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2024 MPOETC EXAM 18 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 MPOETC EXAM 18 WITHCORRECT ANSWERS
Crime Scene - CORRECT ANSWERS--a location where the criminal incident
has occurred, the body is found or where evidence connected to the crime
may be found
Methods of Securing the Scene - CORRECT ANSWERS--Crime Scene Tape
-Barriers
-Physical Presence- Officers
Modus Operandi (Method of Operation) - CORRECT ANSWERS--Methods
necessary to complete the crime.
-Three practical purposes: hide identity, commit crime, escape.
-Includes not only weapons & tools but of actions & sequences of actions.
-Learned behavior, changes and improves with experience
-Can be used to link crimes.
Transferability - CORRECT ANSWERS--Involves the theory of transfer; items
left or taken from the scene are referred to as trace evidence.
-May become high quality if they can be individualized.
Protecting the Scene - CORRECT ANSWERS--this is one of the most important
duties a police officer can perform
-only authorized crime scene detectives in the scene
-document anyone that enters crime scene
-Initial officer in charge of scene until relieved
-Remove unauthorized persons
-Witnesses need to be kept out of scene, but not are. Establish a location,
keep separate
-Family Members need to be kept back
-Curiosity seekers out
-Police Officers can destroy evidence, take names-report
Fingerprints - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. A fingerprint is an individual
characteristic, NO two fingerprints are the same
2. A fingerprint will remain unchanged during an individual's lifetime.
-Also unique on the palms and feet
-permanent from twelfth week of gestation
, 3. Fingerprints have general ridge patterns that permit them to be
systematically classified.
Can be found at the scene as:
1. Latent or Invisible
2. Visible or Patent
3. Plastic or Three Dimensional
Which of the following would be the best to get fingerprints off of:
A. Pamphlet, B. Beer Can, C. Wall, D. Envelope? - CORRECT ANSWERS-B.
Beer Can
Preliminary Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS--is the process of gathering
basic information, this process is affected by available resources, personnel,
equipment, and training
In-Depth or Follow Up Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS--is typically one in
which extensive efforts are made to identify and collect evidence not already
collected in the preliminary investigation
Locard Exchange Principle - CORRECT ANSWERS--a person often leaves
something at a crime scene and takes something away with him.
"TRANSFER"
-things left or taken may be traceable to a specific individual or things taken
may be traced back to the scene and assist in helping ID the perpetrator
Physical Evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS--Tangible or non-tangible items or
their traces that may be examined and related to the criminal investigation
ex: Guns, Fibers, Hair
-Cannot be wrong-it cannot perjure itself-only its interpretation can error.
-Only human failure to find it, study, and understand it can diminish its value
Courts usually put more weight on physical evidence versus testimonial
evidence
Will be obtained from three main sources:
-scene of the crime
-victim, suspect, and environment
Physical evidence serves two main purposes: - CORRECT ANSWERS--is often
a decisive factor in determining guilt or innocence
-can be material aid in locating the perpetrator of a crime
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