Criminal Law Tactics and Interrogation Techniques
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What is the term for a situation in which the investigator conceals their true identity and adopts an assumed role to obtain information or evidence?

  • Fictitious investigation
  • Inquest
  • Formal investigation
  • Undercover investigation (correct)

    • Which individual is credited as the Father of La Surete, the French National Detective Organization?

  • Eugene Francois Vidocq (correct)
  • Allan Pinkerton
  • Jonathan Wild
  • Henry Fielding

    • What technique refers to the measurement of the human individual and has been used for identification purposes in understanding human physical variation?

  • Trichotomy
  • Proactive response
  • Anthropometry (correct)
  • Inquisition

    • Which case established the Doctrine of the Poisonous Tree, ruling that illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible in state criminal prosecutions?

    <p>Mapp vs. Ohio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who conducts a preventive response to keep something undesirable, such as illness, harm, or accidents, from occurring?

    <p>Government investigators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION' mean?

    <p>The act/process of careful inquiry or research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main duty of a Criminal Investigator?

    <p>Identify the criminal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Latin word 'INVESTIGARE' mean?

    <p>To track or look into for traces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is VESTIGIUM according to its Latin meaning?

    <p>Footprints or a trace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the five functions of Criminal Investigators according to the text?

    <p>Identification of Evidence, Collection of Evidences, Preservation of Evidences, Evaluation/Processing of Evidences, Presentation of evidences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a police lineup?

    <p>To eliminate the power of suggestion in the identification process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of circumstantial evidence in producing a conviction?

    <p>It is only effective when the facts from which inferences are derived are proven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the modus operandi file enable investigators to do?

    <p>Recognize the suspect's criminal behavior pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of an informant in tracing and locating criminals?

    <p>To provide information about past or projected crimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why must the lineup members not talk while in the lineup room?

    <p>To eliminate any possibility of them influencing the witness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of assignment requires the investigator to establish residence in the dwelling of the subject?

    <p>Dwelling Assignment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was introduced by Thomas Byrnes in criminal investigation?

    <p>Modus Operandi file</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sense accounts for approximately 85% of the power of senses?

    <p>Seeing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of using sound recording for reproducing an interview?

    <p>It allows for exact reproduction of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a two-way mirror in the interrogation room?

    <p>Allowing the suspect to see observers on the other side</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In criminal investigations, what is the 'futility technique' used for?

    <p>To convince the source of the futility of resistance or attempt to prevent something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 'rapid fire technique' based on in criminal interrogations?

    <p>The principle that everyone likes to be heard when they speak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'pride and ego technique' in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To trick the source into revealing desired information by goading or flattering them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 'silent technique' employed for in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To apply indirect physical discomfort upon a hostile source lacking will power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of 'elicitation' in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To obtain information without the subject being aware of a deliberate attempt to gain significant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a smooth or finish sketch?

    <p>To provide accurate distances and dimensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sketch is used to show the location of evidence and its relationship to the overall scene, buildings, and major vegetation?

    <p>Ground Sketch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a rough sketch at a crime scene normally indicate?

    <p>Accurate distances, dimensions, and relative proportions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a neighborhood sketch?

    <p>To document important items within a large scene involving a large tract of land and/or many buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sketch uses the combination of floor plan and elevation views to show points of interest on the walls, ceiling, and floor?

    <p>Exploded View/Cross Projection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of a Criminal Investigator?

    <p>Identify the criminal, locate the offender, and provide evidence for the offender’s guilt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Latin word 'INVESTIGARE' mean?

    <p>To track or look into for traces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a neighborhood sketch in criminal investigation?

    <p>To show the relationship between different neighborhoods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is VESTIGIUM according to its Latin meaning?

    <p>A trace or vestige</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION' mean?

    <p>The act/process of careful inquiry or research related to a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a police lineup?

    <p>To eliminate the power of suggestion in suspect identification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of evidence may be used to identify a criminal by means of clues or characteristic patterns at the crime scene?

    <p>Associative evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which circumstance may be sufficient to produce a conviction based on circumstantial evidence?

    <p>When there are multiple circumstances present</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a police lineup?

    <p>To select a suspect from a group of similar-looking persons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the modus operandi file enable investigators to recognize and predict?

    <p>A pattern of criminal behavior exhibited by the suspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'silent technique' in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To force the suspect to speak first</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the 'futility technique' in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To convince the source of the uselessness of resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'Rapid fire technique' in criminal interrogations involve?

    <p>Interrupting the suspect's answers with unrelated questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In criminal investigations, what is the purpose of a 'Change of scene' approach?

    <p>To invite the source to a nearby coffeehouse for casual conversation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the objective of the 'Pride and ego technique' in criminal interrogations?

    <p>To trick the source into revealing information through flattery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a social assignment in undercover investigation?

    <p>To frequent places of entertainment and amusement known to be trusted by target personalities and their associates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary duty of an investigator in a personal contact assignment?

    <p>To develop the friendship and trust of target personalities for obtaining information and evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of interview involves simple questioning of a person who is cooperating with the investigator?

    <p>Preliminary interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a two-way mirror in the interrogation room?

    <p>To allow the recording of interrogations without the knowledge of the subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique involves combining the character of an actor and a practical psychologist in criminal interrogations?

    <p>Emotional Appeal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of preparing crime scene rough sketches?

    <p>To indicate exact measurements, placement of objects, and location of physical evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a smooth or finish sketch at a crime scene indicate?

    <p>Accurate distances, dimensions, and relative proportions of objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sketch uses the combination of floor plan and elevation views to show points of interest on the walls, ceiling, and floor?

    <p>Exploded View/Cross Projection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of using computer-aided software for crime scene sketching?

    <p>It makes it possible to generate professional crime scene drawings and reconstructions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using sketches as companions to photographs at a crime scene?

    <p>To offer accurate information about placement of objects and their relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited as the Father of the French National Detective Organization?

    <p>Eugene Francois Vidocq</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary tool in criminal investigation, described as the most powerful weapon of investigators?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the historical background of London's most effective criminal investigator who pioneered the logic of employing a thief to catch a thief?

    <p>Jonathan Wild</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which individual popularized scientific criminal investigation by creating the fictional detectives SHERLOCK HOLMES and his friend Dr. Watson?

    <p>Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What case established the Doctrine of the Poisonous Tree, ruling that illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible in state criminal prosecutions?

    <p>Mapp vs. Ohio (376 vs. 584)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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