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The ratio of successful identification and apprehension of
offenders to unsolved crimes is known as ________.
Correct Answer clearance rate
In the case of Rochin v. California, the court put
restrictions on improper ________. Correct Answer
seizure of evidence
What is the responsibility of the first uniformed officer to
arrive at the crime scene? Correct Answer to follow up on
leads for suspects and to conduct a preliminary
investigation
What is the nonlegal term for the laboratory work used to
establish linkages between the crime scene, victim, and
offender? Correct Answer associative evidence
________ established the first "crime laboratory" in Lyon,
France in 1910. Correct Answer Edmond Locard
This principle is essential to linking an offender and a
weapon to a crime scene, but it also explains why it is
crucial to shield the crime scene from possible
contaminants. Correct Answer Locard exchange principle
,Where the original crime took place is known as the
________. Correct Answer primary scene
In 1977, the Kansas City Response Time study analyzed
the time it takes police officers to respond to calls. What
did the study find? Correct Answer that it takes citizens
longer to report crimes to police than it takes police to
respond
In London, people who could afford the service often
would hire these individuals to find lost property. Correct
Answer thief catchers
What percentage of crimes are considered "involvement
crimes"? Correct Answer 25
Popular movies and television programs such as "Silence
of the Lambs" and "CSI" have caused the public to equate
investigation with policing itself. The fact is that ________
percent of departmental resources is dedicated to patrol
and only ________ percent is devoted to investigation.
Correct Answer 60,15
________ was appointed as the first detective bureau
chief for the NYPD in 1880. Correct Answer Thomas
Byrnes
An individual who is able to charm his or her victims, but
has a complete void of empathy that is often manifested in
sadistic sexual pleasure is known as a(n) ________.
, Correct Answer psychopath and organized nonsocial
offender
What practice have many police departments instituted in
response to calls for emotionally disturbed or mentally ill
individuals? Correct Answer created special crisis
intervention teams with specially trained officers to
respond to calls involving the mentally ill
What is one of the most abiding myths about immigrants in
the United States? Correct Answer They are more likely to
commit crimes than are native-born American citizens.
Which of the following are examples of cross-cultural
populations in the community? Correct Answer all of the
above
Underreporting of crime stems from two main sources
within immigrant communities: internal cultural pressures
that discourage individuals from seeking police help and
________. Correct Answer . a general lack of trust in the
police and other law enforcement agencies
A Chicago police officer noticed a group of teenagers at a
bus stop engaging in "gang" activity by making gang
signals. The officer arrested the group of teenagers on the
grounds that they were making gang signals. The
teenagers were deaf and using American Sign Language.
What happened in this situation? Correct Answer The
police officer misperceived communication among the
deaf individuals as other activity.
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