FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

QUESTION AND ANSWER (PART 1)

1. When one says, “isolate the crime scene” or “preserve the scene”, it simply means
what?
a. Videotape the area c. Do not touch or move anything
b. sketch the area d. Cordon the area
2. In the crime scene, who cordons and evaluate the safety and security issues
therein?
a. Investigator b. beat patrol c. SOCO d. First Unit Responder
3. The physical evidence like weapons, tools, fingerprints and foot impression that
will link the perpetrator to the crime is what type of evidence?
a. real b. associative c. expert d. tracing
4. May provide information relating to a crime in order to collect reward money.
a. Anonymous b. Accomplice c. Informant d. Eyewitness
5. In crime investigation it is referred as “The Golden Hour”.
a. 48hrs b. 72hrs c. 24hrs d. 12hrs
6. The place where the crime occurred and the physical evidence may be found is
called?
a. crime scene b. situs of criminal act c. prober’s place d. police venue
7. This investigation is usually conducted by the police officer in the field who first
responds to the call for service, or discovers a crime in progress.
a. Follow-up investigation b. Preliminary Investigation
c. First responder d. None of these
8. A physical evidence which assists the probers in locating the suspect is called
what evidence?
a. real b. associative c. expert d. tracing
9. Normally, the beat patrol is the first person to know the existence of a crime and
the one who protects the crime scene. What should be his first move if confronted
with such a situation?
a. cordon the scene c. expert
b. call on your station d. associative
10. As the first officer to arrive at the crime scene, you have to identify and retain for
interview the person who first notified the police because there you can get
investigative_____.
a. leads b. information c. interview d. Modus Operandi
11. This refers to the use of forensic technology as a tool in the examination of
physical evidence using established methods.
a. Interview b. Interrogation c. Instrumentation d. None of the
above
12. Most vulnerable to weather condition and present more problems.
a. Special Location b. Outdoor c. Indoor d. Mixed Crime scene
13. The one who is assigned or designated to conduct the inquiry of the crime by
following a systematic set of procedure and methodologies.
a. first responder b. investigator-on-case c. Eyewitness
14. It is conducted when preliminary investigation does not result in the immediate
apprehension of a criminal.
a. Follow-up investigation b. Preliminary Investigation c. First responder d.
None of these
15. A skillful questioning of suspects and witnesses believed to possess knowledge
that is official interest to the investigator.
a. Interrogation b. information c. interview d. Modus
Operandi
16. Motor vehicle has been stolen for use in the commission of other crime like
robbery, kidnapping, etc.
a. Joyriding b. Theft for resale c. Transportation for other crime
17. The suspect usually pose/pretend as passengers in a public utility vehicle.
a. Motornapping b. PUV Carnapping c. Hitchhikers d. false checkpoints
18. Carnapping to make the vehicle easier to dispose they tampered the vehicles
and documents are falsified.
a. Obfuscation b. Concealment c. Disposal d. Only A and B
19. The premiere criminal motivation for carnapping, committed primarily by juvenile
offenders while typically in the company of friends.
a. Joyriding b. Theft for resale c. Transportation for other crime
20. The most prevalent form of carnapping according to Highway Patrol group.
a. Motornapping b. PUV Carnapping c. Subdivision carnaps