Future of Policing and Criminal Investigations Quiz

Michael is attending a seminar on the future of law enforcement. The speaker asks, "Which issues will most likely be the future of policing and criminal investigations?"

• Terrorism

• Technology

• Both- terrorism and technology

During a science fair, Avery is presenting different technologies that help us see things in new ways. Which is NOT one of the seeing technologies Avery could demonstrate?

• X-rays

• Fingerprinting

• Thermal imaging

Aria notices surveillance, elicitation, tests of security, acquiring supplies, and dry runs happening around a local building. These are a few signs for what?

• A private investigator making an investigation

• A terrorist attack being planned

• A cybercrime being planned

Kai is studying the events of September 11, 2001, for a history project. He learns that the hijackers’ weapon of choice for the terrorist attacks was ______.

• Box cutter knives

• Handguns

• Grenades

• Poison gas

Grace is leading a criminal investigation and is considering various factors that could affect its effectiveness. Which is NOT one of the things that may have implications for the effectiveness of criminal investigations?

• Limited resources

• Concerns about privacy

• The opinion of investigators

Benjamin is studying recent laws in his civics class. His teacher asks him which statement is not correct about the USA Patriot Act. Which should he choose?

• Gave additional power to the military

• Expanded law enforcement's authority to seize an individual’s records from a third party

• Made stricter immigration laws

Michael is investigating a series of crimes and needs to compare DNA samples found at different crime scenes with those from convicted offenders across the country. He decides to use a nationwide DNA network that includes DNA samples from convicted offenders and crime scenes. What is the name of this network?

• CODIS

• AFIS

• NCIC

• NIBIN

During a meeting at the city police department, Michael discussed the crises that the police experienced in the past. He explained that these crises have been largely two-dimensional: new ______ demands and new ______ demands.

• financial; operational

• technological; crime

• citizen; cultural

• technological; citizen

• legal; administrative

Noah is studying the impact of the Internet on crime for his school project. He discovers that the Internet can be used to disseminate information of hate, facilitate communication among all criminals, and even perform terrorism. Based on this, which of the following is a criminal opportunity that the Internet provides?

• disseminate information of hate

• facilitate communication among all criminals

• perform terrorism

• all of these

Emma is part of a research team at a technology company. Her team is tasked with designing studies to assess the ______ and ______ of emerging technologies before they are widely adopted.

• disadvantages; cost

• benefits; risks

• efficiency; popularity

• impact; effects

• cost; use