Module 6 Study Guide Review
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- Q1
For most people, the only personal experience they have with the criminal justice process is contact with a:
local police officer
Federal police officer
correctional institution
courtroom
30s - Q2
Your textbook describes four characteristics that generally define the role of the police. Three are listed below. Which one is NOT described in your textbook?
The police perform ongoing educational roles in the community.
The police are community leaders in public safety.
The police solve sociological and technological problems for people on a short-term basis.
The police occasionally serve in a hostile or dangerous environment.
30s - Q3
John Broderick classified police officers by their degree of commitment to maintaining order and their respect for due process. Three of these classifications are listed below. Which one does NOT belong?
optimists
punishers
idealists
enforcers
30s - Q4
Which of the following is unquestionably the most time-consuming and resource-intensive task of any police agency?
patrol
investigation
DNA profiling
field interrogation
30s - Q5
Patrols that are “systematically unsystematic” and observant in an attempt to both deter and ferret out crime on their beats are known as random or ____ patrol.
preventive
foot
aggressive
directed
30s - Q6
In ____ patrol, officers are given guidance on how to use their patrol time, which is often based on the results of crime analyses that identify problem areas.
aggressive
directed
preventive
foot
30s - Q7
When an entire patrol section is instructed to make numerous traffic stops and field interrogations, the practice is referred to as ____ patrol.
foot
directed
aggressive
preventive
30s - Q8
Your textbook names five roles that investigators may play in a police department. Three are listed below. Which one does NOT belong?
Internal affairs investigators conducting investigations of alleged crimes by police personnel.
Investigators conducting background checks of applicants to the police department.
Uniformed police officers conducting field interrogations and other types of aggressive patrol.
Uniformed patrol officers investigating the crimes they have been dispatched to or have encountered on their own while on patrol.
30s - Q9
Criminal investigation has been defined as a lawful search of people and things to achieve three of the following goals. Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of criminal investigation?
Conduct preventive patrol to ferret out crime
Reconstruct the circumstances of an illegal act
Aid in the state's prosecution of the offender
Apprehend or determine the guilty party
30s - Q10
With DNA profiling, a unique genetic profile can be derived from ____ found at the scene of a crime or on a victim.
all of the above
hair
semen
blood
30s - Q11
Your textbook names three distinct functions of DNA profiling. They are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of these distinct functions?
Clearing innocent people convicted of rape and murder years after they began serving their sentences.
Linking or eliminating identified suspects to a crime.
Identifying "cold hits" where a sample from a crime scene is matched against numerous cases in a DNA database and a positive match is made.
Collecting samples from all people at birth, so that a complete DNA database can be compiled.
30s - Q12
Your textbook names three reasons why many victims of cybercrime fail to report these crimes to authorities. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons listed in your textbook?
The shame of not providing adequate security to protect trusted assets
The attention to their vulnerability that a crime report would attract
The fear of being implicated in the crime
The fear of losing public confidence as a result of being a victim
30s - Q13
The knowledge to carry out cybercrimes is readily available at hacker:
message boards
web sites
chat rooms
all of the above
30s - Q14
Your textbook describes several ways in which cybercriminals can illegally access, manipulate, or steal computer data. Three of these ways are listed below. Which is NOT one of the ways listed in your textbook?
Cybercriminals alter DNA records, thus hampering and sometimes destroying criminal investigations.
Cybercriminals can alter computer records at financial, business, and educational institutions.
Cybercriminals illegally transfer millions of dollars to their accounts.
Cybercriminals often illegally enter computer systems and introduce viruses or worms.
30s - Q15
Each year, nearly twice as many people are ____ as are ____.
murdered; killed in automobile accidents
kidnapped; killed in automobile accidents
murdered; kidnapped
killed in automobile accidents; murdered
30s