Question 1

A child left unattended in an Internet chat room talking with strangers in as example of a --------- risk victim.

Accepted Answer

A)  Low- 
B)  Medium- 
C)  High- 
D)  Extreme- 
A)  Low- 
B)  Medium- 
C)  High- 
D)  Extreme- C

Question 2

It is productive for investigators to view cybertrails as an extension of the physical world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Explain the importance of victimology in assessing cybercrimes. Provide an example of online victim activity that may be relevant to an investigation.

Accepted Answer

Given the growing number of people encountering and communicating with each other on the Internet, it is necessary to consider the possibility that the offender had contact with the victim using the Internet. In additional to exploring the possibility of an Internet link between the victim and offender, investigators can gain some understanding of the victim as an individual from his or her Internet activities.Examples include: the victim's regular Web pages, online accounts, access points to the Internet, and any discernable patterns in online activities.

Question 4

An offender who uses anonymity provided by the Internet and performs covering behavior to avoid detection is an example of _________risk behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Low- 
B)  Medium- 
C)  High- 
D)  Extreme- 
A)  Low- 
B)  Medium- 
C)  High- 
D)  Extreme-

Question 5

To date, the majority of efforts to apply profiling to crimes involving computers have focused on what type of criminal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer crackers 
B)  Computer criminals 
C)  Vandals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Computer crackers 
B)  Computer criminals 
C)  Vandals 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

It is important for a profiler to consider when digital evidence should be present but is absent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An offender can use the Internet both proactively and reactively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Internet influences victim risk, putting an otherwise low-risk victim at high risk of certain crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Define the term cybertrail. Provide 2 examples of techniques that offenders are employing in an attempt to reduce their cybertrails.

Accepted Answer

Cybertrails refer to digital footprints

Question 10

Which of the following is most revealing from a victimology standpoint and may suggest the way the offender crossed cybertrails with the victim?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person's private online hangouts 
B)  A person's e-mail correspondences 
C)  A person's instant messaging correspondence 
D)  A person's Web history 
A)  A person's private online hangouts 
B)  A person's e-mail correspondences 
C)  A person's instant messaging correspondence 
D)  A person's Web history

Question 11

_________refers to the process by which a sexual predatory offender gains control over his victim.

Accepted Answer

A)  Manipulation 
B)  Grooming 
C)  Exploitation 
D)  Abuse 
A)  Manipulation 
B)  Grooming 
C)  Exploitation 
D)  Abuse

Question 12

Criminal profiling can be most useful when a significant amount of information is known about the offender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  An offender can use it proactively to enhance MO 
B)  An offender can use it reactively to avoid detection and capture 
C)  It provides greater access to victims 
D)  All of the above 
A)  An offender can use it proactively to enhance MO 
B)  An offender can use it reactively to avoid detection and capture 
C)  It provides greater access to victims 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Individuals who engage in espionage and fraud/abuse are referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer criminals 
B)  Computer crackers 
C)  Vandals 
D)  Hackers 
A)  Computer criminals 
B)  Computer crackers 
C)  Vandals 
D)  Hackers

Question 15

An offender's Web page history may give insight into his or her motive and fantasy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Risk assessment on the Internet works in the same way as in the physical world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not a goal or criminal profiling in cyber investigations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving insight into offender motivations 
B)  Assessing the dangerousness of the offender 
C)  Revealing additional sources of evidence 
D)  All of the above are goals 
A)  Giving insight into offender motivations 
B)  Assessing the dangerousness of the offender 
C)  Revealing additional sources of evidence 
D)  All of the above are goals

Question 18

As offenders become more aware of digital forensic techniques, they are employing which of the following concealment tools and techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encryption 
B)  Misleading file names 
C)  Disk wiping 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Encryption 
B)  Misleading file names 
C)  Disk wiping 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

_________occurs when one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and gains an illegitimate advantage.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hackers 
B)  Spoofing 
C)  Exploitation 
D)  Grooming 
A)  Hackers 
B)  Spoofing 
C)  Exploitation 
D)  Grooming

Question 20

Investigators are currently encountering a decrease in the amount of digital evidence of witness, victim, and criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

A child left unattended in an Internet chat room talking with strangers in as example of a --------- risk victim.

It is productive for investigators to view cybertrails as an extension of the physical world.

Explain the importance of victimology in assessing cybercrimes. Provide an example of online victim activity that may be relevant to an investigation.

An offender who uses anonymity provided by the Internet and performs covering behavior to avoid detection is an example of _________risk behavior.

To date, the majority of efforts to apply profiling to crimes involving computers have focused on what type of criminal?

It is important for a profiler to consider when digital evidence should be present but is absent.

An offender can use the Internet both proactively and reactively.

The Internet influences victim risk, putting an otherwise low-risk victim at high risk of certain crimes.

Define the term cybertrail. Provide 2 examples of techniques that offenders are employing in an attempt to reduce their cybertrails.

Which of the following is most revealing from a victimology standpoint and may suggest the way the offender crossed cybertrails with the victim?

_________refers to the process by which a sexual predatory offender gains control over his victim.

Criminal profiling can be most useful when a significant amount of information is known about the offender.

Which of the following is true regarding the Internet?

Individuals who engage in espionage and fraud/abuse are referred to as what?

An offender's Web page history may give insight into his or her motive and fantasy.

Risk assessment on the Internet works in the same way as in the physical world.

Which of the following is not a goal or criminal profiling in cyber investigations?

As offenders become more aware of digital forensic techniques, they are employing which of the following concealment tools and techniques?

_________occurs when one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and gains an illegitimate advantage.

Investigators are currently encountering a decrease in the amount of digital evidence of witness, victim, and criminal activity.

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

An Introduction to Crime Scene 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

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

Filters