BATAAN HEROES COLLEGE

Roman Hi-way Balanga City

BATAAN 2100

FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

AND INTELLIGENCE
JAN VINCENT S. CARMEN, RCRIM, MS CJ, PHD CRIM (IP)

ASSESSMENT GUIDE 4
BASIC CONCEPT OF CRIMINAL INVESIGATION, TOOLS OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION & BASIC CONCEPT OF ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence (CDI

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FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

AND INTELLIGENCE
JAN VINCENT S. CARMEN, RCRIM, MS CJ, PHD CRIM (IP)

ASSESSMENT NO. 4

INSTRUCTION: Choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices.

1. The questioning of a person in a formal, vigorous and systematic way and is most often used to question
criminal suspects to determine their probable guilt or innocence.
a. Inquiry b. Interview c. Polygraph examination d. Interrogation
2. To obtain admission and confession of guilt is the primary purpose of:
a. Interview b. Surveillance c. Investigation d. Interrogation
3. It may be a self-incriminatory statement by the subject falling short of an acknowledgement of guilt.
a. Admission b. Confession c. Deposition d. Accusation
4. The three tools in criminal investigation, whereby their application varies in proportion on their necessity
to establish the guilt of the accused in a criminal case.
a. Information, interrogation, instrumentation c. Detection, apprehension, conviction
b. Inquiry, observation, conclusion d. Magnifying glass, pencil, tape measure
5. A person who gives necessary information to the investigator. He may give the information openly he
may inform the investigator surreptitiously and request to remain anonymous.
a. Witness b. Expert witness c. Hostile witness d. Informant
6. The questioning of persons not suspected of being involved in a crime, but who knows about the crime
or individuals involved in it.
a. Interrogation b. Rumor mongering c. Interview d. inquiry
7. The investigator should be a keen observer and knows how to accurately describe everything. This is
important in crime scene investigation and in conducting interview and interrogation.
a. Knowledge of Law b. Intelligence and Wisdom of Solomon
b. The Power to Read between the Line c. Observation and Description
8. This refers to the ability of the investigator to interpret the words or phrases encountered in the process
of investigation into their deeper meaning in order to arrive with a concrete meaning of a certain statement.
a. Knowledge of Law b. Intelligence and Wisdom of Solomon
b. The Power to Read between the Line c. Observation and Description
9. This is the ability of the investigator to last physically and mentally hence; he must have the extraordinary
physical and mental energy.
a. Perseverance b. Courage c. Stamina d. Endurance
10. It is the strength or the weight of the evidence to establish a proof that a crime has in fact been committed
and the suspect is the one who is responsible for it.
a. Material evidence b. Strong Evidence c. None of the These d. All of the These
11. These are questions that endeavor to ascertain the motives, causes, antecedents, previous, incidents,
related facts, background occurrences that might help the commission of the offense.
a. What Question b. How Question c. Why Question d. When
Question
12. Can be defined as some inner drive, impulse, intention, etc., that causes a person to do something or
act in a certain way. It may be inferred from circumstances and from the statement of witnesses that the
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FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

AND INTELLIGENCE
JAN VINCENT S. CARMEN, RCRIM, MS CJ, PHD CRIM (IP)

suspect could have been motivated by a desire for revenge or personal gain, or jealousy.
a. Motive b. Intent c. Opportunity d. Instrumentality
13. Is the accomplishment of the act and where it is an element in the commission of an offense, it
must always be proved. To show the identity of the criminal, it must establish that the criminal is
aware of the consequences of his acts.
a. Motive b. Intent c. Opportunity d. Instrumentality
14. Is a circumstance which made it possible physically for the suspect to commit the crime; or in other
words, being in a position to commit the offense. He must have the access to the scene of the crime
or have been in the vicinity and have the means available to commit the crime.
a. Motive b. Intent c. Opportunity d. Instrumentality
15. The word investigation is taken from the Latin word “investigare” which means to:
a. Determine b. Prove c. Solve d. Trace e. All of
these
16. The person who popularized the employment of “a thief to catch a thief” was:
a. Cesare Lombroso b. Charles Dickens c. Thomas Byrnes
d. Jonathan Wild

17. All but one govern Criminal Investigation as an art:

a. Intuition b. Chance or luck c. Felicity of Inspiration d. Rigid Rules
18. The following are authorized to issue a valid search warrant, except
a. Appellate Judge b. Chief Prosecutor c. RTC Judge d. Presiding Judge of MCTC
19. Which of these is a statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his criminal guilt?
a. Admission b. Confession c. Acknowledgement
d. Deposition
20. The term that refers to the body of the crime.
A. Physical evidence B. Evidence C. Corpus Delicti D. Modus Operandi
21. It refers to the data gathered by an investigator from other persons including the victim himself and
from public records, private records and modus operandi files:
A. Investigation B.Information C.Evidence D.Data Reference
22. It is defined as an act of commission and omission in violation of any public law forbidding or
commanding it.
A. omission B. commission C. crime D. Criminal
23. It is said to be the Treasure Island because almost all evidence are usually gathered from therein.
A.Crime B.Scene C.Crime Scene D.Area
24. This is conducted to a person believed to possess information, which are relevant to the investigation of
a crime or on criminal activities.
a. Cognitive Interview b. Question and Answer c. Neither A or B
d. Either A or B
25. If the information gathered by the investigator is from the records or files from the government offices
then it could be classified as _____.
A. Regular source B. Cultivated source C. Irregular source D. Incidental source
26. It implicates but not directly incriminate
a. Deposition b. Confession c. Admission d. Extra-judicial
confession
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27. Below are the situations that Miranda Rule does not apply except
a. Interview suspect who are not under custody and in custody but are not being questioned
b. Questioning initiated by the police after a person has been taken into custody
c. Volunteered statements of suspects in custody and general on-the-scene questioning
d. Statements made by the suspect to a private party.
28. The kind of physical evidence that assists the investigator in locating the suspect.
A. Corpus delicti B. Associative evidence C. Tracing evidence D. Circumstantial evidence
29. An extra judicial confession obtained from a suspect is admissible in a court of law if it was made in
the presence of a counsel of his own choice and must be in
a. The presence of a fiscal c. The presence of a police investigator
b. Writing d. Front of a judge
30. An objective of criminal investigation.
a. Determine the motive b. Identify Criminals c. Rehabilitate criminal d. Prevent
crimes
31. An example of these evidence gathered in the crime scene are finger prints and shoe prints:
A. Corpus delicti B. Associative evidence C. Tracing evidence D.Circumstantial evidence
32. The case in the United States of America that became the origin of the three basic constitutional rights
of the accused in the Philippines.
A. Arizona Vs. Miranda B. Miranda Vs. Arizona C. People Vs. Miranda D. US Vs
Arizona
33. This is a witness who is prone to exaggerate, adding irrelevant or new matters to their narration.
a. Deceitful Witness b. Refusal To Talk Witness c. Talkative Witness d. Disinterested Type
34. It is the confiscation of personal property by virtue of a search warrant issued for the purpose.
a. Search b. Arrest c. Seizure d. Safekeeping
35. An individual who is not considered a criminal unless otherwise the honorable court will pronounce in
court his/her conviction.
a. Suspect b. Victim c. Witness d. All of the above
36. Fingerprint systems, modus operandi file, the lie detector, communication systems, surveillance
equipment, searching apparatus and other investigative tools are contained within the scope of the term?
a. Criminalistics b. Instrumentation c. Eavesdropping d. Electronic
Intelligence
37. To be admissible as evidence, a confession must be:
a. Voluntary b. In accordance with the law
c. Relevant and material d. In writing and under oath
38. Information gathered from paid informants, bartenders, taxi drivers, and vendors and from the internet
such as facebook, and others.
a. Public Records b. Cultivated Source c. Regular Source d d. Private
Records
39. One major task of ______________ is the qualitative and quantitative analysis of unknown substance.
a. Investigation b. Criminalistics c. Instrumentation d. Crime Laboratory
40. _________ is not being a wanted person in the eyes of the law, and therefore cannot be lawfully arrested
without a warrant.
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a. Accused b. At large c. Fugitive d. Suspect

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