Midterm Flashcards
Which of the following refers to the study of underlying meaning in social phenomenon?
Discovery
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?
Investigation
According to Ingram all of the following are necessary for crime to occur, except
Weapon
In the British traditional patrol system, which of the following is synonymous with hue and cry?
Alarm system
According to Wilson and kelling, which of the following represents the idea that community neglect can serve as catalyst for crime?
Broken windows theory
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D
All of the following are goals of criminal investigations, except
Convict the suspect
All of the following are part of the basic functions of investigators, except
Produce evidence
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A
According to the authors, an investigator that is skilled at interacting with people across gender, ethnic generational, social and political groups is
Culturally adroit
According to the authors a theory that objects that come in contact with each other always transfer material is known as:
Locard’s principle of exchange
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.
Community policing
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?
Filed notes
All of the following are advantages of photographs, except
Shows actual distance
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D
All of the following are the identified steps in sketching the crime scene, except
Assess the legal principle
All of the following are common problems with reports, except
Insufficient time
Which of the following established that courts may not accept evidence obtained by unreasonable search
Exclusionary rule
All of the following are conditions for legal
none of the above
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
Integrity of evidence
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
Chain of custody
All of the following are types of fingerprints, except
Invisible fingerprints
Which of the following refers to an act in violation of penal law and an offence against a state
Crime
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B
According to Ingram in the study of social phenomenon what does B.E.E stand for?
Background, experience and expectation
