Investigation Book 2014 Test Flashcards
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WHAT IS THE JOB OF THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR?
TO BRING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CRIME SCENE TOGETHER AND CREATE A “BIG PICTURE” OF WHAT OCCURED
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LIST THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO CONSIDER WHEN PREPARING TO PROCESS A CRIME SCENE.
ENTRY AND EXIT LOCATIONS OF THE PERPETRATOR;
POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF FORCIBLE ENTRY;
THE LOCATION OF THE PRIMARY CRIMINAL ACT (E.G., THE ASSAULT, HOMICIDE, THEFT);
AND THE PRESENCE OF WEAPONS, BLOOD, SHELL CASINGS, ETC.
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WHAT SHOULD BE PROPERLY DONE BEFORE ANY OBJECTS ARE COLLECTED OR REMOVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES?
A) PROPERLY CLEAN THE AREA AROUND THE CRIME SCENE
B) PROPERLY SEARCH AND PINPOINT ALL THE EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE
C) ALL EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE IS PROPERLY RECORDED BEFORE ANY OBJECTS ARE COLLECTED OR REMOVED.
D) PROPERLY REMOVE ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS EVIDENCE FROM THE CRIME SCENE
C) ALL EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE IS PROPERLY RECORDED BEFORE ANY OBJECTS ARE COLLECTED OR REMOVED.
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WHAT INITIALLY MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN DOCUMENTING A CRIME SCENE?
NOTES (OFFICER’S “FIELD NOTES”)
THE ROLE OF FIELD NOTES
PAGE 33 (WHEN TO TAKE NOTES) WHEN DOES THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS BEGIN?
AS SOON AS AN OFFICER GETS A CALL TO THE SCENE OF A CRIME (ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTE-TAKING PROCESS ALSO BEGINS AT THIS TIME)
PAGE 33 {WHAT TO WRITE DOWN}
MOST INFORMATION CAN BE LEARNED FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WITNESS OR VICTIM WITH THE ANSWERS TO WHAT QUESTIONS?
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, AND HOW
PAGE 36 {PUTTING FIELD NOTES TO WORK}
NOTES ARE ONLY A MEANS TO AID AN INVESTIGATOR’S RECALL AT THE TIME TO PREPARE THE OFFICIAL DETAILED REPORT, HOWEVER, WHO MUST THE OFFICER BE PREPARED TO TURN HIS NOTES OVER TO IF REQUIRED TO DO SO WHEN TESTIFYING IN COURT?
DEFENSE COUNSEL
{WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT WRITE “NIKO LAHOOD SNORTS COKE AND WILL NEVER REPLACE THE ALCOHOLIC DA” ON EVERY OTHER PAGE}
PAGE 37 {USING FIELD NOTES IN THE COURTROOM}
AS A PROVISION OF THE “BEST EVIDENCE RULE”, WHAT CASE FROM 1933, STATED THE ORIGINAL NOTES MUST BE PROVIDED IN COURT WHENEVER POSSIBLE?
CHEADLE V. BARWELL
as a provision of the “BEST EVIDENCE RULE”
PAGE 37 {USING FIELD NOTES IN THE COURTROOM}
IN THE EVENT THAT ORIGINAL NOTES CANNOT BE LOCATED, WHAT CASE ALLOWED DUPLICATE OR COPIED NOTES TO BE USED COURT PURSUANT TO A REASONABLE EXPLANATION TO THE COURT?
ARENSON V. JACKSON, 1916
PAGE 472 (FINANCIAL LOSS) WHO ARE AMONG THE PRINCIPAL FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT SHARE JURISDICTION FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES INVOLVING IDENTITY THEFT? A) THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE B) THE U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE C) THE FBI D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
D) ALL THE ABOVE
{THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE, THE U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE, AND THE FBI ARE AMONG THE PRINCIPAL FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT SHARE JURISDICTION FOR INVESTIGATION OF THESE CRIMES.
(CHAPTER 9 PAGE 275 & PAGE 281)
TYPICALLY, DEATHS ARE PLACED IN ONE OF FIVE CATEGORIES. LIST THE FIVE CATEGORIES OF DEATH:
The CATEGORIES of death are NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE and UNDETERMINED.
NATURAL, SUICIDE, OR HOMICIDE are what INVESTIGATORS must IDENTIFY a DEATH as.
MODES of DEATH are NATURAL, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTAL, and MURDER.
(PAGE 275 CH 9)
WHICH MODE OF DEATH IS ASSOCIATED WITH DROWNING, FALLING, AUTOMOBILE WRECKS, AND ACCIDENTAL DRUG OVERDOSE?
A) MURDER
B) ACCIDENTAL DEATH
C) NATURAL DEATH
D) SUICIDE
B) ACCIDENTAL DEATH
The CATEGORIES of death are NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE and UNDETERMINED.
NATURAL, SUICIDE, OR HOMICIDE are what INVESTIGATORS must IDENTIFY a DEATH as.
MODES of DEATH are NATURAL, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTAL, and MURDER.
(PAGE 279 CH#9)
WHICH MODE OF DEATHS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HEART ATTACK, STROKE, DISEASE, AND OLD AGE?
A) UNDETERMINED
B) SUICIDE
C) NATURAL
D) HOMICIDE
C) NATURAL
The CATEGORIES of death are NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE and UNDETERMINED.
NATURAL, SUICIDE, OR HOMICIDE are what INVESTIGATORS must IDENTIFY a DEATH as.
MODES of DEATH are NATURAL, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTAL, and MURDER.
(CHAPT 9 / PAGE 275)
WHAT MODE OF DEATHS INCLUDE SELF-INFLICTED METHODS SUCH AS STABBING, SHOOTING, DRUG OVERDOSE, AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING?
A) MURDER
B) HOMICIDE
C) ACCIDENTAL
D) SUICIDE
D) SUICIDE
The CATEGORIES of death are NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE and UNDETERMINED.
NATURAL, SUICIDE, OR HOMICIDE are what INVESTIGATORS must IDENTIFY a DEATH as.
MODES of DEATH are NATURAL, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTAL, and MURDER.
(CHAP 9 / PAGE 276)
WHICH MODE OF DEATH IS WHERE ONE PERSON INTENTIONALLY CAUSES ANOTHER PERSON TO DIE?
A) HOMICIDE
B) SUICIDE
C) MURDER
D) MANSLAUGHTER
C) MURDER
The CATEGORIES of death are NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE and UNDETERMINED.
NATURAL, SUICIDE, OR HOMICIDE are what INVESTIGATORS must IDENTIFY a DEATH as.
MODES of DEATH are NATURAL, SUICIDE, ACCIDENTAL, and MURDER.
CHAP 9 / PAGE 274
WHAT IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING (UCR) PROGRAM AS THE WILLFUL (NON-NEGLIGENT) KILLING OF ONE HUMAN BEING BY ANOTHER?
A) MURDER AND NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER
B) SUICIDE AND JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE
C) DEATHS CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
D) HOMICIDE AND INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
A) MURDER AND NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER
CHAPT 9 PAGE 278
A PERSON COMMITS THIS CRIME IF HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER AFTER DELIBERATION ON THE MATTER
A) HOMICIDE
B) MANSLAUGHTER
C) FIRST DEGREE MURDER
D) SECOND DEGREE MURDER
C) FIRST DEGREE MURDER
ALSO KNOWN AS PREMEDITATED MURDER
CHAPT 9 PAGE 278
A PERSON COMMITS THIS CRIME IF HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON WHILE COMMITTING A CRIMINAL ACT AND NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SUDDEN PASSION.
A) INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
B) VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
C) FIRST DEGREE MURDER
D) SECOND DEGREE MURDER
D) SECOND DEGREE MURDER
CHAPT 9 PAGE 278
A PERSON COMMITS THIS CRIME IF HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES ANOTHER PERSONS DEATH
A) INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
B) NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
C) FIRST DEGREE MURDER
D) SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER
A) INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
CHAPT 9 PAGE 278
A PERSON COMMITS THIS CRIME IF HE OR SHE CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON BY BEING CERTAIN OF TAKING THE VICTIM’S LIFE AND ACTING “IN THE HEAT OF PASSION”.
A) INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
B) NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
C) VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
D) SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER
C) VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
“WITHOUT PREMEDITATION OR “COOL REFLECTION” ABOUT THE INCIDENT
NOT CHOKING THE BITCH DURING SEX BECAUSE SHE LIKES IT AND CAUSING HER DEATH. —-THATS AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH—-UNLESS ITS PREMEDITATED—MEANING YOU PLANNED TO KILL HER DURING SEX. (THIS IS USUALLY DETERMINED BY HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE AND “WHO YOU ARE” {E.G. “MR. KENNEDY”}
(PAGE 274 / CHPT 9)
WHICH MURDERS INVOLVE KILLINGS AT TWO OR MORE LOCATIONS WITH ALMOST NO TIME BREAK BETWEEN MURDERS?
A) MASS MURDERS
B) KILLING “SPREES”
C) SERIAL MURDERS
D) TERRORISTIC MURDERS
B) KILLING SPREES
SPREES = TWO OR MORE LOCATIONS + NO TIME BREAK
(PAGE 274 / CHPT 9)
WHICH MURDERS INVOLVE THE KILLING OF FOUR OR MORE VICTIMS AT ONE LOCATION, WITHIN ONE EVENT?
A) MASS MURDERS
B) KILLING “SPREES”
C) SERIAL MURDERS
D) TERRORISTIC MURDERS
A) MASS MURDERS
MASS MURDER = 4 OR MORE + 1 LOCATION
(PAGE 274 / CHPT 9)
WHICH MURDERS INVOLVE THE KILLING OF SEVERAL VICTIMS IN THREE OR MORE SEPARATE EVENTS AND HAPPENS OVER TIME, DAYS, MONTHS, OR EVEN YEARS MAY LAPSE BETWEEN KILLINGS?
A) MASS MURDERS
B) KILLING “SPREES”
C) SERIAL MURDERS
D) TERRORISTIC MURDERS
C) SERIAL MURDERS
SERIAL = SEVERAL + 3 OR MORE SEPARATE EVENTS + OVER TIME
(PAGE 45-46 CHAP 2)
HOW SHOULD “CLOSE UP” PHOTOS BE TAKEN?
A) AT A DISTANCE GREATER THAN 5 FEET USING THE ZOOM FEATURE, WITH AND WITHOUT A SMALL RULER OR OTHER ITEM TO PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE
B) AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 5 FEET USING THE ZOOM FEATURE, WITH AND WITHOUT A SMALL RULER OR OTHER ITEM TO PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE
C) AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 5 FEET USING THE ZOOM FEATURE, WITH A SMALL RULER OR OTHER ITEM TO PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE
D) AT A DISTANCE GREATER THAN 5 FEET USING THE ZOOM FEATURE, WITH A SMALL RULER OR OTHER ITEM TO PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE
B) AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 5 FEET USING THE ZOOM FEATURE, WITH AND WITHOUT A SMALL RULER OR OTHER ITEM TO PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE
CLOSE-UP VIEWS