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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q
  1. What group of thief-takers is credited with being the first investigators in history?
A

Bow street runners in London

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  1. Who is considered to be the world’s first detective?
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Eugene Vidocq

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3
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What did the Daniel good case lead to?

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Detective Branch of Scotland Yard

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4
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Using observations that can be used to explain the unknowns that are present in a criminal event by testing them one by one against the known facts that are derived from the available evidence.

A

investigation principle of logic deduction, Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887

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5
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Who who created IAFIS? What does it mean?

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FBI, Integrated Automatic Fingerprint Identification System

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6
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What, where, and who first crime lab?

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First municipal crime lab was in LAPD, created by August Volmer in 1923

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7
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What case led to the discovery of finger print analysis? Whom and when

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The pitchfors case, discovered by Sir Alec Jefferys in 1986

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8
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Agencies under Home Land Security

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  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
  2. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  3. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
  4. US Secret Service (USSS)
  5. Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  6. Federal Protective Service (FPS)
  7. U.S. Immigration and customs Enforcement (ICE)
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9
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“Body of the crime”

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Corpus Delicti

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10
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After determining that a crime has been committed, investigators need to consider the specific ____ outlined by criminal law.

A

Elements of the crime

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Mental state of having mental awareness that the act most likely will produce a specific outcome

A

Knowing

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12
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Mental state of having mental desire for the act to produce a specific outcome

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Purposeful

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13
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Mental state during an act

A

Mens Rea

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14
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The act requirement of a crime

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Actus Reus

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15
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The written portion of a search warrant

A

Affadavit

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16
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Most warrants are…

A

Knock warrants

17
Q

Traffic violations or minor offences, where only the act itself is required to imply guilt

A

Strict Liability Offences

18
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What type of evidence is natural or synthetic?

A

Abrasive evidence

19
Q

Something from the Technical Age

A

The National Crime Information Center in 1967, this was designed as a national clearinghouse of crime related information to assist local and state law enforcement agencies.

20
Q

CIA means….

A

Central Intelligence Agency

21
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Members of the investigative team…

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  1. Crime Scene Technician-documents and gathers physical evidence
  2. Crime Scene Photographer- Take still photos or videos to document position/location of physical evidence
  3. Dispatcher-Communications personnel
  4. Patrol Officer- First to respond
  5. Criminalist-Scientist that works in crime lab
  6. Forensic Scientist-Analyzes physical crime scene evidence
  7. Confidential Informant-Inside knowledge of offender
  8. Others-Emergency response teams
22
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2 of the 5 essential traits of investigators

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  1. Communication- Investigators must know how to communicate clearly to persons of all cultures. Must know when to talk and when to listen
  2. Ethics- Investigators must always be aware that the consequences of their actions have life changing effects for the person involved
23
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When two objects make contact or an exchange there is always at least a trace of evidence to be found on both objects

A

Locard’s Exchange Theory

24
Q

written record that documents the handling of any physical evidence from the time it is collected at the crime scene.

A

Chain of custody

25
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Formula for Identification

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Atleast 2 pieces of class evidence + atleast 1 piece of individual evidence = Identification

26
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Loops %

A

65

27
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Whorls %

A

35

28
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soft/porous surfaces

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Iodine fuming, ninhydrin, silver nitrate, superglue fuming

29
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Barefoot bandit

A

Colton Harris-Moore, Left footprints at different crimes that connected him to all of them, he was caught in the Bahamas. Was identified by fingerprints.

30
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How to collect wet blood?

A

Use sterile absorbent material like cotton swabs or squares. Always wear gloves and tweezers or forceps. Refrigerate or freeze asap. Store in non plastic material.

31
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Original samples of handwriting from a known source such as a suspect or victim.

A

Exemplers

32
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Cranes, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment are popular targets for intentional destruction via abrasives

A

monkey wrenching

33
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Crime scene search methods

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  1. Line
  2. Grid
  3. Spiral Inner/Outer
  4. Link
  5. Zon
  6. Hybrid
34
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5 Factors in assessing accuracy of eye witnesses

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  1. Age
  2. Gender
  3. Race
  4. Drug/Alcohol Use
  5. Weapon
35
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DEA used to be

A

Federal Bureau of Narcotics

36
Q

Who coined the term criminal investigation?

A

Hans Gross

37
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What is NIBIN

A

National Integrated Ballistic Network

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