Evidence and Crime Scene Investigation
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This course provides an in-depth exploration of the principles and practices of crime scene investigation, focusing on the identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of physical evidence. Students will learn about the legal and scientific frameworks guiding forensic investigations, including chain of custody, documentation techniques, and the use of technology in evidence recovery. Through case studies and practical exercises, the course emphasizes the critical role of forensic evidence in criminal investigations and highlights best practices for ensuring integrity and admissibility of evidence in court proceedings.
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Criminal Investigation 11th Edition by Charles R Swanson
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
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Q1) Which agency was the prototype for modern state police organizations?
A) New York State Police.
B) Georgia State Police.
C) Pennsylvania State Police.
D) Pinkerton International Detective Agency.
Answer: C
Q2) The Orlando Cases set the stage for the first use of DNA typing in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Palo Verde case is significant because it _______________
A) excluded evidence due to improper police training.
B) was the first use of plant DNA in a criminal case.
C) established the scientific basis for dactylography.
D) confirmed Gravelle's Principal.
Answer: B
Q4) Of what significance is the palo verde seedpod case in Phoenix,Arizona?
Answer: It is the first case in which "genetic fingerprinting" was applied to plant evidence in a criminal case.
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Chapter 2: Legal Aspects of Investigation
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Q1) Final ratification of the Constitution of the United States was delayed because some states wanted guarantees that individual liberties would be safeguarded from potential oppression by the newly formed government.These guarantees came in the form of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure cannot be used as the basis for learning about or collecting new admissible evidence not known about before is the
A) bad evidence doctrine.
B) fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine.
C) illegal seizure doctrine.
D) unreasonable search doctrine.
Answer: B
Q3) The ________ must particularly describe the place to be searched.The description must be sufficient to distinguish the location from all others.
Answer: search warrant
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Chapter 3: Investigators, the Investigative Process, and the Crime Scene
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Q1) The three major functions to be executed at the scene of a crime are
A) Overall coordination, forensic services, investigative services.
B) Arrest, search, seizure.
C) Coordination, arrest, interrogation.
D) Observation, supervision, technical assistance.
Answer: A
Q2) The chain of custody is the witnessed,unbroken,written chronological history of who had the evidence and when they had the evidence.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is not of the four views as listed in the textbook?
A) Overhead or birds-eye view.
B) Elevation view.
C) Forensic mapping view.
D) Cross projection view.
Answer: C
Q4) _____________________ are the sketches that are made in the field and/or at the crime scene.
Answer: rough sketches
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Chapter 4: Physical Evidence
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Q1) Usually,paint is class-characteristic evidence,although in some cases it reaches the level of individual evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the preferred medium for casting prints due to its greater strength,quicker setting time,ease of use and because it provides more detailed impressions?
A) Plaster of Paris.
B) Dental Stone.
C) Concrete.
D) None of the above.
Q3) The most common method of developing latent/invisible prints is through the use of traditional ________.
Q4) When the finger leaving the print is very contaminated,both the ridge surfaces and their "valleys" get filled up,resulting in a smeared appearance with little value as evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define fracture match and discuss its use and importance in criminal investigations.
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Chapter 5: Interviewing and Interrogation
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Q1) ________ notes microvariations in the audible and non-audible portions of speech.
Q2) Two primary concerns are raised by ________: it may be distracting or suspicious to a witness; and witnesses' may be reluctant to give information knowing that it is being documented in this manner.
Q3) The best form of documenting an interview is
A) reliance on the investigator's memory.
B) reliance on notes taken by the investigator.
C) a handwritten and signed statement prepared by the witness.
D) electronic sound or sound and visual recordings.
Q4) In order for a confession to be acceptable in court,it must meet two requirements: it must be ________ and voluntarily given.
Q5) Which factors influence a person's ability to give a complete account of an event or to identify people accurately?
A) The significance or insignificance of the event:
B) The length of the period of observation
C) Lack of ideal conditions
D) All of the above are factors
Q6) What are the qualities for an effective interviewer or interrogator?
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Chapter 6: Field Notes and Reporting
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Q1) Supplementary reports should be written
A) every day.
B) every week.
C) no less frequently than every 10 days.
D) monthly or at the request of the unit supervisor.
Q2) After approving an incident report,the supervisor must make a ________ of the case.
Q3) With regard to the value of stolen property,which statement is true?
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 new or nearly so and the replacement cost is to be used.
C) Non-negotiable instruments should be valued at their replacement cost rather than at their face value.
D) All of the preceding are true.
Q4) Supplemental,or follow-up,reports should be written no less frequently than every
Q5) Write the report in ________,using "I arrived at the scene at 0821 hours".
Q6) Briefly discuss the operational and administrative uses of incident reports.
Q7) Explain supplemental reports and describe when they are utilized.
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Chapter 7: The Follow-Up Investigation and Investigative Resources
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Q1) One method by which crime analysts can disseminate information is through A) reward programs.
B) crime stopper signs.
C) staff briefings.
D) mug-shots.
Q2) What are sprees,hot spots,and crimogens?
Q3) Questions that must be answered by an investigative supervisor in determining whether or not to move forward on an investigation are referred to as
A) clearance factors.
B) solvability factors.
C) solution factors.
D) ration factors.
Q4) The same type of crime being committed over a short period of time,probably by the same offender,is referred to as a
A) crime series.
B)crime spree.
C) crime pattern.
D) crime hot spot.
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Q5) Briefly discuss the steps in the intelligence/analytical cycle.
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Chapter 8: The Crime Laboratory
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Q1) Which of the following organizations have established a code of ethics for forensic science?
A) The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.
B) The American Board of Criminalistics.
C) The Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners.
D) All of the preceding have codes of ethics.
Q2) Frye v.United States (1923)ruled that the results of a "deception test," an early version of the polygraph could be used in court if the operator personally testified to the veracity of the results.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The unit of the FBI laboratory which conducts examinations of soils and safe insulation,concrete,plaster,mortar,glass,oil,and other abrasives is the A) documents Units.
B) metallurgy Unit.
C) firearms Unit.
D) mineralogy Unit.
Q4) Describe AFIS.
Q5) Define "forensic science" and "Criminalistics."
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Chapter 9: Injury and Death Investigations
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Q1) Discuss why estimating the time of death can be problematic.
Q2) A contact bullet wound is made when the muzzle of the weapon is pressed against the body when the shot is fired.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic of an entry gunshot wound?
A) The wound is usually larger than exit wounds.
B) The wound is normally smaller in diameter than the projectile that makes the wound.
C) The wound does not have a gray ring around it.
D) Entry gunshot wounds to the head are always fatal.
Q4) What are the common motives in fire deaths?
Q5) Discuss the differences between felonious and nonfelonious homicide.
Q6) In a close shot,powder residues occur on the object fired at in the form of incompletely and completely burned powder.
A)True
B)False
Q7) How is death produced by manual strangulation?
Q8) Describe an incised wound,stab wound,and laceration.
Q9) What are the four degrees of burning?
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Chapter 10: Sex-Related Offenses
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Q1) When laboratories conduct drug-screening tests in order to identify drugs that might have been used in a sexual assault which category of drugs should they be screening for?
A) Benzodiazepine, muscle relaxants and sleep aids
B) Antihistamines, cocaine, marijuana
C) Ketamines, opiates and other substances that could depress the central nervous system
D) all of the preceding choices are correct
Q2) The ________ autopsy is an analytical statement prepared by a mental health professional based upon the deceased's thoughts,feelings,and behavior.
Q3) Some homosexuals refer to themselves as ________,and speak of the extreme types of gays as "queer queers."
Q4) Psychosexual wounds may be present in homosexual or heterosexual homicides.Which of the following is an example of a psychological wound?
A) Cutting the throat of a victim.
B) Stabbing wounds to the throat and chest of a victim.
C) Attacks to the breasts of females and to genitalia.
D) All of the preceding may be a psychosexual wound.
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Chapter 11: Crimes Against Children
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Q1) A contact burn occurs when a child's skin comes into contact with a flame or a hot solid object.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Munchausen syndrome by Proxy is a psychological disorder in which the parent or caretaker attempts to elicit sympathy for him/her self by injuring or inducing illness in a child.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which characteristic most aptly applies to this situational child molester?
A) Has a true sexual preference for children.
B) Usually has a fewer number of different child victims.
C) Never abuses anyone except children.
D) Are always members of the higher socio-economic group.
Q4) What appears to be the major motivating factor that drives female offenders to abduct infants?
Q5) An aid in interviewing children who have been sexually abused or have witnessed such abuse are the ________ dolls with all body parts.
Q6) Describe the appearance of a SIDS victim.
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Chapter 12: Human Trafficking
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Q1) A single attorney representing many women simultaneously who were found in several different locations may be working for the traffickers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most of the women and children trafficked in the United States are for forced labor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the living and working conditions of sex trafficking victims.
Q4) This visa is available to victims of trafficking who can prove that they were severely used,cooperated with investigators,are in the United States due to trafficking and face severe hardships if deported
A) T- visa
B) Gold visa
C) U-visa
D) Platinum visa
Q5) The United States is a major destination for trafficked persons.Why are they here in the United States and in what types of services are they used?
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Chapter 13: Robbery
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Q1) Convenience stores account for approximately 50% of all reported robberies as these stores do a lot of business in cash,are open 24 hours per day,have many locations,and little or no protection from robberies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements is true?
A) A primary tactical objective of an officer responding to a robbery in progress call is perpetrator apprehension.
B) Approximately 60% of robberies are by armed suspects.
C) Robbery is basically in interracial crime.
D) All of the preceding are false.
Q3) The FBI recommends that banks install bullet-resistant glass referred to as ________ between tellers and customers.
Q4) What are action,physical,and situational stereotyping?
Q5) Another aspect of ________ stereotyping is that the investigator may have difficulty in believing witnesses' descriptions.
Q6) The primary objectives of officers responding to a robbery call are ________ safety,officer protection,and tactical control of the scene.
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Chapter 14: Burglary
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Q1) What considerations are important in approaching the scene of a burglary?
Q2) Apprehension of a person not engaged in burglary but in possession of burglary tools does not allow for the charging of a person with a crime.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a method of attacking a safe?
A) Drilling.
B) Carry-off.
C) Burning or torch job.
D) All of the above are methods for attacking a safe
Q4) Alarms and ________ locks are a deterrent to amateur burglars but not to more professional ones.
Q5) Describe the dimensions of the crime of burglary.
Q6) When tools used in burglaries are recovered at the scene,they most often will be
A) highly sophisticated.
B) unlike most household tools.
C) technologically advanced.
D) similar to those found in households.
Q7) Explain two investigative approaches to locating fences.
Q8) A police ________ is an effective means of combating fences.
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Chapter 15: Larceny Theft and White-Collar Crime
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Q1) Describe smurfing and shoulder surfing.
Q2) Give two definitions of white-collar crime.
Q3) There are approximately 70,000 charities.Unfortunately,a very small number are frauds and create two type of problems: people are scammed out of their money and do not get a tax refund,and secondly,public confidence in charities is undermined,making it harder for legitimate charities to raise funds for important causes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Skimmers are pager-sized data collection devices that cost roughly $300 and are placed in locations where they can observe victims identify themselves and use credit cards or write checks and/or punch in their long-distance calling card numbers.
A)True B)False
Q5) An act was passed in 2006 by Congress,essentially making all forms of gambling via the _________________illegal.
Q6) A ________ is essentially a short-term written I.O.U.that promises to pay its holder,the investor,the fixed amount invested plus a fixed amount of interest at some specified date in the future.
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Chapter 16: Vehicle Thefts and Related Offenses
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Q1) Motor vehicle theft is one of the most significant issues facing law enforcement today.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the nature and seriousness of marine theft.
Q3) The major category of vehicle fraud as described in the textbook usually involves the theft of vehicles by professionals or strangers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Heavy construction equipment is commonly referred to as off-road equipment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following contributes to the causes and problems of investigating the theft of heavy equipment?
A) The absence of titling and registration requirements.
B) The lack of a uniform vehicle identification numbering system.
C) The lack of an effective inventory control system.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Q6) What is odometer fraud and why is it a significant offense?
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Chapter 17: Cybercrime
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Q1) This type of evidence does not need to be seized at the scene of a computer-assisted or cybercrime.
A) computers
B) peripherials
C) copiers
D) compact discs
Q2) Discuss the differences between "black hatters" and "white hatters."
Q3) A/an __________ is a type of computer intrusion programmed to execute at a particular time or on a particular date.
Q4) Whereas computer assisted crimes are may be thought of as any crime that uses a computer,in cybercrime,the computer itself is the target.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the various types of computer intrusions.
Q6) The two prerequisites for the emergence of cybercrime were:
A) computers had to be commonplace, and had to be linked in a network.
B) large corporations had to use them for business and financial transactions
C) government had to create laws and business had to create the software
D) none of the above are correct
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Chapter 18: Agricultural, Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes
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Q1) What generalizations can be made about livestock and tack theft?
Q2) When used to identify horses,the ________ is applied to the inside of the top lip,on cattle,the inside of the ear near the mid vein.
Q3) Do not use ________ to protect your property as they are often illegal and frequently injure innocent people or animals.
Q4) Approximately 80 percent of all stolen tack is
A) horse blankets.
B) bridles.
C) saddles.
D) flank skirts or cantles.
Q5) Hazardous waste may be solids,liquids,sledges,or byproducts of manufacturing processes and is a hazard if it contains which of the below characteristics?
A) Ignitability.
B) Reactivity.
C) Toxicity.
D) All of the preceding.
Q6) Poachers are categorized into two types: ________ poachers take much more game because they kill for profit.
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Chapter 19: Arson and Explosives Investigations
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Q1) List some of the more common causes for accidental and natural fires?
Q2) ________ fires are set in retaliation for some injustice,real or imagined,perceived by the offender.
Q3) If arson is suspected,why should firefighters not disarrange the premises by mopping up or overhauling the scene of the fire,especially at the point of origin?
Q4) When certain items such as photo albums,valuables,furniture,clothing,or pets are apparently missing from the scene of a fire,the most likely possibility is that the
A) fire fighters stole the items.
B) owner removed these items before starting the fire.
C) items were stolen by burglars who then set the house on fire.
D) items were completely destroyed by the fire.
Q5) The fire service has taught firefighters that fire loss is less and public relations are better if they clean the premises: but if arson is suspected,moving debris,even window glass may destroy valuable physical evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the first duty of the investigator at the scene of an explosion?
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Chapter 20: Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse
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Q1) Cocaine is most commonly
A) inhaled or "snorted" through the nose.
B) taken orally.
C) taken intravenously.
D) absorbed through the skin by using moist applicators.
Q2) What rule states that courts will exclude any evidence that is obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment's provisions against unreasonable searches and seizures,no matter how pertinent it is to the case at hand?
A) Illegal search warrant rule.
B) Fourteenth Amendment.
C) Terry v. Ohio.
D) Exclusionary Rule.
Q3) Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 classified drugs by Federal Law as belonging to one of five schedules.Schedule I include those drugs having a high potential for abuse and has accepted medical uses in with severe restrictions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify and discuss the four major categories of drug buy operations.
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Chapter 21: Terrorism
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Q1) How did Osama bin Laden vault to power in Afghanistan? Name some of the important terrorist incidents that al-Qaeda has conducted.
Q2) Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium with a 1 - 6 day incubation period that sometimes may take as long as 8 weeks to develop.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Chemical attacks may be accomplished with V agents.Which of the following is not one of the V agents listed in the textbook?
A) Mustard gas.
B) Tear gas.
C) Sarin.
D) Soman.
Q4) List several steps that every police agency and/or officer can do to help prevent terrorism.
Q5) What does Hizbollah mean?
Q6) ________,a radical fundamentalist organization,came to prominence as the foremost opponent of the OSLO peace accords.Their primary modus operandi is suicide bombings against civilian targets.
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Chapter 22: The Trial Process and the Investigator As a Witness
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Q1) The ________ is the combination of all the elements of the crime.
Q2) What is the first rule of evidence?
A) Proof is not evidence but the combination of individual facts is proof.
B) To keep a jury from hearing or seeing improper evidence.
C) Evidence must be relevant to the case at hand.
D) Determination of the importance of the evidence.
Q3) Regarding the proper clothing to wear while testifying in court,all authorities agree that
A) a uniform should always be worn while testifying.
B) civilian clothes should always be worn while testifying.
C) the investigator should wear what he or she was wearing at the time of the arrest.
D) regardless of what is worn it should be neat and clean.
Q4) When and how may a witness use notes on the witness stand?
Q5) The responsibility of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt is called the
A) burden of proof.
B) burden of going forward with evidence.
C) preponderance of evidence.
D) order of proof.
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