Midterm

Question 0

Which of the following refers to the study of underlying meaning in social phenomenon?

Answer 0

Discovery

Question 1

Which of the following refers to the process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible for crime?

Answer 1

Investigation

Question 2

According to Ingram all of the following are necessary for crime to occur, except

Answer 2

Weapon

Question 3

In the British traditional patrol system, which of the following is synonymous with hue and cry?

Answer 3

Alarm system

Question 4

According to Wilson and kelling, which of the following represents the idea that community neglect can serve as catalyst for crime?

Answer 4

Broken windows theory

Question 5

6

Answer 5

D

Question 6

All of the following are goals of criminal investigations, except

Answer 6

Convict the suspect

Question 7

All of the following are part of the basic functions of investigators, except

Answer 7

Produce evidence

Question 8

9

Answer 8

A

Question 9

According to the authors, an investigator that is skilled at interacting with people across gender, ethnic generational, social and political groups is

Answer 9

Culturally adroit

Question 10

According to the authors a theory that objects that come in contact with each other always transfer material is known as:

Answer 10

Locard’s principle of exchange

Question 11

According to the authors which of the following refers to a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that gave rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and fear of crime.

Answer 11

Community policing

Question 12

Which of the following refers to permanent written record of a case to be used in further investigation, in writing reports and presenting a case?

Answer 12

Filed notes

Question 13

All of the following are advantages of photographs, except

Answer 13

Shows actual distance

Question 14

15

Answer 14

D

Question 15

All of the following are the identified steps in sketching the crime scene, except

Answer 15

Assess the legal principle

Question 16

All of the following are common problems with reports, except

Answer 16

Insufficient time

Question 17

Which of the following established that courts may not accept evidence obtained by unreasonable search

Answer 17

Exclusionary rule

Question 18

All of the following are conditions for legal

Answer 18

none of the above

Question 19

Which of the following refers to the requirement that any item introduced in court must be in the same condition as when it was found at the crime scene

Answer 19

Integrity of evidence

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the documentation of what has happened to the evidence from the time it was discovered until it is needed in court

Answer 20

Chain of custody

Question 21

All of the following are types of fingerprints, except

Answer 21

Invisible fingerprints

Question 22

Which of the following refers to an act in violation of penal law and an offence against a state

Answer 22

Crime

Question 23

24

Answer 23

B

Question 24

According to Ingram in the study of social phenomenon what does B.E.E stand for?

Answer 24

Background, experience and expectation