CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
QUESTION PACK 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
◉ Crime.
Answer: Act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine,
imprisonment, or even death.
◉ Circumstantial Evidence.
Answer: NOT based on actual personal knowledge or observation of
facts in controversy, BUT other facts from which deductions are drawn,
showing INDIRECTLY facts sought to be proved.
◉ Proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Answer: Level of proof required to obtain a conviction in a criminal
trial.
◉ Corpus Delicti.
Answer: Literally means Body or Substance of the crime.
◉ Evidence.
Answer: Anything to be offered in court to prove the truth or falsity of a
fact in issue.
◉ Modus Operandi (MO).
, Answer: Criminal's characteristic method of operation.
◉ Probable Cause.
Answer: Credible info. Exists that would cause a reasonable and prudent
person to believe a particular suspect committed or is committing a
specific offense.
◉ Information.
Answer: Knowledge a criminal investigator gathers from other persons
(victims, witness, suspects) and other legitimate sources (records,
reports, etc.) instrumentation or forensic science.
◉ Interviewing.
Answer: The questioning of victims, witnesses, or suspects in a criminal
investigation.
◉ Goals of a criminal investigation.
Answer: Determine if crime has been committed, Legally obtain
information and evidence to identify person(s) responsible for
committing crime, Legally arrest the suspect(s), To recover any and all
stolen property, Present the best case possible to the prosecutor.
◉ Post Mortem Lividity.
Answer: Purplish discoloration observable on the parts of the body that
are nearest to the ground.
QUESTION PACK 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
◉ Crime.
Answer: Act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine,
imprisonment, or even death.
◉ Circumstantial Evidence.
Answer: NOT based on actual personal knowledge or observation of
facts in controversy, BUT other facts from which deductions are drawn,
showing INDIRECTLY facts sought to be proved.
◉ Proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Answer: Level of proof required to obtain a conviction in a criminal
trial.
◉ Corpus Delicti.
Answer: Literally means Body or Substance of the crime.
◉ Evidence.
Answer: Anything to be offered in court to prove the truth or falsity of a
fact in issue.
◉ Modus Operandi (MO).
, Answer: Criminal's characteristic method of operation.
◉ Probable Cause.
Answer: Credible info. Exists that would cause a reasonable and prudent
person to believe a particular suspect committed or is committing a
specific offense.
◉ Information.
Answer: Knowledge a criminal investigator gathers from other persons
(victims, witness, suspects) and other legitimate sources (records,
reports, etc.) instrumentation or forensic science.
◉ Interviewing.
Answer: The questioning of victims, witnesses, or suspects in a criminal
investigation.
◉ Goals of a criminal investigation.
Answer: Determine if crime has been committed, Legally obtain
information and evidence to identify person(s) responsible for
committing crime, Legally arrest the suspect(s), To recover any and all
stolen property, Present the best case possible to the prosecutor.
◉ Post Mortem Lividity.
Answer: Purplish discoloration observable on the parts of the body that
are nearest to the ground.
