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uhd Test 7
Criminal Investigation
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
01/15/2016

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Term
Criminal Investigation is a lawful search for people and things useful in ________________
Definition
Reconstructing circumstances of:

an illegal act
illegal omission
reconstructing the mental state accompanying the act or omission
all the above
Term
The knowledge the criminal investigator gathers from other people is?
Definition
information
Term
The application of instruments and methods of the physical sciences to the detection of crime is?
Definition
instrumentation
Term
Which of these is NOT a goal of criminal investigation?
Definition
prepare the best case possible for defense
Term
What are the goals of a criminal investigation?
Definition
1 identify a suspect
2 effect a legal arrest
3 determine if a crime was committed
Term
Which of the below is done in the follow-up investigation, not the preliminary?
Definition
conduct surveillance
Term
Which is done in the preliminary investigation?
Definition
1 arrest the perpetrator
2 protect the crime scene and collect evidence
3 locate and interview witnesses
Term
Corpus Delicti means
Definition
body of the crime
Term
Corpus Delicti includes
Definition
1.the criminal agency of the act
2.the act
Term
In order to bring the case to court, the criminal investigation must prove
Definition
The corpus delicti
and
The elements of the offense
Term
___________is all means by which an alleged fact, the truth of which is submitted to scrutiny, is established or disproved.
Definition
Evidence
Term
The The legal significance of evidence is in its influence on the ____________
Definition
judge or jury
Term
The standard used to determine the guilt or innocence of a person, is _________
Definition
reasonable doubt
Term
Which of the below offenders has "a tendency to use violence on a stranger?
Definition
Robber
Term
Considered the least violent of all offenders.
Definition
forger
Term
Which of the below are encountered more by Uniformed officers, and are considered the more dangerous?
Definition
street thief
Term
Which of the below would be and indicator the vehicle may be stolen?
Definition
vehicle being driven on space-saver spare
dirty license plates on a clean vehicle
mvi sticker from a different state than the license plates
any of these
Term
Indicators of a stolen vehicle after it has been stopped....
Definition
left side of steering column on GM vehicle broken.
Term
All suspicious death cases should be treated as ________,during the investigation.
Definition
homicides
Term
Which of the below is true of homicides?
Definition
in most cases the victim knew their attacker.
Term
which homicide is the most difficult to solve?
Definition
random killing
Term
The first thing an officer should do at the scene of a reported homicide is...
Definition
care for the injured.
Term
Which of these is the worst indicator of time of death?
Definition
post-mortem lividity
Term
Which of these is the best indicator of position of body at death?
Definition
lividity marks
Term
Which of these may help in determining the time of death?
Definition
putrefaction
body temperature
rigor mortis
All
Term
Rigor mortis first begin in the ________area of the body, after death
Definition
neck and jaw
Term
Convicted sex offenders are required to register with local law enforcement within______days of arrival in town.
Definition
seven days
Term
Sexual assaults are acts of
Definition
violence
Term
27 The perpetrator's purpose in Sexual assault is....
Definition
exercise power over the victim
Term
Which adult sexual offender (rapists)is verbally commanding and degrading?
Definition
the sadistic rapist
Term
Primary sexual exploiter of children is the.....
Definition
PEDOPHILIAC
Term
Aggravated assault are often.......
Definition
failed murder attempts
Term
Elder abuse involves
Definition
neglect abuse exploitation all
Term
Elder abuse cases are difficult to investigate because of....
Definition
Diminishing capacity of the victim
Term
Over half of the Elder aAbuse cases involve....
Definition
self-neglect
Term
"A criminal offense agianst a person or property which is motivated in whole or part by the offender's bias a against race, religion,ethnicity, or sexual orientation defines_____crimes.
Definition
bias or hate
Term
Which procedure is useful in identifying mineral and inorganic compounds?
Definition
spectrographic analysis
Term
Which technique is best to identify drugs and various complex compounds?
Definition
Chromatography
Term
Which of these is useful to identify blood stains, hair roots, semen and vaginal fluids?
Definition
DNA fingerprinting
Term
Which chemical method is used to detect latent blood?
Definition
Luminal
Term
The analysis of ciphers and codes
Definition
cryptography
Term
Determines the quantitative and proportional concentrations of specific elements in materials through the analysis of vaporized samples.
Definition
atomic absorption test
Term
A_____________is the process of legally gathering evidence of a crime that has been or is being committed.
Definition
Criminal Investigation
Term
A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment
Definition
Bias
Term
Act or Omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine, imprisonment or even death.
Definition
Crime
Term
A fact or event that tends to incriminate a person in a crime.
Definition
Circumstantial evidence
Term
A person requesting and investigation or that action is taken, is often the victim of a crime.
Definition
Complainant
Term
The body of the substance of the crime.
Definition
Corpus delictis
Term
Conditions that must occur for an act to be called a specific kind of crime.
Definition
Elements of a crime.
Term
Anything that helps establish the facts related to a crime.
Definition
Evidence
Term
Something know to be true.
Definition
Fact
Term
one who receives and disposes of stolen property on a regular basis.
Definition
fence
Term
On the scene identification of a suspect by the victim of, or a witness to a crime, conducted within minutes of a commission of a crime.
Definition
Field identification
Term
An opinion of learning adverse to anything, without just grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge.
Definition
Prejudice
Term
A chriminal characteristics method of operation.
Definition
Modus Operandi
Term
Proof of such a convincing character that you would be able to rely and act upon it without hesitation in the most important of your own affairs.
Definition
proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Term
Evidence that warrants a person of reasonable caution in the belief, that a crime has been committed.
Definition
Probable Cause
Term
A feeling and harmony in a contact or relationship between people.
Definition
Rapport
Term
A real doubt, based upon reason and common sense after careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, or lack of evidence, in a crime.
Definition
Reasonable doubt
Term
A legal narrative description of events related to a crime.
Definition
Statement
Term
A person considered to be directly or indirectly connected with a crime, either by overt act or by planning and/or directing it.
Definition
Suspect
Term
A person who saw a crime or some part of it being committed or who has relevant information.
Definition
Witness
Term
The person injured by a crime.
Definition
Victim
Term
___________is the necessary elements that constitutes a crime.
Definition
Corpus Delicti
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