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Q:
What act established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Transportation to protect the nation's transportation systems and ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce?
a. Johnson Act of 2003
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Rogers Act
d. Aviation and Transportation Security Act
Q:
What act established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Transportation to protect the nation's transportation systems and ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce?
a. Johnson Act of 2003
b. Homeland Security Act
c. Rogers Act
d. Aviation and Transportation Security Act
Q:
What is the generic term applied to any type of presentation of a suspect in person to a victim to identify the perpetrator?
a. confrontation
b. showup
c. lineup
d. booking
Q:
Eyewitness identification is complicated by the fact that people can easily change many of their facial characteristics, such as hair style, presence or absence of facial hair, and hair color. These are called _____ characteristics.
a. confirmation
b. confabulation
c. reifying
d. malleable
Q:
Members of what type of terrorist group include animal rights advocates, supporters of environmental issues, and antiabortion advocates?
a. right wing
b. left wing
c. special interest
d. union extremists
Q:
Members of what type of terrorist group include animal rights advocates, supporters of environmental issues, and antiabortion advocates?
a. right wing
b. left wing
c. special interest
d. union extremists
Q:
During the 1970s, _____ extremist groups posed the predominant domestic terrorist threat in the United States.
a. leftist-oriented
b. socialist
c. union
d. right wing
Q:
During the 1970s, _____ extremist groups posed the predominant domestic terrorist threat in the United States.
a. leftist-oriented
b. socialist
c. union
d. right wing
Q:
The day after a robbery, the police bring the victim to the station to view a group of a half-dozen people in hopes the victim can identify the perpetrator. What is the most specific term for this procedure?
a. lineup
b. showup
c. confrontation
d. identification
Q:
On October 8, 2001, President Bush signed Executive Order 13228, which established the:
a. U.S. Patriot Act
b. War on Terrorism
c. Office of Homeland Security
d. U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act
Q:
On October 8, 2001, President Bush signed Executive Order 13228, which established the:
a. U.S. Patriot Act
b. War on Terrorism
c. Office of Homeland Security
d. U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act
Q:
In which of the following circumstances would it be appropriate to use a showup identification?
a. Police apprehend a suspect near the scene of the crime shortly after commission of the crime.
b. Police take a description from the eyewitness and have probable cause to believe that she is describing a known suspect.
c. The witness refuses to go to the police station for a lineup.
d. Police are unable to find any volunteers to participate in a lineup.
Q:
Enforcement efforts made against terrorist organizations are called:
a. cyberterrorism
b. counterterrorism
c. counterintelligence
d. CompStat
Q:
Enforcement efforts made against terrorist organizations are called:
a. cyberterrorism
b. counterterrorism
c. counterintelligence
d. CompStat
Q:
Within an hour after a robbery, the police identify an individual whose modus operandi and description match that described by the victim. Police bring a photo of the individual. This is most accurately called a photographic _____.
a. showup
b. lineup
c. confrontation
d. identification
Q:
Since 9/11, who is being asked to play a greater part in combating terrorism?
a. FBI
b. ATF
c. CIA
d. local police
Q:
Since 9/11, who is being asked to play a greater part in combating terrorism?
a. FBI
b. ATF
c. CIA
d. local police
Q:
The Yerkes-Dodson law posits perception and memory are at their best when the person is experiencing a(n) _____ level of stress.
a. extremely high
b. high
c. medium
d. low
Q:
A military, multi-mission, maritime service whose mission is to protect the public and U.S. economic interests on the nation's waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region is the:
a. Army
b. Navy
c. Coast Guard
d. Marines
Q:
A military, multi-mission, maritime service whose mission is to protect the public and U.S. economic interests on the nation's waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region is the:
a. Army
b. Navy
c. Coast Guard
d. Marines
Q:
In determining the admissibility of identification evidence, the most important factor is whether _____.
a. procedural due process rights were violated
b. substantive due process rights were violated
c. the evidence is reliable
d. police abuses were incidental or intentional
Q:
This agency is responsible for preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel:
a. U.S. Secret Service
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency
c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
d. U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Q:
This agency is responsible for preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel:
a. U.S. Secret Service
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency
c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
d. U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Q:
The term __________ means an interrogation of a suspect cut off from the rest of the world in a police-dominated atmosphere. It often results in self-incriminating statements being made without full warnings of constitutional rights.
Q:
The original idea of fusion centers came from:
a. 9/11 Commission
b. Department of Homeland Security
c. NYPD
d. ICE
Q:
The original idea of fusion centers came from:
a. 9/11 Commission
b. Department of Homeland Security
c. NYPD
d. ICE
Q:
The warnings required by Miranda must be given before police question a person who is in __________ or deprived of his or her freedom of action in any significant way.
Q:
Which law expanded the FBI's wiretapping and electronic surveillance authority and allowed nationwide jurisdiction for search warrants and electronic surveillance devices?
a. USA Patriot Act
b. Executive Order 13228
c. Civil Rights Act of 1991
d. all of these
Q:
In reference to admissibility of confessions, the case which shifted the area of inquiry from due process to the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is
Q:
Which law expanded the FBI's wiretapping and electronic surveillance authority and allowed nationwide jurisdiction for search warrants and electronic surveillance devices?
a. USA Patriot Act
b. Executive Order 13228
c. Civil Rights Act of 1991
d. all of these
Q:
The mission of the Office of Homeland Security is to:
a. respond with technical and scientific personnel and equipment to assist in the mitigation of the health concerns that arise from various aspects of weapons of mass destruction misuse
b. provide technical assistance to locate hidden nuclear material; diagnose a suspected, improvised nuclear device; plan the disablement of a nuclear yield or radiological dispersal device; and advise local authorities on the associated hazards and effects
c. develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from threats and attacks
d. coordinate U.S. resources in response to a WMD incident in a foreign country, should that government request such assistance
Q:
The mission of the Office of Homeland Security is to:
a. respond with technical and scientific personnel and equipment to assist in the mitigation of the health concerns that arise from various aspects of weapons of mass destruction misuse
b. provide technical assistance to locate hidden nuclear material; diagnose a suspected, improvised nuclear device; plan the disablement of a nuclear yield or radiological dispersal device; and advise local authorities on the associated hazards and effects
c. develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from threats and attacks
d. coordinate U.S. resources in response to a WMD incident in a foreign country, should that government request such assistance
Q:
The essential ingredient which must be present for a statement to be considered involuntary is police __________.
Q:
Executive Order 13228, signed on October 8, 2001, established the:
a. U.S. Department of Energy
b. Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
c. Federal Emergency Management Administration
d. Office of Homeland Security
Q:
Executive Order 13228, signed on October 8, 2001, established the:
a. U.S. Department of Energy
b. Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
c. Federal Emergency Management Administration
d. Office of Homeland Security
Q:
The __________ is a(n) exception to Miranda's usual warning requirements, where the need for answers to questions in situations posing a threat to society outweighs the need to protect the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination.
Q:
Groups or individuals who operate without foreign direction within the United States and target elements of the U.S. government or citizens are called:
a. counterterrorists
b. cyberterrorists
c. domestic terrorists
d. intelligence
Q:
Some courts have ruled that a confession produced by trickery or __________ is not necessarily involuntary.
Q:
Groups or individuals who operate without foreign direction within the United States and target elements of the U.S. government or citizens are called:
a. counterterrorists
b. cyberterrorists
c. domestic terrorists
d. intelligence
Q:
"The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or a segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives" is the FBI's definition of:
a. counterterrorism
b. cyberterrorism
c. terrorism
d. intelligence
Q:
"The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or a segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives" is the FBI's definition of:
a. counterterrorism
b. cyberterrorism
c. terrorism
d. intelligence
Q:
The Sixth Amendment's deliberate elicitation standard is broader than the protections afforded suspects under the Fifth Amendment because it prohibits authorities from engaging in conduct that would not be considered "interrogation" or its functional equivalent under Miranda.
a. True
b. False
Q:
U.S. Air Marshals work in distinctive uniforms and always alone.
Q:
U.S. Air Marshals work in distinctive uniforms and always alone.
Q:
A defendant's silence after receiving Miranda warnings can be used against a defendant at trial in the prosecution's case-in-chief, but not for the purpose of impeachment.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The TSA conduct security inspections of all air passengers and air travel.
Q:
The TSA conduct security inspections of all air passengers and air travel.
Q:
Violations of Miranda rights produce fewer consequences compared to those that are normally triggered by other violations of constitutional criminal procedure rights.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The DHS's first priority is to protect the nation against further terrorist attacks.
Q:
The DHS's first priority is to protect the nation against further terrorist attacks.
Q:
Miranda warnings are required to be given anytime a person is about to be questioned by police for any information, including basic questioning that occurs before a person is identified as a suspect.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The DHS includes the FBI, CIA, or National Security Agency.
Q:
The DHS includes the FBI, CIA, or National Security Agency.
Q:
In 1998, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) members were linked to the destruction of the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado, a fire that caused $12 million in damage.
Q:
In 1998, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) members were linked to the destruction of the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado, a fire that caused $12 million in damage.
Q:
Miranda warnings are required to be given anytime a person is in custody.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Miranda warnings are required to be given anytime a person is arrested.
a. True
b. False
Q:
According to a report in 2005 from the DHS, threats from countries facilitating terrorism have increased significantly.
Q:
Police interrogate an inexperienced, young person with a mental disorder and obtain a confession. A court may never use this statement in any capacity.
a. True
b. False
Q:
According to a report in 2005 from the DHS, threats from countries facilitating terrorism have increased significantly.
Q:
A confession produced by police threatening violence but not touching the suspect is nevertheless a violation of due process.
a. True
b. False
Q:
TheNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United Statesis popularly known as the 9/11Commission.
Q:
TheNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United Statesis popularly known as the 9/11Commission.
Q:
Under limited conditions, subsequent interrogation of a suspect who exercised the Miranda right of silence after being given warnings may be permissible.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The Department of Homeland Securitywas established in September 2001.
Q:
The Department of Homeland Securitywas established in September 2001.
Q:
Most experts believe that loosely affiliated extremists pose the most urgent threat to the United States.
Q:
Most experts believe that loosely affiliated extremists pose the most urgent threat to the United States.
Q:
Both confessions and admissions are incriminating statements.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A suspect has been formally charged with a crime (either through prosecutor information or grand jury indictment). The suspect has been assigned defense counsel. While in police custody, the suspect contacts police detectives requesting a meeting to discuss the charges and evidence. The police:
a. can meet the suspect for interrogation, but not deliberately elicit evidence, without notifying the suspect's defense attorney
b. can meet the suspect for deliberate elicitation of evidence, but not interrogation, without notifying the suspect's defense attorney
c. must contact the suspect's attorney
d. can meet with the suspect, without the attorney present, if the judge gives permission
Q:
NCIC collects and retrieves data about:
a. persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the 50 states
b. stolen and lost property
c. criminal history files
d. all of the above
Q:
NCIC collects and retrieves data about:
a. persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the 50 states
b. stolen and lost property
c. criminal history files
d. all of the above
Q:
The major issues of Miranda hinge on the meaning of four terms. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?
a. custody
b. interrogation
c. warning
d. arrest
Q:
The modern CompStat program began in:
a. Chicago
b. London
c. New York
d. Los Angles
Q:
The modern CompStat program began in:
a. Chicago
b. London
c. New York
d. Los Angles
Q:
Age, mental capacity, and similar characteristics are only relevant in _____.
a. establishing a setting in which actual coercion might have been exerted to overcome the will of the suspect
b. determining whether or not the person is even competent to sign a Miranda waiver
c. identifying who else should or should not be allowed to be present during questioning
d. assisting police in determining what type of tactics will be useful in questioning a suspect
Q:
The technology director for the National Emergency Number Association reports that ____ percent of the nation is covered by dispatch centers that have enhanced 911 capabilities.
a. 12
b. 33
c. 51
d. 96
Q:
The technology director for the National Emergency Number Association reports that ____ percent of the nation is covered by dispatch centers that have enhanced 911 capabilities.
a. 12
b. 33
c. 51
d. 96
Q:
Enhanced 911 or enhanced CAD utilizes mobile digital terminals (MDTs). Which of the following is not a benefit provided by these systems?
a. direct interface between the patrol unit and local, county, state, and federal criminal justice information system computers
b. dramatic increase in response time
c. elimination of responses to non-life-threatening emergency calls
d. better coordination of all emergency agencies, since their movements can be monitored visually both by officers at the scene and by dispatchers
Q:
Enhanced 911 or enhanced CAD utilizes mobile digital terminals (MDTs). Which of the following is not a benefit provided by these systems?
a. direct interface between the patrol unit and local, county, state, and federal criminal justice information system computers
b. dramatic increase in response time
c. elimination of responses to non-life-threatening emergency calls
d. better coordination of all emergency agencies, since their movements can be monitored visually both by officers at the scene and by dispatchers