Exploring Specialized and Topical Issues MCQs

Exploring Specialized and Topical Issues MCQs

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1: The Civil Rights act of 1871 is a federal legislation passed to give federal protection to _____ Amendment rights that were violated by private persons, including those in the Ku Klux Klan.

A.   5th

B.   10th

C.   14th

D.   19th

2: CSI Effect is a distorted understanding held by the public of the role of forensic science in the criminal justice system.

A.   True

B.   False

3: An explosive device using radioactive material is known as _____

A.   Dirty Bomb

B.   Black Bomb

C.   Dark Bomb

D.   Both a and c

4: _____ is hereditary material found in the nuclei of human cells (and most organisms).

A.   DNA

B.   Mitochondria

C.   Ribosomes

D.   All of these

5: Domestic Terrorism occurs within the territorial jurisdiction of the _____.

A.   UK

B.   US

C.   Europe

D.   All of these

6: The use of _____ to solve crimes is known as Forensic Science.

A.   Science

B.   People

C.   Both

D.   None

7: A member of a team of _____ who investigate crimes is known as Forensic Science Technician.

A.   Scientists

B.   Investigators

C.   Both

D.   None

8: A member of a team of scientists and investigators who investigate crimes refers to _____

A.   Criminal scientist

B.   Judicial scientist

C.   Forensic scientist

D.   None of these

9: Crimes committed that target victims and/or their property due to their perceived membership in a particular group are known as _____

A.   Bias motivated Crimes

B.   False Crimes

C.   Hate Crimes

D.   Both a and c

10: An act by Congress that made the Department of Homeland Security a cabinet-level department in the U.S. government is known as Homeland Security Act of _____

A.   2001

B.   2002

C.   2003

D.   2004

11: Human Trafficking is the trade in humans for ______

A.   Labor

B.   Sex

C.   Extraction of organs or tissues

D.   All of these

12: The computer database that houses “_____” for shell casings in the United States is known as Integrated Ballistic Identification System.

A.   Fingerprint

B.   DNA

C.   Blood Group

D.   All of these

13: Terrorism that occurs outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States is known as _____ Terrosrism.

A.   Domestic

B.   International

C.   Universal

D.   Both b and c

14: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is a federal legislation signed into law in 2009 that expanded earlier federal hate crime laws to include crimes motivated based on the victim’s gender and _____

A.   Sexual orientation

B.   Gender identity

C.   Disability

D.   All of these

15: Named by civil rights activist Tarana Burke, the term is used to raise greater awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual violence in our culture is known as _____

A.   Feminist Movement

B.   #MeToo Movement

C.   Socialist Movement

D.   All of these

16: A type of military tribunal that offers a detainee a fair and transparent trial while protecting national security interests is known as Military Commission.

A.   True

B.   False

A.   Alcohol

B.   Tobacco

C.   Firearms

D.   All of these

18: Tech Effect is the phenomenon whereby the public’s increased awareness of modern technology results in the expectation of _____ forensic evidence at trial.

A.   Unnecessary

B.   Unrealistic

C.   Unusual

D.   Both a and b