Midterm Flashcards
Which term beat describes the fact that there is no accurate source of crime as it does go unreported.
The dark figure of crime
What is not a type of fingerprint?
Invisible
The covert, discrete observation of people or places
Surveillance
This occurs when an officer singles and and focuses on a single suspect based on race
Racial profiling
Any item introduced in court must be in the same condition as when it was discovered.
Integrity of evidence
Documentation of what has happened to the evidence from discovery to court
Chain of custody (command)
In Criminal Justice what are proven methods of identification?
Both DNA and Fingerprints
What is not a common problem concerning reports?
Insufficient time
Search and seizure amendment
4th
Courts may not accept evidence found by an unreasonable search
Exclusionary rule
Conditions for a legal search
Answer none of the above
An act in violation of penal law
Crime
The process of discovering, collecting, preparing and presenting evidence to determine what happened and whose responsible
Criminal Investigation
The study of underlying meaning in social phenomenon
Critical theory
What does BEE stand for?
Background, experience, expectation