MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which are permanent written records of the facts of a case to be used in further investigation, in writing reports and in prosecuting the case?
a. field notes c. investigative notes
b. tape recordings d. stenographer notes
2. Record all information that helps to answer the questions of
a. Who? What? Which? When? How? and Why?
b. Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why?
c. Which? When? Why? Where? and How many?
d. Why? When? and Why or why not?
3. When taking notes, the investigator should
a. ignore unimportant items.
b. write only the important items.
c. learn to select key facts and record them in abbreviated form.
d. never take notes but always memorize things verbatim and record them later.
4. One of the disadvantages of photographs is that
a. they can be taken immediately and thus the crime scene processors have not prepared the scene.
b. they are not selective.
c. they are not admissible into court.
d. they are only allowed in court if black and white.
5. When taking photographs/videotape, the investigator should
a. take the primary points of concern or interest.
b. take only those shots wanted by the prosecutor.
c. examine the scene from all sides and take only the sides of the crime scene that show the best view.
d. take sufficient photographs and/or videotape to reconstruct the entire scene.
6. Types of investigative photography include
a. crime scene and mug shots.
b. aerial, night and laboratory pictures.
c. lineup photographs and those related to crime scenes.
d. all of these choices.
7. Which of the following does a crime scene sketch accomplish?
a. accurately portrays the physical facts
b. relates to the sequence of events at the scene
c. establishes the precise location and relationship of objects and evidence at the scene
d. all of these choices
8. The basic purpose of field notes is to
a. show the officer was at the scene.
b. show the date and time of the incident.
c. record all facts of the incident.
d. all of these choices.
9. The amount of notes taken is determined by
a. the conditions of each case.
b. whether the crime is a felony or not.
c. department policy and procedure.
d. calls for service.
10. Which plotting method establishes a straight line from one fixed point to another fixed point from which measurements are taken at right angles?
a. baseline c. triangulation
b. rectangular-coordinate d. cross-projection
11. The photographic technique in which a scene is photographed clockwise, with the first picture showing a specific object on one side of the photograph and the next picture showing the same object on the opposite side of the photograph, is called
a. scoping. c. overlapping.
b. cross-projection photography. d. triangulation.
12. The Bertillon identification system includes
a. a written description of a person.
b. a persons complete criminal record.
c. a photograph.
d. both a written description of a person and a photograph.
13. Which type of camera is more likely to result in convictions?
a. Polaroid c. point-and-shoot camera
b. medium-format camera d. video camera
14. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of photographs?
a. They do not show actual distances.
b. They are not selective.
c. They may be distorted.
d. Photographs are always admissible in court.
15. According to a national video forensics expert, what is the new DNA for law enforcement?
a. fingerprints c. footprints
b. tire tracks d. video analysis
16. The main problem with night photography is
a. lack of color.
b. shadows.
c. the cost of calling out a photographer.
d. proper illumination.
17. Admissible photographs must be
a. noninflammatory. c. relevant.
b. material. d. all of these choices.
18. Photographs should be taken
a. before officers leave the scene.
b. only after the investigators complete a crime scene sketch.
c. before tending to emergencies, to show the true scene as officers found it.
d. before anything is disturbed.
19. Sketch all serious crime and crash scenes
a. after taking photographs.
b. before anything is moved.
c. both after taking photographs and before anything is moved.
d. neither after taking photographs nor before anything is moved.
20. Many agencies fail to do this with those tasked with videotaping a crime scene:
a. provide enough videotape.
b. provide adequate training.
c. provide adequate supervision.
d. provide enough portable power sources.
21. Photographs should be taken in the following order:
a. specific objects, specific area, general area.
b. specific area, general area, specific objects.
c. general area, specific area, specific objects.
d. micro to macro in all cases.
22. This type of photography may be best used for extensive, large-scale, outside areas:
a. flash photography. c. painting with light.
b. aerial photography. d. walking flash.
23. Writing on the back of your photographs to identify them later is referred to as
a. stacking. c. cataloging.
b. backing. d. back-dating.
24. Showing the relationship between evidence on the walls and the floors of a room, by flattening out the walls on the sketch, allowing the viewer to look straight down into the sketch, is best done using which of the following methods?
a. compass-point c. rectangular-coordination
b. cross-projection d. doll-house
25. Which type of photography is often used to establish the identity of a subject, a location and in some cases criminal behavior?
a. surveillance c. digital
b. infra-red d. mobile
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