Deck 9: Information From the Public, Social Media, Information Networks, Digital Devices, and Other Sources

Question 1

The AMBER plan relates to ______.

A) identity theft
B) child abduction
C) runaways
D) serial murder

Answer 1

child abduction

Question 2

With regard to NCIC, it ______.

A) is a computerized information network operated by the FBI
B) became operational in the past 10 years
C) is designed to combat serial murder
D) includes data on all unsolved homicides in the United States

Answer 2

is a computerized information network operated by the FBI

Question 3

NCIC, NLETS, and CIS are examples of ______.

A) crime analysis systems
B) geographical profiling systems
C) psychological profiling systems
D) interdepartmental databases

Answer 3

interdepartmental databases

Question 4

Vehicle registration information is available through ______.

A) ViCAP
B) INTERPOL
C) NLETS
D) CIS

Question 5

Nearly all of the cases shown on America's Most Wanted involve ______.

A) serious violent crimes
B) cases where the police have no idea who committed it
C) cold cases
D) cases that have been solved

Question 6

Which of the following information is NOT included in the NCIC system?

A) wanted persons
B) stolen vehicles
C) missing persons
D) sex offender registrations

Question 7

The ______ is modeled after the alerts that are used to notify people of impending severe weather.

A) tip line
B) AMBER alert
C) FaceCrook
D) "Have you seen me?" photos in the media provided by the NCMEC

Question 8

______ are most often used by the police in ongoing undercover investigations.

A) Lay witnesses
B) Expert witnesses
C) Informers
D) Confidential informants

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a type of informant?

A) the hammered informant
B) the mercenary informant
C) the victim informant
D) the vengeful informant

Question 10

This type of informant is coerced by the police to provide information.

A) the hammered informant
B) the mercenary informant
C) the victim informant
D) the police buff informant

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a feature gangs often have in common?

A) They are a group.
B) Members use symbols.
C) They are the same in every city.
D) The group is involved in high levels of criminal activity.

Question 12

What is the largest crime information network system in the United States operated by the FBI?

A) NCIC
B) NLETS
C) ICTS
D) CIS

Question 13

What is one of the problems of the investigative use of social media?

A) People these days barely use social media.
B) The target group of investigations barely uses social media.
C) Posts can take on a life of their own.
D) Police can't release information fast enough through social media.

Question 14

What is not one of the advantages social media could have for criminal investigations?

A) Information can be released quickly.
B) The information can be released unfiltered by other media outlets.
C) Many people worldwide can be reached.
D) Law enforcement can possibly lose control of the information.

Question 15

An investigator is obtaining information from a crime suspect by creating a fake account and searching this suspects account. What is this method called?

A) pulling in
B) pushing out
C) account searching
D) data collection

Question 16

What is not part of pulling in information from social media?

A) creation of an alias account and requesting to be friends with someone
B) subpoenas
C) the release of information
D) creation of an anonymous account

Question 17

Which is the major source for digital evidence?

A) cell phones
B) digital cameras
C) laptops
D) external hard drives

Question 18

What is not an objective for the use of electronic devices in investigations?

A) confirmation of a link between a device and an internet site
B) investigators take cell phones away from suspects so they can't call anyone
C) tracking of a device
D) investigators use it to document the content

Question 19

What is not true regarding electronic devices in investigations?

A) They are the most common source of digital evidence these days.
B) Investigators don't need a search warrant since they are not searching a place but a device.
C) The place where the electronic device was found should be treated as a crime scene.
D) Investigators will need a search warrant to be able to search these.

Question 20

Which step should NOT be taken when seizing an electronic device?

A) The device should always be left on to avoid having to hack passwords.
B) The location where the device was found should be treated like a crime scene.
C) Information from the owner of the device should be obtained.
D) The device should be placed in a paper bag.

Question 21

What is correct in regard to seizing electronic devices?

A) It is not necessary to have trained digital evidence experts direct how computers should be handled.
B) Seized cell phones should be turned off to preserve cell tower location information.
C) Seized cell phones should be left on so messages and calls of potential suspects could be received.
D) Electronic devices should be packed into plastic bags so one could see what the bag contains.

Question 22

In which scenario should an AMBER Alert be issued?

A) A 9-year-old child went missing from home 30 minutes ago. No one knows where the child is or where he/she went. A potential captor is not known.
B) An 18-year-old did not come home after going out the night before. The parents are concerned and would like their child to come home.
C) A 5-year-old was seen being carried into the car of an unknown person at the park, while his mother was there with him. Witnesses could see the car and remember the license plate.
D) After spending the weekend with his daughter, a father did not drop her off at her mother's house again, because he wanted to spend one more day with her. The father has never been aggressive or otherwise dangerous.

Question 23

What is not correct in regards to research about child abductions and AMBER Alerts?

A) In the majority of cases where an AMBER Alert was issued, the child was found.
B) In cases where the child is abducted by a stranger a recovery is less likely.
C) In most cases the AMBER Alert itself was the reason for the recovery of the child.
D) The more often an AMBER Alert is issued, the more likely people will ignore them.

Question 24

What is not correct in regards to street gangs?

A) They mostly operate in specific neighborhoods.
B) They are known to mostly commit burglaries and drug-related crimes.
C) They are becoming more aggressive in their threats towards law enforcement while the number of attacks stayed relatively stable.
D) Their technology and social media use has significantly increase.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT considered an interdepartmental database?

A) ICTS
B) NCIC
C) Milwaukee PD database
D) NLETS

Question 26

One of the problems with tip lines is that people may call to falsely report the conduct of friends or associates.

Question 27

One of the problems with telephone tip lines set up for specific high-profile crimes is that they usually receive very few calls.

Question 28

Facebook is not useful to investigators because they have to "Friend" the person they are investigating, and that person rarely accepts.

Question 29

NCIC and NLETS are examples of interdepartmental databases.

Question 30

Gangs have identifiers, such as colors or symbols, which are worn or shown through the use of graffiti, tattoos, clothing, and hand symbols.

Question 31

The public display of identifiers by gangs has increased in recent years to boast to the police that gangs are seemingly untouchable.

Question 32

Gang members are disproportionately involved in crime.

Question 33

Task forces have been developed that specifically focus on gathering gang intelligence.

Question 34

The mercenary informant is motivated by money to provide information to the police.

Question 35

The use of a confidential informant is a controversial practice but it is viewed as a necessary evil.

Question 36

What are the limitations of AMBER alerts?

Question 37

What criteria need to be satisfied to send out an AMBER alert?

Question 38

Define and discuss confidential informants.

Question 39

Name the criteria that are used to define a gang.

Question 40

What is the difference between intradepartmental databases and interdepartmental agencies?