTIONS
TIN TRUCK
A TRUCK USED TO TRANSPORT PARTS OF A STOLEN VEHICLE
TOLERANCE
A PHYSICAL CONDITION THAT DEVELOPS WHEN A PERSON NEEDS INCREASING DOSES OF A DRUG TO EXPERIENCE ITS INITIAL EFFECTS
TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES
A TERM OF ART THAT REFERS TO AN OFFICERS UNDERSTANDING OF ALL AVAILABLE FACTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO A PARTICULAR INCIDENT OR CRIME
TOXICOLOGY
A BRANCH OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS AND POISONS ON LIVING ORGANISMS
TRAILERS
MATERIALS USED IN SPREADING AN ARSON FIRE
TRANSFER OF EVIDENCE THEORY
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THE THEORY THAT WHENEVER TWO OBJECTS MEET, SOME EVIDENCE, HOWEVER MICROSCOPIC MAY REMAIN TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE ENCOUNTER DID OCCUR
TRAP DOORS
A TECHNIQUE IN WHICH PROGRAMMERS INSERT DEBUGGING AIDS THAT BREAK SECURITY CODES IN THE COMPUTER AND THEN INSERT AN ADDITIONAL CODE OF THEIR OWN
TRIANGULATION
THE PROCESS OF FINDING ONES POSITION ON A GIVEN PLANE WHEN TWO VISUAL LANDMARKS ARE KNOWN
TRIANGULATION METHOD
A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF CRIME SCENE USING FIXED OBJECTS FROM WHICH TO MEASURE
TRIGGERING CONDITION
AN ANTICIPATED FUTURE EVENT GIVING RISE TO A PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCH
TROJAN HORSE
A CRIMINAL COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERS MONEY TO AN ILLEGAL ACCOUNT WHENEVER A LEGAL TRANSACTION IS MADE.
QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS
DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING ASSOCIATE WITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
RAPE
UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ACHIEVED THROUGH FORCE WITHOUT CONSENT.
RAPE KIT
A SET OF ITEMS USED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR GATHERING AND PRESERVING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOLLOWING AN ALLEGATION OF SECUAL ASSAULT, WHICH CAN BE USED IN RAPE INVESTIGATION.