Criminal Investigation 3

Question 1

What type of murder case consists of two or more murders in multiple locations within a short span of time?

Answer 1

Spree Murder

Question 2

True or False: The U.S. Supreme Court extended the protection against warrantless searches to overnight guests residing in the home of another.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False: When officers are acting in reasonable reliance on a search warrant, issued by a neutral magistrate, but that warrant is ultimately found to be invalid, any evidence found pursuant to that warrant can still be used in court.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False: There is a “computer errors” exception to the exclusionary rule.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False: Most police searches occur without warrants being issued.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False: Rules applying to searches are the same as those applying to arrests.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or False: In a consent to search request, for the search to be valid, the person must be told they have the right to withhold consent.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: If a stop is invalid, the resulting pat-down search is also invalid.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: “Inadvertent discovery” of evidence is no longer a necessary element of the plain-view doctrine.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False: “Open Fields” are not protected by the Fourth Amendment.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False: Under strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, a warrant should be required for all arrests.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False: In making an arrest, having an arrest warrant immunizes the officer from a civil suit.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: A detention is an arrest if it goes too long to be considered a Terry stop.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or False: An interview should precede every interrogation.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

True or False: An interview is nonaccusatory.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False: During witness interviews, the questions should require mostly just yes or no responses.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

True or False: During initial witness interviews, the officer should not dispute the person’s answers.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False: Miranda Warnings should be given in specific order and quote the precise wording.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

True or False: Miranda Warnings apply only when testimonial evidence is being sought.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False: Miranda Warnings apply only during custodial interrogations, not when the person is free to leave.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or False: If a suspect is approached in his or her home by officers possessing an arrest warrant, the Miranda warning must be given before questioning.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False: “Gaze aversion” in a suspect has been scientifically shown to accurately gauge truthfulness during interrogation.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

True or False: Research shows that vocal changes occur 95 percent of the time when a person lies.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

True or False: Liars seldom lie by using specifics.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

True or False: A polygraph does not detect lies.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

True or False: A polygraph should be considered a last-resort effort to obtain a suspect’s confession.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

True or False: In criminal intelligence, use of a qualified outside auditor is typically the best approach to purging intelligence files.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False: In a public place, a warrant is required to unveil what a person makes an effort to keep private.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False: Thermal imaging of the inside of a home is presumptively unreasonable without a warrant.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

True or False: In a stakeout, the “inside team” is normally designated as the arrest team.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

True or False: If a suspect is shot by police, officers need to diagnose the extent of the injuries before applying handcuffs.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

True or False: The use of an informant should not be considered if similar results could be achieved through other means.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

True or False: The Supreme Court has ruled that the identities of police informants may be kept secret if sources have been explicitly assured of confidentiality.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

True or False: A victim statement known as a “dying declaration” actually does not exist under current state or federal statutes or current U.S. case law.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

True or False: The clothing on a dead body has no affect upon body decomposition.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

True or False: A dead body will be cool to the touch from 8 - 12 hours after death.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True or False: A dead body will be the same temperature as its surroundings for about 24 hours after death.

Answer 37

True