, Test Bank For Interviewing and Investigation: SmartTalk 2nd
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Chapter 1: Interviewing and Interrogation
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following are features of Berlo's SMCR model of communication?
A) Thinking and listening
B) Attitude
C) Source, message, channel, and receiver
D) Transmission
Answer: C
2. Which four factors affect the transmission of the message according to Berlo's SMCR model
of communication?
A) Communication skills, knowledge level, sociocultural system, and attitudes
B) It is a proxemics exercise
C) It is an information-gathering exercise
D) Smiling, mindfulness, crime knowledge, and responsibility
Answer: A
3. Under the ______ which was decided by the Supreme Court, public employers may compel
their employees to answer questions during an investigation.
A) Miranda rule
B) Sexual harassment rule
C) Public service rule
D) Garrity rule
Answer: D
4. An ______ is a practice of fact finding that elicits information that can lead to conclusions
about an event or incident.
A) Interview
B) Admission
C) Evaluation
D) Interrogation
Answer: A
,5. A ______ is the person who is the object of an incident, crime, or other harm.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: A
6. A ______ is someone who has knowledge about an incident through personal observation
or first-hand experience.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: B
7. An individual under investigation for having committed a crime or other wrongdoing is
considered the ______.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: C
8. The ______ is an individual who communicates over the Internet regarding his or her intent
to commit crime or involvement in criminal activity, or about their knowledge of others who
are involved in wrongdoing.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: D
9. Which of the following is NOT true about witness information?
A) It is notoriously inaccurate.
B) It is often inaccurate.
C) It is often unreliable.
D) It is of little value to the investigation.
Answer: D
10. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions (2012), more than ______ percent of law
enforcement professionals use social media for investigative purposes, including
identification and evidence collection.
A) 40
B) 80
C) 100
D) 60
, Answer: B
11. Which of the following best describes the interrogation?
A) It is a communication exercise.
B) It is a proxemics exercise.
C) It is an exercise in persuasion.
D) It is an information-gathering exercise.
Answer: C
12. At what point does an interview evolve into an interrogation?
A) When the interviewee says something odd
B) When the interviewee says something incriminating
C) When the interviewee becomes a suspect
D) Whenever the interviewer desires
Answer: C
13. Federal crime victims are defined and afforded remedies under what?
A) Criminal Justice Act
B) Crime Victims Act
C) Federal Policy Act
D) The Constitution
Answer: B
14. Which of the following should be established first when interviewing a victim?
A) If there is a relationship between the victim and perpetrator
B) Can the victim testify against the perpetrator?
C) If the victim could also be a suspect
D) Does the victim have a criminal record?
Answer: A
15. The following conditions may impact the outcome of the interview.
A) The interviewee is a child
B) The interviewee has an intellectual disability
C) The interviewee has something to hide
D) All of the above
Answer: D
16. Which of following is a reason witnesses may choose not to report something?
A) Distrust of the interviewer
B) They feel the information is not helpful
C) Fear of suspect retaliation
D) All of the above
Answer: D
17. All of the following are defined as sources of investigative interviewing EXCEPT ______.
A) Victims
B) Witnesses
Edition All Chapters - 9780137402250, 9780134868196
Chapter 1: Interviewing and Interrogation
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following are features of Berlo's SMCR model of communication?
A) Thinking and listening
B) Attitude
C) Source, message, channel, and receiver
D) Transmission
Answer: C
2. Which four factors affect the transmission of the message according to Berlo's SMCR model
of communication?
A) Communication skills, knowledge level, sociocultural system, and attitudes
B) It is a proxemics exercise
C) It is an information-gathering exercise
D) Smiling, mindfulness, crime knowledge, and responsibility
Answer: A
3. Under the ______ which was decided by the Supreme Court, public employers may compel
their employees to answer questions during an investigation.
A) Miranda rule
B) Sexual harassment rule
C) Public service rule
D) Garrity rule
Answer: D
4. An ______ is a practice of fact finding that elicits information that can lead to conclusions
about an event or incident.
A) Interview
B) Admission
C) Evaluation
D) Interrogation
Answer: A
,5. A ______ is the person who is the object of an incident, crime, or other harm.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: A
6. A ______ is someone who has knowledge about an incident through personal observation
or first-hand experience.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: B
7. An individual under investigation for having committed a crime or other wrongdoing is
considered the ______.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: C
8. The ______ is an individual who communicates over the Internet regarding his or her intent
to commit crime or involvement in criminal activity, or about their knowledge of others who
are involved in wrongdoing.
A) Victim
B) Witness
C) Suspect
D) Cyber informant
Answer: D
9. Which of the following is NOT true about witness information?
A) It is notoriously inaccurate.
B) It is often inaccurate.
C) It is often unreliable.
D) It is of little value to the investigation.
Answer: D
10. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions (2012), more than ______ percent of law
enforcement professionals use social media for investigative purposes, including
identification and evidence collection.
A) 40
B) 80
C) 100
D) 60
, Answer: B
11. Which of the following best describes the interrogation?
A) It is a communication exercise.
B) It is a proxemics exercise.
C) It is an exercise in persuasion.
D) It is an information-gathering exercise.
Answer: C
12. At what point does an interview evolve into an interrogation?
A) When the interviewee says something odd
B) When the interviewee says something incriminating
C) When the interviewee becomes a suspect
D) Whenever the interviewer desires
Answer: C
13. Federal crime victims are defined and afforded remedies under what?
A) Criminal Justice Act
B) Crime Victims Act
C) Federal Policy Act
D) The Constitution
Answer: B
14. Which of the following should be established first when interviewing a victim?
A) If there is a relationship between the victim and perpetrator
B) Can the victim testify against the perpetrator?
C) If the victim could also be a suspect
D) Does the victim have a criminal record?
Answer: A
15. The following conditions may impact the outcome of the interview.
A) The interviewee is a child
B) The interviewee has an intellectual disability
C) The interviewee has something to hide
D) All of the above
Answer: D
16. Which of following is a reason witnesses may choose not to report something?
A) Distrust of the interviewer
B) They feel the information is not helpful
C) Fear of suspect retaliation
D) All of the above
Answer: D
17. All of the following are defined as sources of investigative interviewing EXCEPT ______.
A) Victims
B) Witnesses
