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1) What specialized knowledge is required by an investigator with respect to the theft of

agrichemicals?

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2) What generalizations can be made about livestock and tack theft?

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3) State and describe the five major methods of marking horses and cattle.

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4) What are the two major categories of poachers, and how do they differ?

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5) Identify and briefly discuss different investigative programs or techniques used by

wildlife officers.

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6) Identify and briefly discuss the characteristics of hazardous waste.

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7) Identify and describe the three major components of the waste cycle.

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8) Identify the common provisions of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

state laws.

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9) Explain Treatment, storage, and disposal (T/S/D) crimes.

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10) List the signs of illegal dumping.

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11) Because of the dangers associated with hazardous-waste sites, investigators must

wear_________blank suits to protect themselves.

11) ______

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12) _________blank are people who act alone and may opportunistically steal from orchards

and groves after dark.

12) ______

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13) When used to identify horses, a(n)_________blank is applied to the inside of the top lip.

13) ______

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14) _________blank profiles of expensive horses and bulls are common as a theft deterrent.

They are required by some breed associations and mandated by some insurance companies to

prevent insurance scams.

14) ______

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15) Do not use_________blank to protect your property as they are often illegal and

frequently injure innocent people or animals.

15) ______

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16) Poachers are categorized into two types:_________blank poachers take much more game

because they kill for profit.

16) ______

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17) At night, aircraft can be useful in pinpointing places where it appears that artificial light

is being used by poachers to take game, a tactic known as_________blank.

17) ______

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18) _________blank are the individuals who mount the heads and antlers of game animals

for hunters.

18) ______

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19) _________blank refers to cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, mules, donkey, and other

such species.

19) ______

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20) _________blank may be solids, liquids, sledges, or byproducts of manufacturing

processes.

20) ______

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21) A waste is hazardous if it has one or more of the following characteristics: ignitability,

corrosiveness,_________blank, or toxicity.

21) ______

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22) _________blank substances are substances that are harmful or fatal when ingested or

absorbed and that, when improperly disposed of on land, may eventually pollute groundwater.

22) ______

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23) _________blank crimes are committed by companies that treat hazardous waste without

a permit or treat it inadequately, store it without a permit to do so; improperly identify the nature

of the waste or store it under inadequate conditions; discharge it into sewers, simply abandon it,

mix it with regular waste for cheaper disposal, or store incompatible chemicals or amounts of

chemicals beyond their permitted level.

23) ______

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24) Fossil hunters who invade public and private lands are known as

24) ______

A) fossil rustlers.

B) fossil wranglers.

C) bone rustlers.

D) bone diggers.

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25) What is “Operation Rockfish”?

25) ______

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A) a fossil common in Australia

B) a successful joint federal, state, and local fossil-poaching investigation

C) a national fugitive “round-up” conducted by the United States Marshall Service that

resulted in the arrest of more than 2,000 fugitives

D) a long-term operation that was responsible for bringing the Rockfish back from the

edge of extinction

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26) Forest economists believe that thieves are stealing trees worth $1 billion annually and

that_________blank trees is cut down illegally.

26) ______

A) 1 in every 10

B) 5 in every 10

C) 7 in every 10

D) 9 in every 10

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27) Which of the following statements is true about arson or incendiary wildfires?

27) ______

A) They are often set in locations where detection is limited.

B) They are often set in areas that are less frequently traveled.

C) They are often started by persons 12 years of age or younger.

D) They are often set in one location.

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28) Which of the following cause indicators point toward a campfire?

28) ______

A) the presence of burn barrels or incinerators

B) blow holes in the ground and possible presence of fulgurites

C) circles of rocks or pits with a large amount of ash and coals, or a pile of wood

D) welding cart wheel impressions or fire extinguisher residue

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29) _________blank result from a conductor failure or faulting, insulator failure, hardware

failure, birds, small animals, and Mylar balloons, which are helium-filled balloons typically used

for special occasions, such as “Happy Birthday,” “Happy Anniversary,” “Happy Valentine’s

Day,” etc.

29) ______

A) Cutting-, welding-, and grinding-caused wildfires

B) Power line fires

C) Equipment use fires

D) Debris burning-caused wildfires

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30) Which of the following would least likely be the object of a major theft of agrichemicals?

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30) ______

A) pesticides

B) herbicides

C) fertilizers

D) anhydrous ammonia

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31) Which of the following statements is true about livestock and tack theft?

31) ______

A) Hogs are included within the meaning of livestock.

B) Harnesses are included within the meaning of tack.

C) Horse thieves also tend to be tack thieves.

D) All of these answers are correct.

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32) What is a “freezer crime”?

32) ______

A) A freezer is stolen along with its contents.

B) Livestock is stolen where the motivation was to obtain food.

C) A refrigerated truck loaded with meat is stolen and resold.

D) None of these answers is correct.

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33) Surveillance methods that work well in urban areas are generally difficult to execute in

rural areas. Given this, on which of the following factors will rural success depend?

33) ______

A) the topography of the area

B) the availability of cover for concealment

C) the number and position of access roads

D) All of these answers are correct.

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34) Approximately 80 percent of all stolen tack are

34) ______

A) horse blankets.

B) bridles.

C) saddles.

D) harnesses.

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35) What type of livestock identification involves the use of liquid nitrogen or dry ice and

alcohol?

35) ______

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A) hot-iron

B) ear tag

C) freeze brands

D) tattoos

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36) Which of the following is the correct way to read a brand?

36) ______

A) left to right

B) top to bottom

C) outside to inside

D) All of the answers are correct.

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37) Which of the following is not one of the major methods of marking horses and cattle for

identification as outlined in the textbook?

37) ______

A) electronic microchip

B) tattoos

C) ear tags

D) DNA

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38) Artificial light used by poachers at night to take game is known as

38) ______

A) spotlighting.

B) illegal sportsman-like conduct.

C) jacklighting.

D) poor gamesmanship.

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39) What is the approximate number of major federal environmental laws that form the basis

for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs?

39) ______

A) seven

B) twelve

C) eighteen

D) twenty seven

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40) Which of the following is a characteristic of waste?

40) ______

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A) ignitability

B) reactivity

C) toxicity

D) All of these answers are correct.

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41) _________blank waste substances most likely create fires, those that readily catch fire,

and friction-sensitive substances (for example, paints, degreasers, linseed oil, and gasoline).

41) ______

A) Ignitable

B) Corrosive

C) Reactive

D) Toxic

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42) _________blank waste substances are unstable under normal conditions and can create

explosions and/or toxic fumes, gases, and vapors when mixed with water (for example, sulphur-

bearing wastes and cyanides).

42) ______

A) Erosive

B) Ignitable

C) Corrosive

D) Reactive

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43) Which of the following is not one of the patterns of enforcement emerging from the

framework of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laws?

43) ______

A) acts over which only local nonprofit agencies have jurisdiction

B) acts over which only the federal government has jurisdiction

C) acts for which there is concurrent federal and state jurisdiction

D) acts for which there is unique state and/or local jurisdiction

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44) Which of the following statements is true about the most frequent violators of hazardous

waste regulations and laws?

44) ______

A) They are located in the northeast.

B) They are small to midsize generating firms.

C) They are pharmaceutical companies.

D) All of these answers are correct.

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45) Which of the following terms is not part of the acronym T/S/D?

45) ______

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A) treatment

B) spoilage

C) storage

D) disposal

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46) How are treatment, storage, and disposal (T/S/D) crimes committed?

46) ______

A) Companies treat hazardous waste without a permit.

B) Companies improperly identify the nature of the waste or store it under inadequate

conditions.

C) Companies mix hazardous waste with regular waste for cheaper disposal, or store

incompatible chemicals.

D) All of these answers are correct.

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47) Which of the following is not a sign of illegal dumping of hazardous waste?

47) ______

A) suspicious discharge into waterways

B) suspicious vapors in the air

C) discolored and dying vegetation that is unusual for the season

D) unusual and persistent odors

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48) Patrolling officers should approach suspected hazardous-waste spills and toxic-waste

sites_________blank and from the highest ground reasonably available.

48) ______

A) with weapons drawn

B) with the wind at their back

C) from low-lying grounds

D) in the night

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49) Which of the following statements is true about the investigation of most environmental

crimes?

49) ______

A) It is necessary to use helicopters.

B) It is necessary to consult with the local mayor.

C) It is necessary to use only federal law enforcement.

D) It is necessary to form a team that includes an attorney.

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50) Private and public lands are being invaded by stealthy fossil hunters, who are also

described as bone pirates.

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50) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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51) Unlike thieves who must sell what they steal to fences for pennies on the dollars, thieves

involved in timber theft get full value for their efforts.

51) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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52) One of the conditions that must occur for a cigarette to start a wildfire is that the relative

humidity (RH) is more than 22 percent.

52) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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53) Debris burning-caused wildfires are defined as wildland fires that result from the

operation of mechanical equipment that range from heavy construction equipment to small

portable engines.

53) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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54) Cutting, welding, and grinding-caused wildfires are defined as those caused by an

industrial or agricultural operation, but may also result from an individual or residential activity.

54) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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55) Agrichemical is a broad term whose meaning encompasses a variety of products used on

farms, including pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides.

55) ______

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⊚ false

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56) The majority of cattle-rustling thefts are committed by one or two people who take the

animal for their own use.

56) ______

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⊚ false

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57) Freezer-crime rustlers are easy to capture because they have the meat (evidence) located

in their freezers in their residences.

57) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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58) To transport cattle legally, certain written documents may be required, such as a bill of

sale, a certificate of consignment, a brand inspector’s certificate, and/or a shipping or

transportation permit among others.

58) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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59) Unfortunately, tack is not always marked for identification, making tracing a very

difficult proposition. Some owners have injected a small microchip inside tack to facilitate its

recovery.

59) ______

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⊚ false

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60) The purpose of livestock identification is to establish that a particular animal is the

property of a specific owner.

60) ______

⊚ true

⊚ false

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