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Whatfarefthef6fqualitiesfthatfshouldfcharacterizefanfinvestigativefreport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fClearlyfworded.f
2.fProperlyfspelledfandfpunctuated.f
3.fAccurate.f
4.fObjective,ffair,fopinion-free.f
5.fFreefoffunnecessaryfjargon.f
6.fNotfinfthefthirdfperson.
Whatfarefthef5fmainfcomponentsfoffthefstructurefoffanfinvestigativefreport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fIdentifyingfdataf(casefname/#,fdate,fauthor,fallfrecipientsfoffreport).f
2.fSummary.f
3.fDetailedfnarrativefofftheffindings.f
4.fConclusionf(optional).f
5.fDatafre:falterationsf(name[s]foffeachfreviewer,fandfaftrackingfoffallfchangesfmadeftofthefreport).
Whatfaref"statusfreports"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSReportfdocumentingfeveryfindividualfactionftakenfduringfthefcoursefoffinvesti
gation.f(Everyfinterview,fattemptftofinterview,fsurveillance,fresearch.)fGeneratedfanyftimefanfinvest
igativeftaskfhasfbeenfcompleted.
,Thef"doctrinefoffstatefaction"fmeansfthatfprivatefinvestigatorsfdofnotfhaveftofabidefbyfrulesfthatfonl
yfrestrictfgovernmentfofficialsf(likefreadingfMirandafRights),fexceptfwhen...?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS...exceptfwhenfthefinvestigatorfisfworkingfatfthefexplicitfdirectionfoffthefgover
nment,fisfconferredfarrestfauthorityfbyfthefstate,fisffunctioningfunderfgovernmentflicensing,forfisfus
ingfafbadge/uniform;fthesefcanfallfturnfafprivatefinvestigatorfintofaf"statefactor".
Whatfisfthef"ExclusionaryfRule"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfrulefpreventingfthefgovernmentffromfusingfevdiencefthatfwasfgatheredfinfvi
olationfoffthefConstitution.
Whatfisfthef"FruitsfoffthefPoisonousfTreefDoctrine"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnyfevidencefderivedffromfillegalfsearchesfandfseizuresfmustfbefexcluded.
Whatfisftheffirstfthingfanfinvestigatorfshouldfdofatfthefbeginningfoffcovertfvideofsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSCapturefaf"set-
upfshot,"fpanningfslowlyfaroundfthefbroadfareafwherefthefsurveillancefisfintendedftoftakefplace.fTh
isfprovesfthatfthefinvestigatorfwasfatfthefrightfplacefatfthefrightftime.
Whatfqualifiesfasfanf"arrest"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfsituationfinfwhichfafreasonablefpersonffeltfthatftheyfwouldfbefunableftofleav
efafterfafreasonablefamountfofftime,forfwherefthefseizurefoffafpersonfisfunreasonablyfinvasive.
Underfwhatfcircumstancesfmayfafprivatefinvestigatorfenterfafhome'sfcurtilagefwithoutfthefpriorfco
nsentfoffthefownerforfresident?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSOnlyftofknockfonfthefdoor,forftofserveflegalfprocesses.
Whatfisfthef"curtilage"foffafhome?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnfareafofflandfattachedftofafhousefandfformingfafsinglefenclosurefwithfit.
Howfshouldfanfinvestigatorftakefphotographsfatfanfinvestigation/crimefscene?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS*fFromfallfangles.f
, *fOffallfdetails.f
*fInfafseries,ffromfgeneralftofspecific.f
*fUsingfafrulerfnextftofsmallfitemsf(andfwithfafpicturefoffthefsamefitemfwithoutfthefrulerftoo).
Whatfisfthefdifferencefbetweenfinvestigativefsurveillancefandfsecurityfsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSSecurityfsurveillancefisfintendedftofmodifyfafsubject'sfbehaviorfbyfremindingft
hemfthatftheyfarefbeingfwatched.fInvestigativefsurveillancefisfintendedftofpreservefafsubject'sfnor
malfbehavior,fbyfpreventingfthemffromfknowingfthatftheyfarefbeingfwatchedforfwhyftheyfarefbeingf
watched.
Whatfisfthefdifferencefbetweenf"fixed"fandf"mobile"fsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSFixedfsurveillancefisfwhenfanfinvestigatorfstaysfinfaffixedflocation,fobservingfafl
ocationfwherefthefsubjectfisfbelievedftoffrequent.fMobilefsurveillanceffocusesfonfobservingfafsubje
ct,fregardlessfoffwheref(s)hefhappensftofbe.
Whatfarefthef8fstepsfanfinvestigatorfmustfundertakeftofmakefsurefthatfanyfrealfevidencefcollectedfis
funimpeachable?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fProtectfthefscene.f
2.fUsefglovesfandftweezers.f
3.fPhotographfeverythingfbeforeftouchingfanything.f
4.fDocumentfallfphotos.f
5.fSketchfthefscene.f
6.fMeasurefthefobjectsfinfafscene.f
7.fTakefnotesfforfallfobjectsffound.f
8.fProperlyfstorefevidence.
Whatfisfthefpurposefoffaf"runningfresume"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTofkeepftrackfoffeveryftaskfdonefasfpartfoffanfinvestigation.fThisfhelpsfwithfdoc
umentationfandfsatisfyingfclientfconcernsfregardingfthefprogressfoffanfinvestigation.
LEVEL FLASH CARDS QUESTIONS
WITH COTRRECT ANSWERS
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Whatfarefthef6fqualitiesfthatfshouldfcharacterizefanfinvestigativefreport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fClearlyfworded.f
2.fProperlyfspelledfandfpunctuated.f
3.fAccurate.f
4.fObjective,ffair,fopinion-free.f
5.fFreefoffunnecessaryfjargon.f
6.fNotfinfthefthirdfperson.
Whatfarefthef5fmainfcomponentsfoffthefstructurefoffanfinvestigativefreport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fIdentifyingfdataf(casefname/#,fdate,fauthor,fallfrecipientsfoffreport).f
2.fSummary.f
3.fDetailedfnarrativefofftheffindings.f
4.fConclusionf(optional).f
5.fDatafre:falterationsf(name[s]foffeachfreviewer,fandfaftrackingfoffallfchangesfmadeftofthefreport).
Whatfaref"statusfreports"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSReportfdocumentingfeveryfindividualfactionftakenfduringfthefcoursefoffinvesti
gation.f(Everyfinterview,fattemptftofinterview,fsurveillance,fresearch.)fGeneratedfanyftimefanfinvest
igativeftaskfhasfbeenfcompleted.
,Thef"doctrinefoffstatefaction"fmeansfthatfprivatefinvestigatorsfdofnotfhaveftofabidefbyfrulesfthatfonl
yfrestrictfgovernmentfofficialsf(likefreadingfMirandafRights),fexceptfwhen...?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS...exceptfwhenfthefinvestigatorfisfworkingfatfthefexplicitfdirectionfoffthefgover
nment,fisfconferredfarrestfauthorityfbyfthefstate,fisffunctioningfunderfgovernmentflicensing,forfisfus
ingfafbadge/uniform;fthesefcanfallfturnfafprivatefinvestigatorfintofaf"statefactor".
Whatfisfthef"ExclusionaryfRule"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfrulefpreventingfthefgovernmentffromfusingfevdiencefthatfwasfgatheredfinfvi
olationfoffthefConstitution.
Whatfisfthef"FruitsfoffthefPoisonousfTreefDoctrine"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnyfevidencefderivedffromfillegalfsearchesfandfseizuresfmustfbefexcluded.
Whatfisftheffirstfthingfanfinvestigatorfshouldfdofatfthefbeginningfoffcovertfvideofsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSCapturefaf"set-
upfshot,"fpanningfslowlyfaroundfthefbroadfareafwherefthefsurveillancefisfintendedftoftakefplace.fTh
isfprovesfthatfthefinvestigatorfwasfatfthefrightfplacefatfthefrightftime.
Whatfqualifiesfasfanf"arrest"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfsituationfinfwhichfafreasonablefpersonffeltfthatftheyfwouldfbefunableftofleav
efafterfafreasonablefamountfofftime,forfwherefthefseizurefoffafpersonfisfunreasonablyfinvasive.
Underfwhatfcircumstancesfmayfafprivatefinvestigatorfenterfafhome'sfcurtilagefwithoutfthefpriorfco
nsentfoffthefownerforfresident?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSOnlyftofknockfonfthefdoor,forftofserveflegalfprocesses.
Whatfisfthef"curtilage"foffafhome?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnfareafofflandfattachedftofafhousefandfformingfafsinglefenclosurefwithfit.
Howfshouldfanfinvestigatorftakefphotographsfatfanfinvestigation/crimefscene?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS*fFromfallfangles.f
, *fOffallfdetails.f
*fInfafseries,ffromfgeneralftofspecific.f
*fUsingfafrulerfnextftofsmallfitemsf(andfwithfafpicturefoffthefsamefitemfwithoutfthefrulerftoo).
Whatfisfthefdifferencefbetweenfinvestigativefsurveillancefandfsecurityfsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSSecurityfsurveillancefisfintendedftofmodifyfafsubject'sfbehaviorfbyfremindingft
hemfthatftheyfarefbeingfwatched.fInvestigativefsurveillancefisfintendedftofpreservefafsubject'sfnor
malfbehavior,fbyfpreventingfthemffromfknowingfthatftheyfarefbeingfwatchedforfwhyftheyfarefbeingf
watched.
Whatfisfthefdifferencefbetweenf"fixed"fandf"mobile"fsurveillance?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSFixedfsurveillancefisfwhenfanfinvestigatorfstaysfinfaffixedflocation,fobservingfafl
ocationfwherefthefsubjectfisfbelievedftoffrequent.fMobilefsurveillanceffocusesfonfobservingfafsubje
ct,fregardlessfoffwheref(s)hefhappensftofbe.
Whatfarefthef8fstepsfanfinvestigatorfmustfundertakeftofmakefsurefthatfanyfrealfevidencefcollectedfis
funimpeachable?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fProtectfthefscene.f
2.fUsefglovesfandftweezers.f
3.fPhotographfeverythingfbeforeftouchingfanything.f
4.fDocumentfallfphotos.f
5.fSketchfthefscene.f
6.fMeasurefthefobjectsfinfafscene.f
7.fTakefnotesfforfallfobjectsffound.f
8.fProperlyfstorefevidence.
Whatfisfthefpurposefoffaf"runningfresume"?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTofkeepftrackfoffeveryftaskfdonefasfpartfoffanfinvestigation.fThisfhelpsfwithfdoc
umentationfandfsatisfyingfclientfconcernsfregardingfthefprogressfoffanfinvestigation.
