Question 1

The following are types of forensic evidence inspection and analysis performed in crime labs except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental health diagnosis
B)  glass and soil fragments
C)  hair, fibers, and paint analysis
D)  arson analysis including flammable residues and explosives.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which is NOT true, according to Beauregard and Martineau (2012) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Often forensic evidence is never sent to crime labs.
B)  There often is not increased evidence of identifying suspects, pressing charges, or securing convictions.
C)  Offenders may be learning from popular media how to decrease their chances of being caught and convicted.
D)  All of the above are true.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Media impact, management of departmental resources, and unusual complexity of any given case are rare problems associated with serial murder cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is not one of the three interlinked areas of profiling research that Salfati summarized?

Accepted Answer

A)  place-specific behavior
B)  individual differentiation
C)  behavioral consistency
D)  inferences about offender characteristicsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Law enforcement agencies collect data, often using case studies or anecdotal information, which then is transformed into general descriptions of the types of persons most commonly associated with a certain type of criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  offender profiling
B)  geographic profiling
C)  equivocal death profiling
D)  crime scene profilingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

A geographic profile does not include this.

Accepted Answer

A)  distance
B)  time
C)  mental maps
D)  mobilityE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

This is often critical to the outcome of criminal cases.

Accepted Answer

A)  academic research
B)  intangible evidence
C)  physical forensics
D)  hearsayE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

A serious problem with the dichotomous model of organized and disorganized crime scenes is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  that it is used primarily by the FBI and not other law enforcement agencies
B)  interagency co-operation
C)  that it applies only to crime scenes involving violence
D)  the lack of rigorous reliability and validity testingE) A) and B)
F) A) and D) D

Question 9

For profiling to fulfill its potential, law enforcement must do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborate with academic and medical professionals
B)  improve media relations
C)  collaborate with profilers from other countries
D)  collaborate more with the FBIE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What did the term "forensics" originally mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  belong to or used in courts of law
B)  belong to or used in medicine
C)  belong to or used in psychiatry
D)  belong to or used in crime labsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

This research effort aims to scientifically standardize the definition of legal terms such as "heinous," "atrocious," "evil," and "depraved."

Accepted Answer

A)  the Body Farm
B)  the Hare Checklist
C)  the Thesaurus of Evil
D)  the Depravity StandardE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

This process occurs when digestive enzymes eat from the body, causing the tissue to liquefy.

Accepted Answer

A)  putrefaction
B)  homeostasis
C)  retrogestation
D)  rigor mortisE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Serial predators prefer to operate within comfort zones and experience _____ as they leave that comfort zone.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep depression
B)  excitement
C)  a distance decay function
D)  discomfortE) C) and D)
F) All of the above C

Question 14

In the matter of serial killers, it seems that people are overwhelmingly in favor of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  execution
B)  long term mental health therapy
C)  long term prison sentences
D)  life without possibility of paroleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 15

Which is NOT true of offenders, according to Beauregard and Bouchard's 2010 study?

Accepted Answer

A)  They found that offenders under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol displayed less forensic awareness.
B)  Offenders who had target preferences were more likely to take forensic precautions.
C)  Offenders who entered a victim's residence and engaged in specific sexual acts during the crime were also more likely to exhibit forensic awareness.
D)  Offenders tended to be consistent in their forensic awareness and directed most of their efforts toward removing DNA that tied them to the crime scene.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Today we know that violent criminal activity can be very complicated and well thought out in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  fantasy
B)  execution
C)  planning
D)  all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

What was the real problem facing profilers in attempting to effectively profile the D.C.Snipers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the variety of rifles used in the killings
B)  their mobility
C)  their race and the number of offenders
D)  ineffective eye witnessesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What is part of the serial-killer stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are stupid.
B)  They are good-looking.
C)  They are employed.
D)  They are exceptionally intelligent.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Keppel examined the solvability factors involved in serial murder investigations.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of court procedures during the preliminary hearing
B)  quality of police interviews with eyewitnesses
C)  quality of scientific analysis of the physical evidence
D)  quality of investigations at the crime sceneE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Equivocal death profiling is also referred to as psychological autopsy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Responding to Serial Murderers

The following are types of forensic evidence inspection and analysis performed in crime labs except _____.

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Which is NOT true, according to Beauregard and Martineau (2012) ?

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Media impact, management of departmental resources, and unusual complexity of any given case are rare problems associated with serial murder cases.

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Which is not one of the three interlinked areas of profiling research that Salfati summarized?

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Law enforcement agencies collect data, often using case studies or anecdotal information, which then is transformed into general descriptions of the types of persons most commonly associated with a certain type of criminal activity.

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A geographic profile does not include this.

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This is often critical to the outcome of criminal cases.

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A serious problem with the dichotomous model of organized and disorganized crime scenes is _____.

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For profiling to fulfill its potential, law enforcement must do which of the following?

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What did the term "forensics" originally mean?

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This research effort aims to scientifically standardize the definition of legal terms such as "heinous," "atrocious," "evil," and "depraved."

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This process occurs when digestive enzymes eat from the body, causing the tissue to liquefy.

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Serial predators prefer to operate within comfort zones and experience _____ as they leave that comfort zone.

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In the matter of serial killers, it seems that people are overwhelmingly in favor of _____.

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Which is NOT true of offenders, according to Beauregard and Bouchard's 2010 study?

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Today we know that violent criminal activity can be very complicated and well thought out in which area?

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What was the real problem facing profilers in attempting to effectively profile the D.C.Snipers?

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What is part of the serial-killer stereotype?

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Keppel examined the solvability factors involved in serial murder investigations.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

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Equivocal death profiling is also referred to as psychological autopsy.

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