Types of Criminal Informants Quiz
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What is the motive of a frightened informant?

  • Jealousy
  • Civic-mindedness
  • Fear (correct)
  • Remuneration

    • What type of informant gives information for a price?

  • Mercenary informant (correct)
  • Anonymous informant
  • Double crosser informant
  • Frightened informant

    • What is the primary purpose of surveillance?

  • To obtain information concerning the identities or activities of the subject (correct)
  • To eliminate competition
  • To hang about the fringes of the criminals
  • To get more information from the police

    • 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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