What type of murder usually includes the killing of three or more separate victims with
a “cooling off” period between the killings?
a. mass murder
b. spree murder
c. serial murder
d. disorganized killing
Which one of the following items is not negotiable in dealing with a hostage taker?
a. food
b. media access
c. transportation
d. reduced penalties
Which of the following can be used to simultaneously monitor call activity on several
lines?
a. a pen register
b. a dialed number recorder
c. an inventory tracking system
d. caller ID
Deterrents to convenience store robberies include
a. keeping outdoor pay phones in good working condition.
b. dimming the lights inside and outside of the store.
c. elevating the cash-register area.
d. all of these choices.
Deaths are classified by type as
a. natural, accidental noncriminal, suicide, homicide noncriminal and criminal.
b. natural, accidental, suicide, murder.
c. Accidental, suicide, murder, voluntary.
d. either by accident or by the hands of another.
This 1985 court case eliminated the “fleeing-felon rule,” banning law enforcement
officers from shooting to kill a fleeing felon unless an imminent danger to life exists.
a. Argersinger v. Hamlin
b. Brown v. Mississippi
c. Terry v. Ohio
d. Tennessee v. Garner
The majority of automobile fires are
a. accidental.
b. arson.
c. natural.
d. of undetermined cause.
Hair analysis can reveal all but which of the following?
a. which part of the body the hair came from
b. the presence of drugs or poisons and consumer chemicals
c. age and gender
d. blood-type group
The RICO Act of 1970 is one of the major federal acts that
a. make it permissible to use circumstantial rather than direct evidence to enforce
conspiracy violations.
b. aim to stop the flow of drugs.
c. make it easier for prosecutors to charge and convict those apprehended in the sale of
illegal drugs.
d. make the use of pen registers legal in the investigation of criminal networks.
Which of the following is not a goal of a search during an investigation?
a. to establish that a crime was committed
b. to establish when the crime was committed
c. to identify who committed the crime
d. to punish the offender
A major advance is the ability of computer software to stitch together digital photos of
180 degrees or more to create one 360-degree photoa panoramic view of a crime scene
that is interactive, allowing viewers, including jury members, to walk through it as
though they were there. This type of 360-degree photographic view is called
a. an aerial view.
b. an exploded view.
c. immersive imaging.
d. walkthrough imaging.
Securing the crime scene is a major responsibility of the
a. dispatchers.
b. forensic specialists.
c. first officer(s) on the scene.
d. field supervisor.
The act of sifting through the mountains of available information to find the data that
pertains to an investigator’s case is referred to as
a. data dumping.
b. motion to allow discovery from defense.
c. data banking.
d. data mining.
An unlawful attack by one person on another in order to inflict severe bodily injury and
which often involves use of a dangerous weapon and is a felony is called
a. aggravated assault.
b. mayhem.
c. attempted murder.
d. assault with a deadly weapon.
It can be assumed that a victim has died on land if
a. the victim’s eyes glisten when the body is brought out of the water.
b. diatoms are found on the body.
c. half of the victim’s eye looks dry when the body is brought out of the water.
d. none of these choices.
Shotgun wounds produce __________ than single bullets.
a. smaller exit wounds
b. smaller entry wounds
c. both smaller exit and smaller entry wounds
d. neither smaller exit nor smaller entry wounds
Which of the following is not one of the ways in which the USA PATRIOT Act
significantly improved the nation’s counterterrorism efforts?
a. allowing investigators to use the tools available to investigate organized crime and
drug trafficking
b. facilitating information sharing and cooperation among government agencies so they
can better “connect the dots”
c. updating the law to reflect new technologies and new threats, as well as increase the
penalties for those who commit or support terrorist crimes
d. allowing for political assassinations with presidential approval
At a death scene, which would not be of immediate concern?
a. preserving the crime scene
b. identifying the body
c. identifying suspects
d. identifying witnesses
This psychological effect may occur when hostages report that they have no ill feelings
toward the hostage takers and, further, that they feared the police more than they feared
their captors.
a. Seattle syndrome
b. bait-and-switch
c. Stockholm syndrome
d. butterfly effect
At the pretrial conference with the prosecutor, investigators should do all but which one
of the following?
a. review all evidence
b. discuss strengths and weaknesses of the case
c. discuss the probable line of questioning by prosecutor and defense
d. ask the defendant if he or she “did it”
The main problem with night photography is
a. lack of color.
b. shadows.
c. the cost of calling out a photographer.
d. proper illumination.
A term that refers to the unexplained or unauthorized loss of inventory, merchandise,
cash or any other asset from a retail establishment due to employee theft, shoplifting,
organized retail crime, administrative errors and vendor fraud is
a. stop loss.
b. shrinkage.
c. frommage.
d. dark figure of inventory.
This type of photography may be best used for extensive, large-scale, outside areas:
a. flash photography.
b. aerial photography.
c. painting with light.
d. walking flash.
The greatest percentage of loss in the retail industry is due to
a. bookkeeping or administrative errors.
b. internal theft.
c. shoplifting.
d. vendor fraud.
The primary emphasis of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration is to
a. stop the flow of drugs.
b. apprehend users.
c. rehabilitate addicts.
d. educate the public regarding the dangers of drug abuse.
The most common method of entrance in burglary is
a. jimmying a door.
b. breaking a side or rear window.
c. entering through the roof.
d. tunneling in under walls.
On a linear use-of-force continuum, where do “hard empty hand techniques” fall in
relation to the use of a TASER or chemical agent?
a. They fall to the left (i.e., they are more forceful).
b. They fall to the right (i.e., they are less forceful).
c. They are equivalent.
d. They are not on the same use-of-force continuum.
The primary motive for all types of larceny is usually
a. spite.
b. revenge.
c. monetary gain.
d. the excitement of stealing.
Which of the following statements is in the first person?
a. “This officer made the arrest.”
b. “The arrest was made by this officer.”
c. “Previously this officer made this arrest.”
d. “I made the arrest.”
The ultimate goal of interviewing and interrogating is to
a. identify the person who is to be arrested.
b. identify those responsible for a crime and eliminate the innocent from suspicion.
c. ensure proper punishment.
d. eliminate the innocent.
Once a suspect has confessed, the investigation should be ended and all of the facts
presented to the prosecuting attorney.
Shoplifting accounts for more store losses than employee theft.
In collecting hair samples, attempt to obtain 25 to 50 full hairs from the appropriate part
of the suspect’s body for ____________ purposes.
In terms of classifying burglary, some state laws consider vehicles, trailers and railroad
cars as commercial structures.
Mescaline and peyote are stimulants.
Because race is part of a suspect’s general description, racial profiling has been upheld
by the courts as legal and constitutional.
Explain what conditions a photograph needs to satisfy in order to be admitted as
evidence in court.
Summarize the crimes that organized crime is typically involved in.
Because successful criminal prosecution of intellectual property theft requires reliable
investigative resources, the Cyber Division and the Intellectual Property Rights
Division were created by the ________________ to investigate intellectual property
theft and fraud.
Cattle are ear marked and __________ marked, commonly with a knife, according to
branding protocol.
Rape is often classified as either forcible or ________________.
The homeless are often overlooked as frequent victims of hate crime.
The three most common date rape drugs are Rohypnol, GHB and ____________.
It is not common procedure to exhume a body for medical examination.
The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) mission is to facilitate
cooperation, communication and coordination among federal law enforcement agencies
only, and does not include local police agencies.