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WorksheetsFundamentals of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is the first phase of criminal investigation?
Apprehend the suspect
Identify the suspect
Gather evidence
Interrogate witnesses
The direct acknowledgment of guilt arising from the commission of a crime is called:
Admission
Confession
Testimony
Deposition
A self-incriminatory statement that falls short of acknowledgment of guilt is:
Admission
Confession
Hearsay
Affidavit
A judicial confession is made:
During custodial investigation
Before the media
In open court
To the arresting officer
An extra-judicial confession is valid only if supported by:
Hearsay evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Corpus delicti
Judicial affidavit
A confession must be taken:
In English only
Freely and voluntarily
In the presence of the media
Without the presence of counsel
Confessions must be made in the presence of:
Any lawyer
Prosecutor only
Competent and independent counsel
Priest
The term “Portrait Parle” means:
Speaking likeness
Drawing likeness
Criminal database
Verbal confession
The Rogues’ Gallery is a collection of:
Fingerprints
Mugshots or photographs of criminals
Criminal records
Confessions
A physical line-up usually consists of how many persons?
3–5
5–7
7–10
10–15
A show-up is conducted:
In court
Immediately after arrest at the crime scene
During trial
After investigation
The use of circumstantial evidence proves:
Direct guilt
Indirect connection
Confession
Perjury
Which of the following is not an element of circumstantial evidence?
Motive
Intent
Opportunity
Confession
Modus operandi refers to:
The suspect’s alibi
The criminal’s method of operation
The time of the crime
The motive of the suspect
Akyat-Bahay Gang is known for:
Car theft
Home invasion or burglary
Snatching
Fraud
The Budol-Budol Gang uses:
Force
Hypnosis and trickery
Firearms
Cybercrime
Ativan Gang is associated with:
Drug trafficking
Robbing sleeping victims
Shoplifting
Kidnapping
Operation Vanilla involves:
Taxi drivers drugging passengers
Fake police checkpoints
ATM skimming
Home robbery
The distinct pattern of committing a crime is called:
Signature
Modus operandi
Trait
Fingerprint
Surveillance means:
Arresting a person
Secret observation
Public interview
Formal interrogation
The person performing surveillance is called:
Target
Subject
Surveillant
Spy
The person being watched is called:
Suspect
Subject
Witness
Surveillant
Tailing or shadowing involves:
Observation of a person’s movement
Telephone tapping
Crime scene investigation
Map reading
Loose tail is used to:
Gather general habits of a subject
Immediately arrest the suspect
Conduct physical line-up
Identify property
When a suspect is aware he’s being followed, it’s called:
Rough tail
Close tail
Loose tail
Shadow tail
The ABC method refers to:
Three-man surveillance
Fingerprint classification
Arrest procedure
Line-up identification
Casing or reconnaissance means:
Watching a building or area
Arresting suspects
Questioning witnesses
Photographing suspects
Personal reconnaissance is the:
Use of informants
Direct observation by investigator
Use of CCTV
Use of maps only
Stationary surveillance is also known as:
Stakeout
Shadowing
Elicitation
Reconnaissance
In elicitation, approach means:
Ending the conversation
Getting people to start talking
Asking direct questions
Recording responses
Tracing evidence helps:
Identify the crime
Locate the criminal
Identify the victim
Establish motive
Physical reconstruction refers to:
Rebuilding the physical scene
Analyzing mental state
Writing reports
Testing DNA
Description refers to:
Writing reports based on imagination
Actual reporting of what was observed
Creating sketches
Giving testimonies only
ODEx stands for:
Observation and Description Exercise
Observation and Description Exchange
Official Data Examination
Officer Duty Exercise
Observation done from a fixed point is called:
Moving surveillance
Stationary surveillance
Leapfrog method
Tail observation
Stakeout surveillance is best used when:
You expect the suspect to appear at a known place
You’re following a moving vehicle
The crime has already been solved
The subject is dead
A cover in intelligence means:
Masking the true nature of the operation
Arresting the suspect
Following orders
Filing reports
Evidence that links the suspect to the crime scene is:
Associative evidence
Tracing evidence
Corpus delicti
Direct evidence
Which is NOT a rule for valid confession?
Made voluntarily
In writing and under oath
In the presence of chosen counsel
Taken by any police officer without witness
Crime scene reconstruction aims to:
Determine how the crime was committed
Identify the judge
Obtain confession
Collect fines
In mental reconstruction, investigators:
Form conclusions based on witness consistency
Assume guilt immediately
Ignore physical evidence
Interview lawyers only
A police investigator follows a suspect on foot while another follows by car. What method is this?
Rough tail
Combined foot-auto surveillance
Progressive method
Two-man shadow
A witness described the suspect as “tall, with a scar on his cheek.” This is an example of:
Portrait Parle
Physical Line-up
Show-up
Sketch
An investigator interviewing people at a bar to get info, without revealing he’s a cop, is using:
Interrogation
Elicitation
Line-up
Stationary surveillance
A criminal repeatedly breaks into homes using the same method. This pattern is known as:
Modus operandi
Corpus delicti
Circumstantial evidence
Criminal intent
Information gathered from prior case reports used for reconnaissance is called:
Prior information
Personal observation
Research
Hearsay
A suspect’s fingerprints found on a weapon would be considered:
Associative evidence
Tracing evidence
Corpus delicti
Circumstantial evidence
A written confession made in the presence of counsel and under oath is:
Admissible
Inadmissible
Circumstantial
Probable cause
After physical reconstruction, investigators proceed to:
Mental reconstruction
Line-up
Fingerprinting
Surveillance
3 Fold Aims of Criminal Investigation
Identify the identity of the guilty party.
Locate the guilty party
(a) evidence of his guilt.
