Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding crime scene videos?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the absence of being able to visit the scene, it is the best way to appreciate the nature and extent of the crime scene as it related to the events that took place in it 
B)  Crime scene video is only sporadically available 
C)  Videos tend to document the conversations and mistakes of others inside the tape 
D)  All of the above 
A)  In the absence of being able to visit the scene, it is the best way to appreciate the nature and extent of the crime scene as it related to the events that took place in it 
B)  Crime scene video is only sporadically available 
C)  Videos tend to document the conversations and mistakes of others inside the tape 
D)  All of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following is not an investigative or forensic protocol discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime scene protocol 
B)  Medicolgeal investigative protocol 
C)  Forensic victimology 
D)  Incident protocol 
A)  Crime scene protocol 
B)  Medicolgeal investigative protocol 
C)  Forensic victimology 
D)  Incident protocol D

Question 3

Crime scene analysis occurs subsequent to crime reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

List 3 inputs that should be reviewed and considered before a competent criminal profile can be rendered. Explain their significance.

Accepted Answer

Answers should include 3 of the followin

Question 5

The decision to construct a TA should only be made after which of the following has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  A suspect has been identified 
B)  A full profile has been completed 
C)  A basic cost-benefit analysis has been made 
D)  All of the above 
A)  A suspect has been identified 
B)  A full profile has been completed 
C)  A basic cost-benefit analysis has been made 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

The overall level of forensic science knowledge and training within the judicial and law- enforcement community is relatively high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ejaculating, urinating, and defecating in a specific location is an example of signature behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a post-conviction review case, what documentation should be available for a crime scene analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suspect arrest warrants 
B)  Search warrants and documentation 
C)  Court decisions 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Suspect arrest warrants 
B)  Search warrants and documentation 
C)  Court decisions 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

It is appropriate for an examiner to assume that law-enforcement and crime lab personnel have worked together to form cohesive, informed theories about victim-offender behavior and basic crime scene characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of documentary evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial records 
B)  Phone records 
C)  Video recordings 
D)  Wound patterns 
A)  Financial records 
B)  Phone records 
C)  Video recordings 
D)  Wound patterns

Question 11

Which of the following is conclusive evidence for individuating and identifying a suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fingerprints 
B)  Bite-mark evidence 
C)  DNA 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Fingerprints 
B)  Bite-mark evidence 
C)  DNA 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Veteran police officers tend to write the most detailed and consequently most useful reports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of signature behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of fingerprints at the point of entry, suggesting a gloved offender 
B)  Money taken from the scene 
C)  Slashing the victim's clothing in the closet 
D)  Tire marks nearby suggesting the type of vehicle used 
A)  Lack of fingerprints at the point of entry, suggesting a gloved offender 
B)  Money taken from the scene 
C)  Slashing the victim's clothing in the closet 
D)  Tire marks nearby suggesting the type of vehicle used

Question 14

A threshold assessment should include firm conclusions or opinions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following assessments is not part of crime scene analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forensic analysis 
B)  Forensic victimology 
C)  Crime scene characteristics 
D)  Offender characteristics 
A)  Forensic analysis 
B)  Forensic victimology 
C)  Crime scene characteristics 
D)  Offender characteristics

Question 16

The Centers for Disease Control estimate that medical examiners and coroners investigate__________% of the roughly 2 million deaths that occur in the United States each year.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 17

__________protocols include toxicological reports, wound pattern analysis reports, sexual assault protocols/reports, and autopsy protocol/reports.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime scene 
B)  Investigative 
C)  Medicolegal investigation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Crime scene 
B)  Investigative 
C)  Medicolegal investigation 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

All coroners are licensed physicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a threshold assessment TA)? Explain the 2 two main reasons for making a threshold assessment of a case.

Accepted Answer

A threshold assessment TA) is an investi

Question 20

A threshold assessment is informed by complete access to all crime scene documentation, victim information, and the full analysis and interpretation of physical evidence by the necessary forensic scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: An Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis

Which of the following is true regarding crime scene videos?

Which of the following is not an investigative or forensic protocol discussed in the text?

Crime scene analysis occurs subsequent to crime reconstruction.

List 3 inputs that should be reviewed and considered before a competent criminal profile can be rendered. Explain their significance.

The decision to construct a TA should only be made after which of the following has taken place?

The overall level of forensic science knowledge and training within the judicial and law- enforcement community is relatively high.

Ejaculating, urinating, and defecating in a specific location is an example of signature behavior.

In a post-conviction review case, what documentation should be available for a crime scene analysis?

It is appropriate for an examiner to assume that law-enforcement and crime lab personnel have worked together to form cohesive, informed theories about victim-offender behavior and basic crime scene characteristics.

Which of the following is not an example of documentary evidence?

Which of the following is conclusive evidence for individuating and identifying a suspect?

Veteran police officers tend to write the most detailed and consequently most useful reports.

Which of the following is an example of signature behavior?

A threshold assessment should include firm conclusions or opinions.

Which of the following assessments is not part of crime scene analysis?

The Centers for Disease Control estimate that medical examiners and coroners investigate__________% of the roughly 2 million deaths that occur in the United States each year.

__________protocols include toxicological reports, wound pattern analysis reports, sexual assault protocols/reports, and autopsy protocol/reports.

All coroners are licensed physicians.

What is a threshold assessment TA)? Explain the 2 two main reasons for making a threshold assessment of a case.

A threshold assessment is informed by complete access to all crime scene documentation, victim information, and the full analysis and interpretation of physical evidence by the necessary forensic scientists.

A History of Criminal Profiling

Criminal Profiling: Science, Logic, and Cognition

Alternative Methods of Criminal Profiling

Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Criminal Profiling

An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis

Forensic Victimology

Sexual Deviance

Sexual Asphyxia

False Reports

An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction

Crime Scene Characteristics

Interpreting Motive

Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signature

Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects

Inferring Offender Characteristics

Psychopathy and Sadism

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Criminal Profiling on Trial

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