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Criminal Investigation, 8/e

Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida- Tampa

Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Currently, every major police department has made the control of ______________ a top priority.
		A)	Experimental drug abuse
		B)	Narcotics
		C)	Drug abuse and related offenses
		D)	Opium


2	Which of the following drugs is not derived from the opium poppy?
		A)	Morphine
		B)	Heroin
		C)	Codeine
		D)	Methadone


3	Which of the following drugs are not manufactured?
		A)	Morphine
		B)	Meperidine
		C)	Demerol
		D)	Methadone.


4	Which of the following drugs is used to treat a heroin-dependent person?
		A)	Morphine
		B)	Meperidine
		C)	Demerol
		D)	Methadone


5	Which of the following signs is not an indication that a person may be addicted to natural or synthetic opiates?
		A)	Possession of addicting drugs without adequate medical explanation
		B)	Presence of needle marks
		C)	Possession of equipment for smoking opium
		D)	Wearing short sleeve shirts


6	What is the typical effect of an overdose of a stimulant drug?
		A)	Agitation
		B)	Apathy
		C)	Long periods of sleep
		D)	Depression


7	What technique has been used recently to successfully link and prosecute cocaine distribution rings?
		A)	AFIS
		B)	CISPA
		C)	SBI
		D)	Crack cocaine


8	Which of the following drugs fall into the category of stimulants?
		A)	Cocaine
		B)	Glutehimide
		C)	Methaualone
		D)	OxyContin


9	What is the term used to describe the simultaneous ingestion of heroin and cocaine?
		A)	Speedballing
		B)	“Rush”
		C)	“Cat”
		D)	OxyContin


10	Which of the following drugs fall into the category of depressants?
		A)	Cocaine
		B)	Glutehimide
		C)	“Cat”
		D)	Crack cocaine


11	What is the effect of hallucinogenic drugs?
		A)	They depress the central nervous system.
		B)	They stimulate the central nervous system.
		C)	They distort perception of reality.
		D)	They produce a “rush,” then a drowsy effect.


12	Which of the following is not a hallucinogenic drug?
		A)	PCP
		B)	LSD
		C)	MMDA
		D)	Cocaine


13	How can a source be identified in a drug and narcotics investigation?
		A)	Review of completed reports of investigation
		B)	Information received from informants
		C)	Surveillance and direct efforts to purchase drugs
		D)	All of the above


14	Why should arresting officers ensure that suspect’s hands are under constant observation during an apprehension?
		A)	Addicts may have weapons and suddenly attack.
		B)	If the suspect attempts to dispose of the drugs, and they are found on the ground or some distance away, it may be difficult to connect the drug with the suspect.
		C)	This increases the likelihood that a suspect will cooperate.
		D)	Both A and B are correct.


15	Which of the following informants may be deemed inflicted with “James Bond Syndrome”?
		A)	They failed to qualify for law enforcement positions and seek to become involved as informants.
		B)	They seek positive reinforcement from their handlers as a primary reward.
		C)	They imagine themselves to be involved in a police spy drama.
		D)	They have difficult personalities.


16	Which of the following informants may be the most dangerous?
		A)	They failed to qualify for law enforcement positions and seek to become involved as informants.
		B)	They seek positive reinforcement from their handlers as a primary reward.
		C)	They are motivated by a sense of altruism.
		D)	They offer their services to learn the department’s methods and targets.


17	Which of the following informants may be the most reliable?
		A)	They failed to qualify for law enforcement positions and seek to become involved as informants.
		B)	They seek positive reinforcement from their handlers as a primary reward.
		C)	They are motivated by a sense of altruism.
		D)	They offer their services to learn the department’s methods and targets.


18	Which of the following is not a recommended part of a written policy for managing confidential informants?
		A)	It should explain which investigators might maintain informants
		B)	It should explain who would manage informants
		C)	It should cover creating and documenting informant files.
		D)	It should establish that informants are assets of only specified investigators.


19	Which of the following procedures best serves to protect the identity of confidential informants?
		A)	Allowing all department personnel to have the identities.
		B)	Names should be used in investigative reports.
		C)	Code numbers should be used in investigative reports.
		D)	Debriefing should be avoided.


20	What advice may be provided to a physician that may prevent or minimize loss?
		A)	Do not leave unattended prescription pads in the open.
		B)	Write prescriptions in indelible form.
		C)	Avoid carrying large stocks of narcotics in medical bags.
		D)	All of the above


21	What advice may be provided to a pharmacist that may prevent or minimize loss?
		A)	Do not leave or display narcotics near the cash register.
		B)	Do not carry a large stock of narcotics.
		C)	Do not accept a narcotics prescription written in pencil.
		D)	All of the above


22	Which of the following may be an indication that an illegal drug laboratory may be in operation?
		A)	A residence where one or more individuals visit but where no one lives
		B)	Ventilation fans operating in warm weather only
		C)	Residences that rarely have open have windows
		D)	An odor from cooking


23	Which of the following is not a common method for discovering clandestine drug laboratory operations?
		A)	Fire departments responding to the scene of a fire
		B)	Informants
		C)	Searching residences that rarely have open windows
		D)	Community


24	Which of the following equipment should be provided to the initial entry team before conducting a laboratory raid?
		A)	Nomex clothing and body armor
		B)	Nomex clothing and goggles
		C)	Nomex clothing, body armor, and goggles
		D)	Body armor and goggles


25	Which of the following methods is preferred for introducing dangerous drug evidence into the processing sequence?
		A)	Deliver it immediately to the evidence room.
		B)	Transport it immediately to the laboratory for analysis.
		C)	Conduct a field test.
		D)	Mark and photograph.

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