Unit 3 AC1.2 Assess the usefulness of investigative techniques

What is DNA short for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Detailed Numeric Algorithm
• Data Navigation Analysis
• Digital Networking Approach

What is surveillance?

• Conducting interviews with expert witnesses
• Analyzing geographical patterns of crimes
• Studying the behavior of insects
• Keeping a close watch over something or someone

What does geographical profiling consider in criminal investigations?

• Vague and general descriptions applied to individuals
• Patterns revealed in the location and timing of offences
• Chemicals that carry genetic information
• Characteristics of the offender by analyzing the crime scene

What is investigative psychology based on?

• Psychological theory and research
• Analysis of DNA evidence
• Typology of offender characteristics
• Patterns in crime statistics

What does typological profiling analyze in criminal investigations?

• Location and timing of offences
• Undercover or not obvious monitoring
• Chemical composition of chromosomes
• Characteristics of the offender by analyzing the crime scene and crimes

What is covert surveillance?

• Studying the behavior of insects
• Undercover or not obvious monitoring
• Keeping a close watch over something or someone
• Analyzing geographical patterns of crimes

What are intelligence databases used for in criminal investigations?

• The storing of information that might be relevant to a case
• Studying the behavior of insects
• Analyzing geographical patterns of crimes
• Conducting interviews with expert witnesses

What is a major investigative technique in modern policing surveillance?

• Data Navigation Analysis
• DNA analysis
• Typological profiling
• CCTV

What is the purpose of interviewing expert witnesses in criminal investigations?

• To gain specialist knowledge that could influence an investigation
• To analyze geographical patterns of crimes
• To provide eye-witness testimonies
• To interpret DNA evidence

What can affect the reliability of eye-witness testimony?

• Analyzing geographical patterns of crimes
• Conducting interviews with expert witnesses
• Level of anxiety or stress
• Chemical composition of chromosomes