First Test

Question 1

Criminal Investigation Definition

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process of discovering ,collecting, preparing, identifying and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible

Question 2

The word investigate is from the

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latin word Vestigare meaning to track or trace

Question 3

Investigators recognize when a legitimate case is unsolved but only after

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all leads have been exhausted

Question 4

Effective/ Successful investigators practice

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DOD

Question 5

What does DOD stand for

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-Determination as in persistence
-Objectivity as in being open minded and forming no personal opinion or preconceived notions and considering all possibilities

DIscipline as in not being impetuous, keeping personal feelings in check and following proper procedure/practices

Question 6

Theory of transference=

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how to keep personnel out of the scene.

Question 7

Henry Locard

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-Says you always leave a piece of you when you enter a room or TO leave a piece of you there like a

Question 8

Criminalsit branch off

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into forensic science, a broader field applying science to the law

Question 9

Forensic Science:

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Applying physical science/technology to the examination of physical evidence of crimes

Question 10

Forensic science begins where?

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at the crime scene

Question 11

The initial Response

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-Suspect may still be at or near the scene
-Injured persons may need emergency care
-Witnesses may still be at the scene

Question 12

First peopel there:

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-Handle Emgerincaens first
-Secure the scene
-Investigate

Question 13

-Inductive reasoning:

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making a generalization, establishing conclusion via specific facts

Question 14

Deductive reasoning/ deductive logic:

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process of reasoning from one or more statements to reach a logically certain conclusion

Question 15

Responsibilities of Patrol Officers

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Response to an Emergency
Total confusion or be deserted
Officers must take charge
Form a plan

Question 16

Responsibilities of Patrol Officers

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Protecting Crime scneceLmajor responsibility of first arriving officers
Officers must control curious outdoor bystanders and other individuals not involved with the inesvatigion
Controlling family members
Media/1st Amendment: Public

Question 17

A CSI or crime scene investigator is a

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specialist in organized scientific collection and processing of evidence

Question 18

Dying declaration is considered last words:

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-They don’t actually have to die
Statement can be record by anyone and although usually hearsay, accepted in court as reliable

Question 19

Problem Oriented Policing-POP

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strategy aimed at solving persistent community problems; identifying, analyzing and responding to underlying circumstance that create accidents

Question 20

Community Policing

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It is the combined efforts of all police personnel that solves crimes; from dispatchers to the assistance of other agencies and partnership with the community
Shrinking budgets and complications of modern day crime have resulted in task forces targeting drugs, gangs and terroism

Question 21

Multidisciplinary Approach:

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employs various field specialists from within a particular jurisdiction

Question 22

Inductive reasoning

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-Gut feeling

Question 23

Deductive reasoning

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-Based on facts

Question 24

Occam’s Razor

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Stop overthinking everything

Question 25

Reactive

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-Crimes that already occurred

Question 26

Proactive

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-Before crime is committed a suspect is identified

Question 27

Preventive
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-Prevention through deterrence
-Involves arresting the criminal and aggressive prosecution