Types of Criminal Informants Quiz

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What is the motive of a frightened informant?

Fear

What type of informant gives information for a price?

Mercenary informant

What is the primary purpose of surveillance?

To obtain information concerning the identities or activities of the subject

What does a surveillant do?

<p>Maintains the surveillance or performs the observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which source of information is obtained from records, files from government and non-government agencies, and news items?

<p>Regular Sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of surveillance involves secret observation of persons, places, and vehicles?

<p>Undercover investigation or roping</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an interview in the context of investigation?

<p>To persuade people to talk to law enforcers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym 'IRONIC' stand for in the context of interviewing a witness?

<p>Identity, Rapport, Opening Statement, Narration, Inquiry, Conclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of an interview in the context of investigation?

<p>It is a conversation with a specific purpose to obtain certain information</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the Grapevine Sources of information primarily come from?

<p>Prisoners and ex-convicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of investigation, which type of informant provides information gathered upon initiative of the investigator from informants, vendors, taxicab driver, GRO, and others?

<p>Cultivated Sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the I.R.O.N.I.C. format used to describe in the context of interviewing a witness?

<p>Stages of the interview process</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of information is acquired from records, files from government and non-government agencies, and news items in the context of investigation?

<p>Regular Sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary motive of an investigator using the I.R.O.N.I.C. format during an interview?

<p>To establish a friendly connection with the interviewee</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of an interview in the context of investigation?

<p>It requires persuasion to obtain information</p> Signup and view all the answers

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