Suspect ID

Question 1

Procedures

Answer 1

• Sequencing
• Think of it as building blocks
• Consensual Contacts
• Stop
• Stop and frisk
• Arrest

Question 2

Doing the right things, in the right order

Answer 2

Sequencing

Question 3

Building Blocks For ID Suspects

Answer 3

 No show of force or assertion of authority, free to leave
 Reasonable suspicion
 Reasonable suspicion / officer safety
 Probable Cause
 Beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 4

_________ is the primary source of
information but not always the most reliable.

Answer 4

Victim and witness information

Question 5

Eyewitnesses are very good at answering questions about “__________” and can often
be accurate even if poor or
inaccurate details are given
concerning the description
of suspect.

Answer 5

“what happened”

Question 6

T/F
Eyewitnesses tend to provide
the most accurate answers to
open questions.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F
Preliminary investigative questions do not
require a Miranda Advisement.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

It is only necessary when a suspect is in
________ and being _____ in
reference to the criminal investigation.

Answer 8

1. custody
2. questioned

Question 9

T/F
Eyewitnesses can be good at recognizing people and items from an event even though they cannot accurately
describe or recall them.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

_____ are excellent evidence. They let you know
where a persons loyalties lie and speak to the
character of your witness.

Answer 10

Lies

Question 11

If someone lies about a crime having occurred they can be charged with __________

Answer 11

False Reporting to Authorities

Question 12

T/F
This can be helpful later in the investigation as the
charge can be used as leverage to gain
cooperation.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Minimum Physical Description

Answer 13

 Race
 Age
 Height – use comparison
Weight – use comparison
 Hair – color & style
 Eyes
 Clothing

Question 14

Field Identification:

Answer 14

Show-ups

Question 15

Show-up Procedures

Answer 15

1. reason to suspect the person
2. identification will take place within a
   reasonable time
3. Suspect detention:

Question 16

The point of the show-up
is to develop…

Answer 16

Probable Cause

Question 17

Minimum of _________,
including the suspect, of similar
age, race, gender, facial hair, size.

Answer 17

six photographs

Question 18

t/f
The suspect does not have the right to have an attorney present before field identification is made because he has not been formally charged with a crime.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T/F
All statements made by the
victim/witness should be timed
and recorded verbatim.

Answer 19

t

Question 20

T/F
If the suspect has been formally
charged, he does have the right to have
an attorney present during the lineup.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

CCIC / NCIC can access

Answer 21

 Driver’s License / ID card
 Driver’s history
 Vehicle and registration
 Criminal history, local and national
 Classifiable fingerprints required
 Does not include non-booked arrests

Question 22

Lumen

Answer 22

 Web‐based application which links the in‐house
records/mugshot systems of local agencies.
 Available in your patrol car, smart phone, desktop
 Denver, Aurora, Jeffco, Broomfield, Lakewood,
Wheatridge, Arvada, etc.

Question 23

I‐LEADS can check on:

Answer 23

 Location search
 Name search
 Vehicle search
 Case Report #
 These searches will tell you if LPD has had contact and
if so, when and where

Question 24

are involved in criminal activities and thereby
sometimes have reliable information.

Answer 24

Informants

Question 25

In every crime scene, the suspect…

Answer 25

“takes something and / or leaves something”

Question 26

BOSS System

Answer 26

LPR
Date, time, plate, GPS location all captured in a
searchable database.

Question 27

generates investigative leads in crimes where
biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene
using two indexes: the forensic and offender indexes.

Answer 27

CODIS

Question 28

contains DNA profiles from crime
scene evidence.

Answer 28

Forensic Index

Question 29

contains DNA profiles of individuals
convicted of sex offenses (and other violent crimes) with
many states now expanding legislation to include other
felonies.

Answer 29

Offender Index

Question 30

Non‐testimonial Evidence non- intrusive

Answer 30

 Photographs
 Fingerprints
 Hair samples (surface)
 Handwriting Exemplars
 Penile Swabs

Question 31

Non‐testimonial evidence Intrusive

Answer 31

 Blood draws/tests
 Saliva and buccal swabs
 Surgery
 Stomach pumping
 X‐rays

Question 32

Methods to obtain Non‐testimonial evidence

Answer 32

 Consent
 Exigent circumstances:
 Dissipation of evidence
 Destruction of evidence
 Rule 41.1 (warrant)
 Rule 16

Question 33

A method of obtaining non‐
testimonial identification from
suspects for who there is not yet
probable cause to arrest.

Answer 33

Rule 41.1

Question 34

T/F
In Rule 41.1, the rule can used when you have
probable cause that a crime was committed but only
reasonable grounds, not amounting to probable
cause, for arrest of suspect.

Answer 34

true

Question 35

41.1Must be executed and returned within _____ and can only be executed during daylight hours.

Answer 35

ten days

Question 36

T/F The suspect may not be questioned while being
detained under Rule 41.1.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F
Reasonable force may be used to subdue suspect while test is conducted by qualified personnel.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Used after the suspect has been arrested for the
crime being investigated.

Answer 38

Rule 16

Question 39

Who prepares the rule 16 for LE

Answer 39

District Attorney’s office