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Chapter 10 Terms/Rev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A 1981 Police Research Forum Study showed that police have about a 33 percent chance of making an arrest if ____________ | the crime is reported while still in progress |
| In which investigation model do detectives reinterview complainants and witnesses, respond to the scene of the crime, and search for clues and leads that could solve the crime? | retroactive |
| Detective Jackson and his partner are going to begin investigating a possible homicide that took place earlier in the day. The first step they will take in their investigation is to _________. | read the incident report |
| What is the idea that detective work is as glamorous, exciting, and dangerous as it is depicted in the movies and on television? | detective mystique |
| The detective division of a police department is charged with solving reported, or __________. | clearing them |
| The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals recommended that police departments should ____________. | use more patrol officers to investigate crimes |
| What is the purpose of the proposal called Managing Criminal Investigations (MCI)? | MCI is series of guidelines that recommend expanding the role of patrol officers. |
| To determine whether a case is worth pursuing, Detective Raymond asks herself questions such as, “Is there a witness?” and “Will the complainant cooperate in the investigation?” What helps determine whether a case can be cleared? | solvability factors |
| What is the strategy of using data analysis and other intelligence to focus police efforts on incidents and offenders causing the most harm to the community? | intelligence-led policing |
| Investigative task forces are groups working together to investigate one or more crimes. These investigators are often __________. | from different law enforcement agencies |
| One way a repeat offender program can be operated is through __________, where a detective assists the arresting officer to prepare the case against a career criminal. | case enhancement |
| Who are required to register so that local, state, and federal authorities can track their whereabouts, and communities can be made aware of their presence? | sex offenders |
| One study found that offenders who were what were 90 percent less likely to abscond or reoffend than those who were not? | tracked by GPS |
| Most courts have upheld the use of surveillance cameras, stating they are not a violation of individual’s rights because __________. | there is no expectation of privacy in most of the locations |
| Advances in which type of technology have led to the increased use of cold-case squads to solve crimes? | DNA |
| In a decoy operation, what do officers do? | Dress and act like potential victims. |
| The hidden surveillance of a location or person is called a __________. | stakeout |
| Justin receives word that he has won a prize and just needs to go to a particular address to pick it up. When he arrives, he finds the police are waiting to arrest him on an outstanding warrant; this is a(n) __________. | sting |
| Cybercrime is any type of criminal activity involving ________. | computers and networks |
| One of the downsides to stakeouts is that they are __________. | expensive |
| The officer assumes a different identity to obtain information or achieve another investigatory purpose in a(n) __________. | undercover investigation |
| What type of undercover investigations have broken up many major drug and arms smuggling operations in South Florida? | federal |
| In which type of operation does an undercover officer make numerous purchases over time and then obtain an arrest warrant for the dealer before a team goes in to make the arrest? | buy-bust |
| What is defined as inducing an individual to violate a criminal statute he or she did not contemplate violating, for the sole purpose of arrest and criminal prosecution? | Entrapment |
| Defendants can plead entrapment if they can show that the police __________ commit crimes they otherwise would not have committed. | induced them to |
| Using data analysis and other intelligence to focus police efforts on incidents and offenders causing the most harm to the community. | intelegence led-policing |
| Filling a role as teacher, model, motivator, coach, or advisor in someone else’s professional growth. | mentoring |
| Enforcement efforts directed at known repeat offenders through surveillance or case enhancement. | Repeat Offender Programs |
| Factors considered in determining whether or not a case should be assigned for follow-up investigation. | Solvability factor |
| The hidden surveillance of a location or person. | Stakeout |
| Undercover police operations in which police pose as criminals to arrest law violators. | sting operation |
| A group of investigators working together to investigate one or more crimes. These investigators are often from different law enforcement agencies. | Investigate task forces |
| Proposal recommended by the Rand study (research funded by the LEAA) regarding a more effective way of investigating crimes, including allowing patrol officers to follow up cases and using solvability factors in determining which cases to follow up | managing criminal investigation (MCI) |
| A covert investigation involving plainclothes officers. | Undercover investigation |
| Plainclothes officers efforts to blend into an area and attempt to catch a criminal. | blending |
| Investigative units that reexamine old cases that have remained unsolved. They use the passage of time coupled with a fresh set of eyes to help solve cases that have been stagnant for years and often decades | cold case squads |
| The use of analytical methods to obtain pertinent information on crime patterns and trends that can then be disseminated to officers on the street. | Crime analysis |
| Criminal activity involving computers and networks, ranging from fraud to viruses to infiltrating networks or sites to obtain personal information for identity theft or to shut systems down. | cybercrime |
| Operations in which officers dress as and play the role of potential victims in the hope of attracting and catching a criminal. | decoy operations |
| The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in the movies and on television. | detective mystique |
| A legal defense that holds that police originated the criminal idea or initiated the criminal action. | entrapment |
| The brief written record made by an officer from the time of arrival on a scene until completion of the assignment. | field notes |
| The first written investigative report of a crime, usually compiled by the officer conducting the preliminary investigation. | incident report |
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