CDI1 QUIZ 1

Reactive response involves creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

Private detectives are often hired by private attorneys to gather information or evidence directly or indirectly.

Inquisition refers to any penetrating investigation concerning a religious issue.

The key tool in criminal investigation is the money.

Undercover is an investigative technique in which the investigator reveals his true identity and status.

Criminal investigation is derived from the Latin word "INVESTIGATUS", which means to track or to trace?

INVESTIGARE is a Latin word that means to track or look into for traces?

The primary duty of a Criminal Investigator is to provide legal advice to the offender?

One of the functions of Criminal Investigators is preservation of evidences?

The word "VESTIGIUM" means to try to find out the facts about a crime or an accident?

Interrogation is the process of keeping the subject talking incessantly.

Recording devices are not used in the interrogation room.

The three I's of investigation are Information, Interview, and Interrogation.

The preliminary interview is the last questioning that may be to the act of offering a witness to testify during trial.

Overt transcripts are recordings made without the knowledge of the subject.

The 'We know all' technique may be employed in simultaneousness with the file and dossier or by itself?

The 'Futility technique' convinces the source of the futility or uselessness of resistance?

The 'Rapid fire technique' is based on the principle that everyone likes to be heard when they speak?

The 'Silent technique' is employed against confident sources by the interrogator by saying nothing and looking away from the source?

The 'Change of scene' approach involves getting the source away from the atmosphere of an interrogation room or setting?

A confession in a criminal case directly acknowledges the truth of the accused's guilt.

Admission in a criminal case involves the acknowledgment of guilt in the commission of crimes for which the accused is charged.

The lineup is considered more accurate than other methods of suspect identification when conducted properly.

The witness should be instructed before entering the lineup room that the suspect may or may not be among the persons in the group.

The modus operandi file enables investigators to recognize a pattern of criminal behavior exhibited by the suspect.

A rough sketch is drawn to scale at the crime scene.

A floor plan sketch is used in nearly all crime scene situations where the items of interest are located in multiple planes.

Computer-Aided Crime Scene Sketching software does not allow for reconstructions of motor vehicle accidents.

A ground sketch is used to document important items within a large scene involving a large tract of land and/or many buildings.

Legitimate informant is the operator of licensed premises who wants his/her place of business to become the hangout of criminals.