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The cycle of violence involves
a. tension-building, the battering episode and the honeymoon.
b. intimacy, arguments and making up.
c. premarital sex, alcohol and the honeymoon period.
d. threats, battering and compliance.
In order to rule out the possibility of a false report of vehicle theft, officers should
check to see if
a. the vehicle was reclaimed by a loan company.
b. the vehicle was reported stolen because someone wanted to provide an alibi for
crashing the car or being late to an appointment.
c. the vehicle was accidentally misplaced in a parking lot.
d. all of these choices.
Sexual penetration refers to an intrusion into a victim's
a. anal opening.
b. genital opening.
c. mouth.
d. any of these choices.
The method most likely to be used by terrorists is
a. nuclear weapons.
b. toxic chemicals.
c. explosives.
d. armed attack.
Catalytic combustion detectors are
a. the most common type of flammable vapor detector used by arson investigators.
b. recently developed instruments for detecting the presence of an explosive bomb.
c. a remote-controlled instrument for approaching and analyzing unknown explosive
devices.
d. none of these choices.
Which of the following do investigators not need to know in order to conduct an
effective search?
a. the legal requirements for searching
b. the identity of the offender
c. the elements of the crime being investigated
d. the items being searched for
Alligatoring is
a. the checking of charred wood.
b. the formation of irregular cracks in glass due to heat.
c. the charring of just the surface of wood.
d. a sure sign of arson.
Generally, the three elements of robbery are
a. the wrongful taking of another person's property, through the use of force, against the
person's will.
b. theft with a gun, by a person, against another person.
c. the wrongful taking of personal property, from a person or in the person's presence,
against the person's will by force or threat of force.
d. the intentional theft, of personal property, from another against their will.
A "date rape" drug that is found in a white powder form and that can cause
hallucinations, lost sense of time and identity, distorted perceptions of sight and sound,
feeling out of control, impaired motor function, breathing problems, convulsions,
vomiting, out-of-body experiences, memory problems, a dream-like feeling, numbness
and loss of coordination is
a. Ecstasy.
b. peyote.
c. alpha-omega.
d. ketamine.
A common indicator of suicide using a knife is
a. no weapon present.
b. defensive wounds.
c. wounds made through clothing.
d. hesitation wounds.
In most robberies, the robber
a. makes an oral demand.
b. makes a written demand.
c. uses gestures.
d. uses a firearm.
The cost of insurance scams totals over ___________ dollars a year.
a. 100 million
b. 25 billion
c. 40 billion
d. 2 trillion
By the year 2000, how many domestic violence cases resulted in arrests?
a. 10 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 60 percent
Photographs should be taken in the following order:
a. specific objects, specific area, general area.
b. specific area, general area, specific objects.
c. general area, specific area, specific objects.
d. micro to macro in all cases.
Which acronym refers to an aggressive form of verified response policy?
a. ECV
b. NCIC
c. RxPATROL
d. CPTED
Writing on the back of your photographs to identify them later is referred to as
a. stacking.
b. backing.
c. cataloging.
d. back-dating.
Victims of telemarketing fraud are most commonly
a. middle-class.
b. recently married.
c. elderly.
d. immigrants.
Roles are clearly defined for both the prosecution and the defense because we have
what type of legal system?
a. adversarial
b. contentious
c. federalist
d. accusatory
Designer drugs, which are illicit drugs that are offshoots of the legal drugs from which
they are created, may cause the muscles to stiffen and give the appearance of someone
suffering from Parkinson's disease. These illicit drugs are referred to as what type of
drugs?
a. analogs
b. parasites
c. lemurs
d. bonding agents
Which of the following is not contained in a final report?
a. statements, admissions and confessions
b. photographs and sketches
c. summary of negative evidence
d. the officer's recommendation to the jury
Female arsonists usually burn
a. the property of strangers.
b. the property of someone known to them.
c. their own property.
d. another female's property.
"Terrorism that initiates, or threatens to initiate, the exploitation or attack on
information systems" is the FBI's definition of which type of terrorism?
a. bioterrorism
b. cyberterrorism
c. international terrorism
d. nuclear terrorism
The most frequently located type of microscopic evidence is
a. skin cells.
b. hair.
c. saliva droplets.
d. fibers.
Information or data is not intelligence. Information needs which component to become
intelligence?
a. statistics
b. computers
c. analysis
d. data
A recent innovation in robbery investigations is
a. automatic alarms activated by the presence of a weapon.
b. retina pattern recognition.
c. facial recognition systems.
d. stun guns.
A special problem in investigating illegal activities of gangs is the multitude of suspects
and the
a. fact that most are juveniles.
b. unreliability or fear of witnesses.
c. fact that courts have not upheld gang statutes.
d. fact that gangs are interracial.
The requirement of providing counsel to a suspect in a lineup that occurs after
indictment or arraignment is known as the
a. Miranda rule.
b. Wade-Gilbert rule.
c. exclusionary rule.
d. "fruits of the poisoned tree" rule.
To assist in preventing sex crimes against children, parents should
a. avoid exposing children to sexual information, as it may cause them to get into
trouble.
b. encourage children to think of sex as frightening, so that they will be more likely to
protect themselves against sexual abuse.
c. educate their children about sex and sexual abuse that might occur.
d. insist that sex education be banned from the schools.
What may be used to help a victim or witness recall an incident?
a. hypnosis
b. electroshock therapy
c. brain stimulation
d. psychics
MSBP stands for
a. Multiple Sexual Biological Perversions.
b. Misoped Sadist Biological Pedophile.
c. Multiphase Sexual Bipolar Physical.
d. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
A ____________ approach to case investigation involves using specialists in various
fields from within a particular jurisdiction.
a. multijurisdictional
b. multidisciplinary
c. Multipredictory
d. Multicriminalistic
Today, officers have the advantage of using Global Information Software (GIS) to
a. map all incidents of robberies.
b. identify all robbers.
c. track all known vehicles.
d. map potential victims.
When children talk about a sexual assault, they
a. often exaggerate the details.
b. generally relate the truth.
c. often lie for revenge.
d. will never lie.
More women than men are victims of stalking.
List and explain the steps you would take and the questions you would ask when
questioning the driver of a vehicle you suspect is stolen.
How would you proceed with the search of a dead body at a crime scene? What issues
must be considered?
Planning, organizing and executing a raid are somewhat similar to undertaking a small
military attack on a specific target.
There are some instances in which evidence may not exist at the crime scene.
Officers should rush hostage takers in order to catch them off-guard.
Research has found that children who witness abuse or are abused themselves are more
likely to abuse a spouse or child when they become adults.
Pictures of children's injuries should be taken quickly because children heal faster than
adults.
Why did the jury seem to disregard the DNA evidence in the O.J. Simpson case, and
what suggestions do you have for avoiding such problems?
Child pornography is a highly organized, multimillion-dollar industry.
A large market exists for stolen airbags.
In the vast majority of child abuse cases, children tell the truth to the best of their
ability.
Summarize the Model Arson Law.
Convenience stores that have already been robbed are less likely to be robbed again.
What types of information can you learn from a VIN, and how would this information
verify that the VIN on the car belongs on the car you are examining?
Polygraph results are admissible in court under some specific conditions.
The Fourth Amendment protects both people and places.
