Prequiz

This activity contains 12 questions.

Which of the following organizations is responsible for performing the yearly assessment of key technological needs of the criminal justice system?

The Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory The Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization The Justice Technology Information Network The National Law Enforcement Technology Center

What term describes the application of scientific techniques to the detection and evaluation of criminal evidence?

crime scene analysis ballistics forensic anthropology criminalistics

DNA profiling:

is the name of a national database containing all human DNA codes. is the process used by agents to describe serial rapists. makes use of human DNA for purposes of identification. makes use of computer simulation programs to track serial murderers.

Automated fingerprint technology, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, and METAPOL are all examples of:

experimental studies investigative tools developed by the FBI outdated criminalistic techniques online clearinghouses

Computer hardware and software which attempts to duplicate the decision-making processes of skilled investigators is called:

expert systeminference logicBig FloydCompusketch

Which of the following is NOT a computer-based training program used in the criminal justice system?

METAPOLJUSTAMOSFATS

The Daubert Standard:

eased criteria for the introduction of scientific evidence at trial.allowed law enforcement to use criminalistics in their investigations.eased the ability of the government to access computer records.allowed for DNA profiling.

The science of recognizing people by physical characteristics and personal traits is known as:

ballisticsthe smart card criminalistics biometrics

What term is used to describe a person bent on illegally accessing the computers of others?

hackercybercriminalcomputer piratecyberterrorist

The science of reconstructing the likeness of a decomposed or dismembered body is:

forensic entomology forensic anthropometryforensic ridgeologyforensic anthropology

Expert systems depend on all but which of the following?

smart cardsan inference engineuser interface or terminala preexisting knowledge base

Which Supreme Court case provides significant protections to Internet content?

Reno v. ACLU Printz v. U.S. Mack v. U.S. Arizona v. Evans

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