1. According to the text, police agencies have only been in existence for less than ___________ years.
a. 300 b. 250 c. 200 d. 150
2. The Police Gazette did which of the following?
a. encouraged victims to report crimes b. published information about criminal activities c. listed stolen property d. All of the above.
3. August Vollmer and other reformers advocated which of the following agenda during the early 1900s?
a. Policing should be a profession that serves the community on a partisan basis. b. Politics should be eliminated from policing. c. Police operations should not be centralized. d. Police agencies should not be divided into specialized units.
4. Search warrants must be executed within a prescribed period of time, usually within _____________ days.
a. 30 b. 20 c. 10 d. 5
5. In an emergency situation, an investigator can obtain a search warrant by _____________.
a. fax b. phone c. text messaging d. e-mail
6. Which of the following is one of the standard negative-evidence defenses specified in the textbook?
a. The defendant did not commit the crime. It is a case of mistaken identity. b. The defendant did not commit the crime. The police work is faulty. c. The defendant did commit the crime, but it was an accident. d. All of the above.
7. The method the courts use to uphold the constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as to control the investigator's actions and prevent illegally obtained evidence from being used at trial, is known as the __________ rule.
a. conclusively b. exclusionary c. inclusionary d. emergency
8. This type of search follows a chain of objects that are obviously evidence.
a. grid search b. ever-narrowing search c. point-to-point movement d. zone search
9. The advantage of a crime scene sketch that cannot be accomplished with any type of photography is the _____________.
a. unique ability of the artist comes through b. ability to improve lighting conditions c. elimination of unnecessary detail d. addition of missing or necessary detail
10. The first officers responding to a crime scene are responsible for making sure that the scene is safe for other personnel to enter the area. This step in the coordination of a crime scene is known as ____________.
a. neutralizing the scene b. crime scene security c. initializing the scene d. crime scene basics
11. Exchange of trace evidence between the suspect and the crime scene may include __________.
a. skin cells b. hairs c. dust d. All of the above.
12. Bacterial contamination becomes a strong possibility when transporting ___________ in plastic envelopes and bags.
a. clothing containing bloodstains b. hairs c. bullets d. pills
13. ____________ is a potentially lethal infectious disease more likely to be encountered at crime scenes.
a. Staphylococcus b. Tuberculosis c. Hepatitis B d. b and c only.
14. Glass, paint, shoe prints, fibers and tool marks are what sort of evidence?
a. individual evidence b. class evidence c. direct evidence d. a and c only.
15. The Automated Fingerprint Identification System has reduced the FBI's criminal ten-print processing time from forty-five days with the inked card system to less than ___________.
a. one week b. two days c. six hours d. two hours