Exam 12: The Investigation of Robbery

The faster the police response to a call, the more likely the perpetrator will be apprehended.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used by investigators to identify and apprehend robbers?

To obtain information from a tip line, what should be advertised to the public about a robbery?

Robberies are all about ______.

Robbery scenes have a wealth of physical evidence available for collection.

Well-planned robberies usually do not involve ______.

Research and experimentation are concerned with robbery ______ strategies.

Robberies committed with ______ are often known as muggings.

Why do robbers take cell phones?

______ are when the offender uses a distraction first to surprise the victim with the demand.

Define robbery, and list the different types of robbery.

Investigators should pay more attention to robbery victims' descriptions of clothing worn by perpetrators as this information is most likely to lead to the apprehension of robbers.

Robbers are likely to use different words and phrases, depending on the circumstances of the crime.

Which type of robbery is the most common?

What is the most common piece of property stolen in robberies?

Convenience store robbers always take the customer approach to the robbery, where they pretend to be a customer before making their demands or taking the property.

What information cannot lead investigators to establish an MO?

Street robberies often involve carjacking.

Which of the following is a type of physical evidence commonly found in bank robbery scenes?

Robbers are just as likely to ______ from a robbery scene as they are to ______.