Db Ch 15

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1.

Which is true regarding the crime of arson in the United States?
- A.
  
  The number of arsons per year has decreased somewhat since the late 1970's
- B.
  
  Arson is a low priority crime for many police departments and usually has low clearance rates
- C.
  
  In most states arson is classified as a property crime
- D.
  
  The average annual cost of arson in the U.S. is estimated at $1 billion and approximately 300 lives
2.

Which reasons explain why arsonists are so difficult to convict?
- A.
  
  Lack of public concern about arson as a crime
- B.
  
  Slow payments by insurance companies for losses
- C.
  
  Lack of adequate training in fire investigation
- D.
  
  Reluctance by prosecutors to file arson cases
3.

Which are considered to be appropriate roles for fire fighters who put out a suspicious fire? I. Investigate the fire's origin II. Detect the possibility of arson III. Investigate the crime of arson
- A.
  
  I, II
- B.
  
  II, III
- C.
  
  I, III
- D.
  
  I, II, III
4.

The first step in an arson investigation should be to:
- A.
  
  Uncover possible motives of likely suspects
- B.
  
  Question witnesses for possible suspects
- C.
  
  Interview the owner's insurance representative
- D.
  
  Locate the point of origin for the fire
5.

Which physical evidence in a fire indicates burning alcohol?
- A.
  
  Black smoke
- B.
  
  Blue-orange flames
- C.
  
  Green-purple flames
- D.
  
  White smoke
6.

Which are examples of "trailers"?
- A.
  
  Gasoline
- B.
  
  Gunpowder
- C.
  
  Alcohol
7.

Which motive for arson accounts for 50 percent of all arsons?
- A.
  
  Revenge
- B.
  
  Pyromania
- C.
  
  Insurance fraud
- D.
  
  Crime concealment
8.

Which characteristics describe the typical pyromaniac?
- A.
  
  White male
- B.
  
  Late teens
- C.
  
  High intelligence
- D.
  
  Middle to high income level
9.

Which are recommendations for bomb searchers to follow?
- A.
  
  Only one person should search the premesis
- B.
  
  Listen with eyes closed when entering the room
- C.
  
  Cut any visible electric wires attached to a probable bomb
- D.
  
  Search first around room walls and then move to the cventer of the room
10.

The longer a fire burns, the pattern of alligatoring will become larger and less shallow
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Circumstantial evidence in an arson case includes an establishment of both motive and opportunity
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Pyromaniacs are associated with sexual perversion and tend to have difficulty in sustaining good relationships with the opposite sex
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

Few arson cases lead to arrests, and fewer than 20 percent of arrests result in convictions
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Only fires determined through investigation to have been willfully or maliciously set are classified as arsons. Fires of suspicious or unknown origins and excluded from this category.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Each year, fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

When measured on a cost per incident basis, arson is the most expensive crime committed
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Propertly losses related to arson are estimated at $ ___________ annually
- A.
  
  5 billion
- B.
  
  50 billion
- C.
  
  100 billion
- D.
  
  10 billion
- E.
  
  25 billion
18.

___________ arson is the deliberate burning of property while creating an imminent danger to human life or risking great bodily harm
- A.
  
  Aggravated
- B.
  
  Simple
- C.
  
  Lethal
- D.
  
  Intentional
- E.
  
  Revenge
19.

___________ arson is the deliberate burning of property that does not create a risk to human life
- A.
  
  Aggravated
- B.
  
  Simple
- C.
  
  Typical
- D.
  
  Intentional
- E.
  
  Misdemeanor
20.

Why is the investigation of fire difficult?
- A.
  
  80 percent of fire protection in the United States are volunteer departments trained to put fires out but not investigate
- B.
  
  The point of origin in a fire is usually destroyed suring the extinguishment of the fire
- C.
  
  The increased use of untracebale accelerants being used to ignite and sustain fires
- D.
  
  The proving of motive is extremely difficult in most cases
21.

Few fire departments have the legal authority to investigate arson fires
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

When the question of _________ is addressed, the matter becomes a law enforcement concern
- A.
  
  Why the fire was started
- B.
  
  Who started the fire
- C.
  
  How the fire started
- D.
  
  Where the fire began
23.

Arson does not have an immediate corpus delecti. It is therefore the responsibility of the investigator to prove that a specific fire did occur and that it was ignited deliberately.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

The most commonly used accelerants are gasoline, kerosene, turpentine, and diesel fuel. These are all organic compounds containing mixtures of _________
- A.
  
  Hydrocarbon molecules
- B.
  
  Alkaline acids
- C.
  
  Petroleum bases
- D.
  
  Fossil fuels
25.

One of the most advanced techniques for detecting accelerants in fire debris is called _________
- A.
  
  Headspace gas chromatography
- B.
  
  Alligatoring
- C.
  
  "sniffer" dogs
- D.
  
  Hydrochloric mastsensory