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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

The Follow-Up Investigation

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	_____________ is the police effort to gather information subsequent to the initiation of an original report which they continue until the case is ready for prosecution.
		A)	Incident reporting
		B)	Follow-up investigation
		C)	Investigative solvability
		D)	Decision-modeling


2	Which of the following is not a relevant query while determining investigative solvability?
		A)	Can the identity of the suspect be established through additional evidence collection?
		B)	Is there serious physical harm or threat of serious physical harm to the victim?
		C)	Did the suspect use a deadly weapon?
		D)	Is the victim cooperative?


3	Which of the following screening models may help determine whether to begin a follow-up investigation of a home break-in?
		A)	Burglary screening decision model
		B)	Theft-from-auto screening model
		C)	Investigative solvability model
		D)	Will the complainant sign a complaint in court if the offender is apprehended?


4	______________ sources of information available in the police department provide many avenues for follow-up investigation.
		A)	Internal
		B)	NCIC
		C)	Neighborhood canvass
		D)	Traffic citation


5	Which of the following is not a typical source of internal information available for follow-up investigations?
		A)	Jail booking reports
		B)	Field interview reports
		C)	Physical evidence seized
		D)	Informants


6	Crime laboratory reports might be able to answer all of the following questions except...
		A)	Did the paint embedded in the pedestrian’s arm come from the vehicle operated by the suspect?
		B)	Does the tip of the screwdriver found at the burglary scene match the broken screwdriver found in the suspect’s garage?
		C)	Could the gun found at the scene have fired the fatal shot?
		D)	Who committed the crime?


7	Where should interviews near a crime scene be conducted first?
		A)	Neighborhood interviews should be conducted first at businesses or dwellings with a clear view of the crime scene or the suspect’s avenues of approach and flight.
		B)	Canvasses should not be done except in extraordinary circumstances.
		C)	Neighborhood interviews should be conducted only when officers suspect a person in the area.
		D)	Interviews should be conducted wherever possible within 1/2 mile of the scene.


8	Which of the following is the best example of indicative intelligence?
		A)	Police have uncovered facts about a major drug ring.
		B)	A burglary suspect who trades information about the fence for favorable sentencing is going to be arrested.
		C)	The police have uncovered a plan to manufacture a potent illicit drug.
		D)	Police have recovered DNA evidence.


9	What tool may help an investigator in track and document leads?
		A)	Lead Assignment Log Sheet
		B)	Task/comment sheet
		C)	Informant
		D)	Surveillance


10	Which of the following best describes mercenary informants?
		A)	They provide information just to share and do not expect a reward.
		B)	They provide information in return for reduced sentence.
		C)	They provide information because it makes them feel important.
		D)	They provide information for money.


11	Which of the following provides the most accurate description of a “false informant”?
		A)	The identity of this individual is unknown.
		B)	This individual intentionally provides misleading information.
		C)	This individual worries that he or she will be endangered by the criminal activities of an associate.
		D)	This individual uses the police to achieve legally what he or she cannot do alone.


12	Which of the following is not a rule for dealing with informants?
		A)	Investigators must never make promises they cannot or do not intend to keep.
		B)	Investigators should never meet informants by themselves.
		C)	Investigators should corroborate all information provided by informants.
		D)	Investigators should pay informants without as signed statement.


13	The identity of an informant should be __________ in investigative reports.
		A)	Provided
		B)	Coded
		C)	Limited
		D)	Reliable


14	Which of the following terminology best describes surveillance at a discreet distance?
		A)	Tight
		B)	Covert
		C)	Burn
		D)	Loose


15	______________ is defined as the secretive and continuous observation of persons, places, and things to obtain information concerning the activities and identities of individuals.
		A)	A tail
		B)	A visual
		C)	Surveillance
		D)	A hare


16	Surveillance is used for all of the following, except...
		A)	Gathering evidence which will lead to a certain conviction.
		B)	Information-gathering.
		C)	Crime prevention.
		D)	Apprehending criminals.


17	_______________ may be used to identify and apprehend wanted persons.
		A)	Anthropometry
		B)	Facial recognition software
		C)	The polygraph
		D)	Blood pressure


18	All of the following describe uses of polygraph examinations except...
		A)	To verify, corroborate, or refute statements
		B)	To obtain additional investigative leads
		C)	To compel suspects to confess
		D)	To focus investigations


19	What is the best advice for an investigator administering the lineup identification procedure?
		A)	Start the process without explanation to the witness.
		B)	Avoid doing or saying anything that may influence the witness.
		C)	Talk with the media freely.
		D)	Focus the witness on the major suspect.


20	Which of the following is not a general guideline for conducting a live lineup?
		A)	Care must be taken that the suspect does not unduly standout.
		B)	The primary investigator should not be the person conducting the lineup.
		C)	Witnesses should be instructed before the lineup that the suspect might not be in the lineup.
		D)	Witnesses should be told that the suspect is in the lineup.


21	What is the first step in a photo lineup identification procedure?
		A)	Write a supplemental report describing what happened.
		B)	Record the presentation order.
		C)	Include only one suspect in each procedure.
		D)	Make sure that no writing or information about the suspect’s previous criminal history can be seen by the witness.


22	___________ are used in an identification procedure to avoid misidentification.
		A)	Polygraphs
		B)	Automated lineups
		C)	Fillers
		D)	Lineups


23	What tool may be used by witnesses to identify suspects from photos in a more rapid manner?
		A)	Automated photo lineup
		B)	Anthropometry
		C)	Lineups
		D)	Polygraph


24	All of the following are important when documenting lineup procedures except...
		A)	Statements of how confident the witness was making the identification
		B)	Signatures
		C)	Supplemental report
		D)	Fillers


25	The ______________ may alleviate the need for some manual documentation in photo lineups.
		A)	Automated photo lineup
		B)	EPPA
		C)	Fifth Amendment
		D)	PSE

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