CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS #1
Which organization served as the foundation for the FBI? - correct answer Pinkerton
Detective Agency
Which of the following is NOT among the First Officer's responsibilities? - correct
answer Conduct personal background checks
A _____ should include the investigator's name, the case assigned number, the
address, and the primary items of physical evidence. - correct answer sketch of the
crime scene
Which is NOT considered a source of information included in a police report? - correct
answer opinion of the reporting officer
Latent fingerprints occur - correct answer when the entire pattern of whorls on the
fingers is transferred to an object.
Photographs of wounds in a body, a description of the neighborhood in which the victim
lived, and background information about the victim are useful for - correct answer
personality profiling of the assailant.
Which type of criminal intelligence provides investigators with a tool for long-range
planning? - correct answer strategic
Which represents the first phase of intelligence gathering? - correct answer target
selection
The role of the _____ is to guide the collection of data, make operational
recommendations, and provide information to decision makers. - correct answer
intelligence analyst
The "leap frog" method is an intermittent technique sometimes employed in - correct
answer vehicular surveillance.
An undercover informant's identity is covered by - correct answer a buy-walk transaction
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution covers unreasonable searches and seizures
and - correct answer the requirement of probable cause when issuing a warrant.
Which of the following is NOT a provision of the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained
evidence? - correct answer self-incrimination clause
Which is NOT a legal requirement for the issuance of a search warrant? - correct
answer The suspect must grant permission for the search.
ANSWERS #1
Which organization served as the foundation for the FBI? - correct answer Pinkerton
Detective Agency
Which of the following is NOT among the First Officer's responsibilities? - correct
answer Conduct personal background checks
A _____ should include the investigator's name, the case assigned number, the
address, and the primary items of physical evidence. - correct answer sketch of the
crime scene
Which is NOT considered a source of information included in a police report? - correct
answer opinion of the reporting officer
Latent fingerprints occur - correct answer when the entire pattern of whorls on the
fingers is transferred to an object.
Photographs of wounds in a body, a description of the neighborhood in which the victim
lived, and background information about the victim are useful for - correct answer
personality profiling of the assailant.
Which type of criminal intelligence provides investigators with a tool for long-range
planning? - correct answer strategic
Which represents the first phase of intelligence gathering? - correct answer target
selection
The role of the _____ is to guide the collection of data, make operational
recommendations, and provide information to decision makers. - correct answer
intelligence analyst
The "leap frog" method is an intermittent technique sometimes employed in - correct
answer vehicular surveillance.
An undercover informant's identity is covered by - correct answer a buy-walk transaction
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution covers unreasonable searches and seizures
and - correct answer the requirement of probable cause when issuing a warrant.
Which of the following is NOT a provision of the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained
evidence? - correct answer self-incrimination clause
Which is NOT a legal requirement for the issuance of a search warrant? - correct
answer The suspect must grant permission for the search.
