Test 1: 1/8-1/29

Question 1

Prosecutor

Answer 1

the ultimate law enforcement in every county, decides if the suspect gets charged, sign warrants, only one that can return evidence

Question 2

purpose of sheriffs department

Answer 2

to run the correctional facility (jail)

Question 3

investigation

Answer 3

to observe or study closely, to inquire into something systematically, to search for true information

Question 4

evidence

Answer 4

Any item that helps establish the facts of a related criminal case

Question 5

direct evidence

Answer 5

evidence that directly proves a key fact

Question 6

worst form of evidence

Answer 6

however most compelling, is ewe witness testimony

Question 7

circumstantial evidence

Answer 7

(indirect) a set of circumstances that allows a person to infer evidence of a crime

Question 8

Modus operandi

Answer 8

(MO) the method of operation that a criminal uses to commit a crime

Question 9

Locard’s Principle of exchange

Answer 9

a theory, the offender of a crime will bring something into the crime scene, and leave with something from it

Question 10

5 goals for investigations

Answer 10

1. Determine weather a crime has been committed
2. Legally obtain information and evidence to identify the responsible person
3. Arrest the suspect
4. recover stolen property
5. present the best possible case to the prosecutor

Question 11

4 characteristics of an effective investigator

Answer 11

1. have to be knowledgeable of the laws and rules
2. be creative
3. be patient
4. be persistant

Question 12

crime

Answer 12

an offence defined by the state, local, or federal law against the public that is punishable by a governmental body

Question 13

misdomener

Answer 13

Any crime punishable by a jail sentence less than a year (less serious, local)

Question 14

felony

Answer 14

a serious criminal offence punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in state or federal prison

Question 15

Exculpatory evidence

Answer 15

physical evidence that would clear one from blame

Question 16

uniformed officer

Answer 16

first person on the scene of the crime

Question 17

dispatch

Answer 17

person who answer the 911 call

Question 18

coroner/medical examiner

Answer 18

techs that determine whether suspect needs an autopsy, performs autopsy

Question 19

forensic crime lab

Answer 19

where evidence gets tested

Question 20

citizens

Answer 20

regular everyday people who make the 911 call

Question 21

witness

Answer 21

somebody that actually sw the inccodent

Question 22

victim

Answer 22

someone effected by the crime

Question 23

media

Answer 23

shares and informs citizens about crimes and updates

Question 24

1st basic function for a crime

Answer 24

secure the crime scene and stop the threat

Question 25

2nd basic function

Answer 25

provide emergency assistance and provide care to injured

Question 26

3rd basic function

Answer 26

Photograph, videotape, measure scene

Question 27

4th basic function

Answer 27

take notes for report

Question 28

5th basic function

Answer 28

search for, obtain, and process physical evidence

Question 29

6th basic function

Answer 29

obtain information from witness(‘) and suspects

Question 30

7th basic function

Answer 30

always identify suspects

Question 31

8th basic function

Answer 31

obtain search warrants and conduct the search

Question 32

9th basic function

Answer 32

testify in court

Question 33

Advantage of photography

Answer 33

basic purpose of crime scene photography is to record the scene permanently, accurately represents the crime scene and evidence, effect of pictures on a jury cannot be overestimated, highly effective visual aids that shows the facts

Question 34

Disadvantages of photography

Answer 34

not selective, no distance, can come out distorted

Question 35

3 ways to photograph

Answer 35

long shot, medium shot, close up shot

Question 36

basic investigative equipment

Answer 36

Camera, chalk, containers, fingerprint kit, labels, magnifying glass, notebook, adhesive tap, distilled water, cotton swabs, measuring tape/ruler, paper bags

Question 37

common errors of evidence collection

Answer 37

not collecting enough of the sample, not obtaining standards of comparison, not maintaining integrity of the evidence

Question 38

to ensure admissibility of evidence in court

Answer 38

1. identify evidence that was found at crime scene
2. describe exactly where it was found
3. establish its custody from discovery to the present
4. voluntarily explain any changed that occurs in the evidence

Question 39

sketches

Answer 39

1. Rectangular coordinate method- used indoors, uses two adjacent walls as reference points
2. baseline method- indoors or outdoors, establishes a straight line from one fixed point to another, take measurements on either side of the baseline, common for car accident scene