Deck 12: The Investigation of Robbery

Question 1

With regard to robberies, ______.

A) most involve victims being robbed in private places
B) most victims are between the ages of 40 and 49
C) of all violent crimes, robberies are the least likely to involve victims and offenders who know each other
D) most are committed without a weapon

Answer 1

of all violent crimes, robberies are the least likely to involve victims and offenders who know each other

Question 2

Well-planned robberies usually do not involve ______.

A) only one offender
B) use of a weapon
C) use of a disguise
D) use of a getaway car

Answer 2

only one offender

Question 3

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

A) drive a getaway car; run
B) walk; run
C) use violence as they walk away; use violence at the robbery scene
D) ride a bicycle; walk

Answer 3

walk; run

Question 4

Research and experimentation are concerned with robbery ______ strategies.

A) prevention
B) apprehension
C) motivation
D) response

Question 5

Which type of robbery is the most common?

A) street robberies
B) commercial robberies
C) vehicle-related robberies
D) home invasion robberies

Question 6

Which type of robbery includes convenience store robberies and bank robberies?

A) street robberies
B) commercial robberies
C) vehicle-related robberies
D) home invasion robberies

Question 7

Robberies committed with ______ are often known as muggings.

A) strong-arm tactics
B) deceptive tactics
C) multiple offenders
D) the intent to do harm

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true about holdup alarms?

A) They have little to do with prevention.
B) They can stir up a quick response.
C) They have little to do with apprehension.
D) They can be found in banks.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true when responding to robbery scenes?

A) Police should be attentive as robbery scenes are likely to be dangerous.
B) Investigators should assume that the perpetrator is armed.
C) Investigators should assume that there is more than one robber.
D) Police should make sure that the robbers know that they are there (e.g. emergency lights), so they would give up.

Question 10

______ is/are often the best evidence available in robberies.

A) Physical evidence
B) Property, or money, taken
C) The weapons used
D) Eyewitness testimony

Question 11

What are the limitations of CCTV?

A) Many robbers are aware of the cameras and conceal their identities through a disguise.
B) Many robbers are aware of the cameras and render them useless through spray-painting them or covering them in some way.
C) Many security camera video images are of poor quality.
D) The camera images can be used in media alerts.

Question 12

An offender's modus operandi can ______.

A) link robberies to one offender
B) clear crimes
C) provide further clues to the characteristics of one offender
D) all of these

Question 13

What information cannot lead investigators to establish an MO?

A) their choice of target
B) the robber's approach
C) the words said by the robber
D) the robbers hair and eye color

Question 14

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

A) sweat
B) blood
C) dye packs
D) bank receipts

Question 15

The most effective approach in the interrogation of robbery suspects is the ______ approach.

A) emotional
B) non-emotional
C) sympathetic
D) intelligent

Question 16

Why do robbers take cell phones?

A) to prevent the victim from calling the police
B) to hurting the victim by taking the most meaningful possession they own
C) to identify the victim so that they can attack the same person again in the future
D) to find the addresses of all the victim's friends

Question 17

Robberies are all about ______.

A) terrorizing their victims
B) inflicting pain and suffering
C) the money
D) drugs

Question 18

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

A) jewelry
B) watches
C) cell phones
D) photo IDs

Question 19

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

A) bait money
B) monitoring previously arrested robbery offenders
C) establishing tip lines
D) organization of task forces

Question 20

Regarding a robber's words, which of the following is NOT true?

A) It is important in the identification of a robber's MO.
B) Robbers are likely to use the same words and phrases in the commission of a crime.
C) The nature of the demand is unique to each perpetrator.
D) The level of intelligence could not be identified through the robber's words.

Question 21

______ take place when an offender demands money or property from the victim through verbal demands.

A) Confrontations
B) Blitzes
C) Cons
D) Snatch thefts

Question 22

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

A) Confrontations
B) Blitzes
C) Cons
D) Snatch thefts

Question 23

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

A) composite picture of the perpetrator
B) composite picture of the victim
C) composite picture of the crime scene
D) composite picture of the victim's car

Question 24

What is not a likely characteristic of an amateur bank robber?

A) solitary offender
B) drug or alcohol use
C) may be older
D) doesn't use a weapon

Question 25

What is not a likely characteristic of a professional bank robber?

A) travels farther
B) aggressive takeover
C) multiple offenders
D) waits in line

Question 26

Holdup alarms and burglar alarms are equally likely to be false and therefore not valuable to investigators.

Question 27

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.

Question 28

Most robbers would be best classified as non-emotional offenders for interrogation purposes.

Question 29

Street robberies often involve carjacking.

Question 30

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

Question 31

Eyewitness identifications are often the best evidence available in robberies.

Question 32

An offender's MO can be substantiated through victim and witness information.

Question 33

Robbers who plan the crime in advance are typically older and serial offenders.

Question 34

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.

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

Robbers are generally angry, hostile, and desperate. Therefore, the most effective approach to interrogating robbers is a non-emotional one.

Question 38

Discuss closed-circuit television (CCTV) security surveillance's benefits and limitations.

Question 39

Discuss the different types of approaches robbers make.

Question 40

Discuss how the property taken in a robbery is useful in criminal investigations. What is the most common piece of property taken?

Question 41

Define robbery, and list the different types of robbery.

Question 42

Analyze the differences between professional and amateur bank robbers and their methods used.