CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Determine whether a crime has been committed. Legally obtain
information and evidence to identify the responsible person.
Arrest the suspect. Recover stolen property. Present the best
possible case to the prosecutor.
Answer: What are the major goals of criminal investigation?
◉ Provide emergency assistance. Secure the crime scene.
Photograph, videotape and sketch. Take notes and write reports.
Search for, obtain and process physical evidence. Obtain
information from witnesses and suspects. Identify suspects.
Conduct raids, surveillance, stakeouts and undercover
assignments. Testify in court.
Answer: What basic functions do investigators perform?
◉ Obtain and retain information; apply technical knowledge; and
remain open-minded, objective and logical.
Answer: What do effective investigators do?
◉ They are emotionally well balanced, detached, inquisitive,
suspecting, discerning, self-disciplined and persevering. They are
physically fit and have good vision and hearing.
, Answer: What characteristics are important in investigators?
◉ Patrol officer assigned to the area where a crime has occurred.
Answer: Who usually arrives at a crime scene first?
◉ Handle emergencies first. Secure the scene. Investigate.
Answer: What should be done initially?
◉ Any suspect should be detained, questioned and then released
or arrested, depending on circumstances. If a suspect has recently
left the scene, officers obtain descriptions of the suspect, any
vehicle, direction of travel and any items taken. The information is
dispatched to headquarters immediately.
Answer: What do you do if a suspect is still at a crime scene? Has
recently fled the scene?
◉ All necessary measures to secure the crime scene must be
taken--including locking, roping, barricading and guarding--until
the preliminary investigation is completed.
Answer: How are the crime scene and evidence protected and for
how long?
◉ Questioning the victims, witnesses and suspects. Conducting a
neighborhood canvass. Measuring, photographing, videotaping
and sketching the scene. Searching for evidence. Identifying,
collecting, examining and processing physical evidence. Recording
all statements and observations in notes.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Determine whether a crime has been committed. Legally obtain
information and evidence to identify the responsible person.
Arrest the suspect. Recover stolen property. Present the best
possible case to the prosecutor.
Answer: What are the major goals of criminal investigation?
◉ Provide emergency assistance. Secure the crime scene.
Photograph, videotape and sketch. Take notes and write reports.
Search for, obtain and process physical evidence. Obtain
information from witnesses and suspects. Identify suspects.
Conduct raids, surveillance, stakeouts and undercover
assignments. Testify in court.
Answer: What basic functions do investigators perform?
◉ Obtain and retain information; apply technical knowledge; and
remain open-minded, objective and logical.
Answer: What do effective investigators do?
◉ They are emotionally well balanced, detached, inquisitive,
suspecting, discerning, self-disciplined and persevering. They are
physically fit and have good vision and hearing.
, Answer: What characteristics are important in investigators?
◉ Patrol officer assigned to the area where a crime has occurred.
Answer: Who usually arrives at a crime scene first?
◉ Handle emergencies first. Secure the scene. Investigate.
Answer: What should be done initially?
◉ Any suspect should be detained, questioned and then released
or arrested, depending on circumstances. If a suspect has recently
left the scene, officers obtain descriptions of the suspect, any
vehicle, direction of travel and any items taken. The information is
dispatched to headquarters immediately.
Answer: What do you do if a suspect is still at a crime scene? Has
recently fled the scene?
◉ All necessary measures to secure the crime scene must be
taken--including locking, roping, barricading and guarding--until
the preliminary investigation is completed.
Answer: How are the crime scene and evidence protected and for
how long?
◉ Questioning the victims, witnesses and suspects. Conducting a
neighborhood canvass. Measuring, photographing, videotaping
and sketching the scene. Searching for evidence. Identifying,
collecting, examining and processing physical evidence. Recording
all statements and observations in notes.
