Subject: Criminal Investigation

1. Illinois v. Gates established the:

a. Consent of one party to a conversation requirement.

b. Totality of circumstances test.

c. Two-pronged hearsay test

d. Expectation of privacy.

2. Police intelligence is:

a. Unreliable.

b. Information

c. An oxymoron.

d. Genetically determined.

3. The type of surveillance is determined by:

a. All of these.

b. The seriousness of the situation (offense).

c. Sophistication of the suspect.

d. Manpower availability.

4. Geographic information system (GIS) software is used to:

a. All of these.

b. Locate areas of high criminal activity.

c. Allocate personnel.

d. Locate particular types of crimes.

5. The Incident Command System (ICS) is designed to:

a. Enable effective domestic incident management.

b. Reduce incident management.

c. Enable effective communication among various incident management agencies.

d. Store valuable information related to incident management.

6. The discovery of solvability factors determines whether a(n) __________ is needed.

a. Witness

b. Concluding investigation

c. Follow-up investigation

d. Informant

7. One of the potential benefits associated with managing criminal investigations (MCIs) includes:

a. A decrease in arrests and in case clearance.

b. Reduced need for witnesses.

c. Reduced need for informants.

d. An increase in arrests and in case clearance.

8. Which of the following is the most common form of acquisition technology?

a. Wiretap

b. Case-trap

c. CSI

d. Wire-trap

9. The goal of interviewing is to gather information, while the goal of interrogation is to:

a. Establish a basis for conviction.

b. Establish the truth.

c. Confirm witness testimony.

d. Confirm informant testimony.

10. A(n) __________ is what makes a crime atypical and distinguishable from other crimes and other criminals.

a. Confession

b. MCI

c. Signature

d. Totem

11. Surveillance from aircraft or helicopters may be conducted without a warrant.

a. True

b. False

12. Violent crimes should and will receive more attention than nonviolent crimes solely because of limited manpower and resources.

a. True

b. False

13. The National Incident Management System is managed and coordinated at the state level.

a. True

b. False

14. When performing a foot tail, it is important to follow the suspect very closely, even into building or other establishments, to ensure the tail is not lost.

a. True

b. False

15. Crime mapping software is only as good as the information going in.

a. True

b. False