Law Enforcement Jobs Quiz

What is the main responsibility of patrol officers?

• Enforcement of traffic laws

• Booking and holding offenders

• Use of DNA testing

• Initial response to crimes

What is the priority for investigating crimes determined by?

• Severity of the crime

• Location of the crime scene

• Number of witnesses

• Solvability

Which support activity involves the use of body cams to gather evidence and protect both accused parties and police officers?

• Patrol

• Communications

• Custody

• Forensics

What is the function of the custody department in law enforcement?

• Booking and holding offenders

• Initial response to crimes

• Enforcement of traffic laws

• Use of DNA testing

What principle in forensic science holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and will leave with something from it?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Miranda Rights

• Double Jeopardy

• Exclusionary Rule

What is the main purpose of communications in law enforcement?

• Coordinates the performance of law enforcement activities

• Enforcement of traffic laws

• Booking and holding offenders

• Use of DNA testing

What is the main role of forensics in law enforcement?

• Use of DNA testing

• Application of scientific knowledge and methods to criminal and civil investigations

• Booking and holding offenders

• Enforcement of traffic laws

Processing a crime scene involves:

• only collecting evidence and taking pictures

• Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

• only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

• only sketching the scene and taking pictures

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

• Photography

• Collecting evidence

• Sketching

• Securing the perimeter

Physical evidence found in small, measurable amounts

• trace evidence

• biological evidence

• primary evidence

• secondary evidence