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1) Define “field notes” made by police officers.
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2) Detailed field notes compensate for the fact that crime scenes can be chaotic. There are
six examples of chaotic crime scene conditions in the text. State any four of those six examples.
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3) Some police agencies do not allow officers to review their own body-worn camera videos
before writing the related incident report. There are two views on this: 1) the “no access”
agencies and 2) the “access” agencies. Discuss these two views. Be sure to include the views of
officers in the “no access” section.
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4) What are the six basic investigative questions?
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5) What are three advantages of having an in-car computer in police vehicles?
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6) An estimated_________blank percent of police contacts in jurisdictions of 100,000
people or more involve the mentally ill.
6) ______
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7) The human field of vision is 180 degrees. The field of attention is 50-60 degrees. Under
stress, this field narrows to_________blank.
7) ______
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8) In addition to narrowing the field of attention, stress induces distortions
of_________blank.
8) ______
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9) Police searches may not be made for the sole purpose of establishing_________blank or
be any more intrusive than for other persons.
9) ______
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10) Assume the victim or a witness can provide a description of the suspect. It is imperative
to get it and make a preliminary pickup order or_________blank broadcast as soon as possible.
This may prevent an officer from unknowingly approaching a dangerous subject.
10) ______
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11) Which statement about body-worn cameras (BWCs) is most accurate?
11) ______
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A) It had a positive effect on the public’s relation with and confidence in the police.
B) A study of mock juries showed that regardless of their prior opinion about a case,
showing a BWC recording of the crimes involved converted a majority of jurors who initially
doubted a person’s guilt to guilty votes.
C) Despite the use of BWCs by officers, frivolous complaints against them did not
reduce.
D) None of the answers is correct.
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12) Which statement is true?
12) ______
A) The senior officer responding to a crime writes the incident report. All other officers
who respond write supplemental reports.
B) There is no advantage to recording field notes with pencil and pen versus audio
recorders, body-worn cameras, or tablets.
C) Hearsay statements made by witnesses can be included in field notes if they are
regular business records.
D) None of the answers is correct.
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13) A small study of police officers’ field notes from witness interviews showed that they
failed to include_________blank percent of crime-relevant information in their reports.
13) ______
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A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
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14) A 2015 national study showed that_________blank percent of large cities and counties
had fully implemented body-worn camera (BWC) programs.
14) ______
A) 6
B) 13
C) 19
D) 23
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15) The use of public online reporting systems did not become widespread
15) ______
A) until federal grants to fund them became available.
B) until citizen advocacy groups began demanding them.
C) until during and after the Great Recession.
D) None of the answers is correct.
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16) InState v.Samander V. Dabas, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that
16) ______
A) officers should add short narrations about what is happening when recording with
body-worn cameras (BWCs).
B) field notes cannot be destroyed and are subject to discovery by attorneys.
C) officers should be able to view their own body-worn camera (BWC) recordings when
writing reports.
D) None of the answers is correct.
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17) A police car with a computer on which to write an incident is a major asset. What
percentage of officers have vehicles with such computers?
17) ______
A) 93
B) 86
C) 78
D) 67
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18) According to law enforcement agencies using eCitations, the shift from using handwritten
traffic citations is from 16 minutes to_________blank minutes.
18) ______
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A) 11
B) 10
C) 9
D) 8
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19) An often-quoted figure is that handwritten incident reports take_________blank minutes
to complete, depending on their complexity.
19) ______
A) 60-75
B) 45-60
C) 30-45
D) 15-30
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20) There are about 9.5 million people in the transgender community. They are the victims of
18 percent of all reported sexual orientation hate crimes. What percentage of the transgender
community perceives hostility toward them by law enforcement officers?
20) ______
A) 11
B) 21
C) 31
D) 41
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21) From a sampling of police policies, which statement is true about officers interacting with
transgender people/persons?
21) ______
A) Use the pronouns appropriate to their preferred gender or gender expression.
B) Assume that at a traffic stop, the operator produces a driver’s license but requests to be
addressed by a name different from the one on the license. The officer should politely address
the person by the name on the government-issued driver’s license.
C) Another appropriate term for a transgender person is transsexual.
D) All of the answers are correct.
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22) Which of the following should be routinely recorded in a report?
22) ______
A) physical and email addresses
B) telephone, cell phone, and pager numbers
C) occupation
D) All of the answers are correct.
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23) Regarding the value of stolen property, which statement is true?
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23) ______
A) It may determine whether the offense is a felony or a misdemeanor.
B) For articles subject to depreciation, the fair market value should be used, unless the
property is new, in which case the replacement cost should be used.
C) Nonnegotiable instruments should be valued at their replacement cost rather than at
their face value.
D) All of the answers are correct.
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24) Which of the following are guidelines for officers writing incident reports?
24) ______
A) When referring to yourself, use the first person.
B) Write short sentences.
C) Edit what you write.
D) All of the answers are correct.
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25) Law enforcement policies often state that certain types of crimes must be reported to the
appropriate investigative unit supervisor to determination whether a detective will be sent to the
scene. Which of the following is an example of a crime that requires notification of the
supervisor of the appropriate investigative unit?
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A) significant injuries to a child that occur under suspicious circumstances
B) nonparental kidnappings
C) assaults that produce injuries likely to result in death
D) All of the answers are correct.
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26) Body-worn cameras are generally worn by law enforcement officers at knee height.
26) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false
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27) Field notes can be used to defend the accuracy and integrity of an incident report by
showing a link between the field notes and the content of the report.
27) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false
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28) Assume a person was present at a crime scene but left before the responding officer
arrived. The officer should gather information about that person, such as what period was the
person present, what did the person say or do while there, what relationship the person has with
the victim or suspect, and did the person leave or take anything from the scene.
28) ______
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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29) When taking field notes, an officer can use nonverbal cues to encourage a person to
continue speaking.
29) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false
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30) Supplemental reports prove to be a good source of pertinent information that lead to
strong crime reports.
30) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false
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