CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED #15

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED #15
Criminal Investigation - correct answer -The Process Of Legally Gathering Evidence Of
A Crime.

Crime - correct answer -An Act or Omission Forbidden By Law And Punishable By A
Fine, Imprisonment, Or Even Death.

Circumstantial Evidence - correct answer -Not Based On Actual Personal Knowledge Or
Observation, But Of Facts Which Deductions Are Drawn.

Corpus Delicti - correct answer -The Body Or Substance Of The Crime.

-Law Term Refers To Proof Establishing That A Crime Has Occurred

Elements Of A Crime - correct answer -Conditions That Must Occur For An Act To Be
Called SA Specific Kind Of Crime.

Evidence - correct answer -Anything To Be Offered In Court To Prove The Truth Or
Falsity Of A Fact In Issue

Fence - correct answer -One Who Receives And Disposes Of Stolen Property On
Regular Basis.

Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt - correct answer -Level Of Proof Required To
Obtain A Conviction A Criminal Trial.

-A Real Doubt Based Upon Reason and Common Sense

Probable Cause - correct answer -Evidence That Warrants A Person Of Reasonable
Caution In Belief That A Crime Had Been Committed Or Is Being Committed.

Suspect - correct answer -A Person Considered To Be Directly Or Indirectly Connected
With A Crime, Either By Overt Act Or By Planning And/Or Directing it.

Tools Available of the Criminal Investigator - correct answer -Tools Available Have
Increased And Will Continue To Increase.

-*However*. * The fundamentals Of Criminal Investigations Remain The Same*

Criminal Investigation Tools - correct answer -Information

-Instrumental Or Forensic Science

-interviewing

, -Laws Of Arrest, Search And Seizures

Information - correct answer -The Knowledge A Criminal Investigator Gathers From
Other Persons (Victims, Witness, Suspect) And Other Legitimate Sources (Records,
Reports,)

Instrumentation or Forensics Science - correct answer -Techniques That Help In The
Solution Of The Crime. Consist Of Fingerprints, Serology, Ballistics, And DNA Analysis.

Interviewing - correct answer -The Questioning Of Victims, Witness, Or Suspects In
Criminal Investigation.

Laws Of Arrest, Search And Seizure - correct answer Provides Guidance On What
Investigative Techniques Are Acceptable. Mastery And Knowledge Of Criminal
Procedures And The Rules Of Evidence Enable The Investigations to Gather Evidences
Against A Suspect That Can Withstand Court Challenges.

List Of Goals Of A Criminal Investigator - correct answer - *Determine If A Crime Has
Been Committed.*

-*Obtain Information And Evidence* To ID the Person Responsible For The Crime

-*Legally Arrest* The Suspect

-*Recover Stolen Property*

-*Present The Best Case Possible* To The Prosecuter

The Criminal Investigator Must Be Mindful That... - correct answer -*The Task Of The
Criminal Investigation Is To Determine The Truth*

-Gather all Info That Tends To *Prove Or Disprove* A Persons Involvement

-*Not All Crimes Are Solvable*

What Is Essential To Prove Corpus Delicti? - correct answer -*The Elements Of The
Offense* in Order To Bring The Matter Before The Court To Prove The Guilt.

The Investigator Must Collect _____________________ Of An Accused Persons Guilt
In Order To Negate The Defense Claims. - correct answer *-Corroborating Evidence*

Characteristics of A Criminal Investigator - correct answer -Suspicious

-Curious