Author Question: Which statement below is true regarding the use of polygraph tests in child fatality investigations? ... (Read 81 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Which statement below is true regarding the use of polygraph tests in child fatality investigations?

A) It is not appropriate to request a witness to take a polygraph test.
B) It is not appropriate to request a suspect to take a polygraph test.
C) The results of a polygraph test are admissible in court.
D) It may be appropriate to request a suspect or a witness to take a polygraph test.

Question 2

Police are dispatched to a report of a non-responsive two-year-old boy. The boy's lips are blue and he is not breathing. EMS arrives at the scene and attempts to revive the boy but is unsuccessful. The coroner arrives at the scene and pronounces that the boy is deceased.
A police officer asks the mother if she would be willing to talk and she agrees. What requirements exist for the interview of the mother conducted by a law enforcement officer?

A) The officer must Mirandize the mother.
B) The officer should Mirandize the mother.
C) The officer should NOT Mirandize the mother.
D) The officer should allow the mother to be interviewed with the step-father and Miranda warnings must be read to both.