Professional Certified Investigator (PCI)
review (ASIS Intl.) Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Henry Fielding - CORRECT ANSWER Created the Bow Street Runners
Robert Peel - CORRECT ANSWER Created the first organized police department in the world
Clive Popay - CORRECT ANSWER First undercover police officer
Francis Gaulton - CORRECT ANSWER The first person to notice a systematic pattern on the
palms, hands, fingers, and feet on human beings
Edward Henry - CORRECT ANSWER Developed a system for classifying fingerprints that is
still in use today
Juan Vucetich - CORRECT ANSWER Was the very first to get a conviction using fingerprints
Allan Pinkerton - CORRECT ANSWER First detective in the US
Alec Jeffreys - CORRECT ANSWER Developed and invented DNA fingerprinting
Exculpatory - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence that tends to show a defendant is NOT guilty
Inculpatory - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence that tends to show a defendant IS guilty
Modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWER The way a criminal conducts his act
Prima facie - CORRECT ANSWER Different acts of a felony that make it a particular felony
,Corpus delicti - CORRECT ANSWER Shows that a crime has been committed and that the
person charged, has probably done it
Aggravating - CORRECT ANSWER Supports giving a harsher punishment
Mitigating - CORRECT ANSWER Support not giving a harsher punishment
Habeas corpus - CORRECT ANSWER The written transcript of a court case
In camera - CORRECT ANSWER When the jury is dismissed during testimony of information
by the investigator
Res gestae - CORRECT ANSWER This legal term (in Latin), means "what is said and done
during a crime tends to indicate that state of mind the suspect and shows what happened"
Pro bono - CORRECT ANSWER Represent someone for free
Pro se - CORRECT ANSWER Represent yourself
Affirmative defense - CORRECT ANSWER Defendant says yes to committing the crime, but
legal reason as to why and lets the jury decide
Allocution - CORRECT ANSWER When a person pleads guilty to get a deal
Direct examination - CORRECT ANSWER Example: When the defense attorney questions the
defendant.
Cross examination - CORRECT ANSWER Example: When the prosecutor questions the
defendant.
Rebuttal - CORRECT ANSWER When a witness is called back in to rebut what another
witness says
, Arch - CORRECT ANSWER Third most common type of fingerprint classification
Loop - CORRECT ANSWER Most common type of fingerprint classification
Whorl - CORRECT ANSWER Second most common type of fingerprint classification
London - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first organized police force in the world
New York City - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first criminal investigation unit
Rogues Gallery
Chicago - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first detective unit in America
Philadelphia - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first organized police force in America
Pennsylvania - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first state police agency in the world
Physiognamy - CORRECT ANSWER Science of the study of guilt based on ugliness
Phrenology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of lumps on the head that associates with tendencies
for a person to commit crime
Toxicology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of poisons or substances that affect the human body
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of disease and its effect on the human body
Sereology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of blood
Dactylography - CORRECT ANSWER Study of fingerprints
review (ASIS Intl.) Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Henry Fielding - CORRECT ANSWER Created the Bow Street Runners
Robert Peel - CORRECT ANSWER Created the first organized police department in the world
Clive Popay - CORRECT ANSWER First undercover police officer
Francis Gaulton - CORRECT ANSWER The first person to notice a systematic pattern on the
palms, hands, fingers, and feet on human beings
Edward Henry - CORRECT ANSWER Developed a system for classifying fingerprints that is
still in use today
Juan Vucetich - CORRECT ANSWER Was the very first to get a conviction using fingerprints
Allan Pinkerton - CORRECT ANSWER First detective in the US
Alec Jeffreys - CORRECT ANSWER Developed and invented DNA fingerprinting
Exculpatory - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence that tends to show a defendant is NOT guilty
Inculpatory - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence that tends to show a defendant IS guilty
Modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWER The way a criminal conducts his act
Prima facie - CORRECT ANSWER Different acts of a felony that make it a particular felony
,Corpus delicti - CORRECT ANSWER Shows that a crime has been committed and that the
person charged, has probably done it
Aggravating - CORRECT ANSWER Supports giving a harsher punishment
Mitigating - CORRECT ANSWER Support not giving a harsher punishment
Habeas corpus - CORRECT ANSWER The written transcript of a court case
In camera - CORRECT ANSWER When the jury is dismissed during testimony of information
by the investigator
Res gestae - CORRECT ANSWER This legal term (in Latin), means "what is said and done
during a crime tends to indicate that state of mind the suspect and shows what happened"
Pro bono - CORRECT ANSWER Represent someone for free
Pro se - CORRECT ANSWER Represent yourself
Affirmative defense - CORRECT ANSWER Defendant says yes to committing the crime, but
legal reason as to why and lets the jury decide
Allocution - CORRECT ANSWER When a person pleads guilty to get a deal
Direct examination - CORRECT ANSWER Example: When the defense attorney questions the
defendant.
Cross examination - CORRECT ANSWER Example: When the prosecutor questions the
defendant.
Rebuttal - CORRECT ANSWER When a witness is called back in to rebut what another
witness says
, Arch - CORRECT ANSWER Third most common type of fingerprint classification
Loop - CORRECT ANSWER Most common type of fingerprint classification
Whorl - CORRECT ANSWER Second most common type of fingerprint classification
London - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first organized police force in the world
New York City - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first criminal investigation unit
Rogues Gallery
Chicago - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first detective unit in America
Philadelphia - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first organized police force in America
Pennsylvania - CORRECT ANSWER Location of the first state police agency in the world
Physiognamy - CORRECT ANSWER Science of the study of guilt based on ugliness
Phrenology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of lumps on the head that associates with tendencies
for a person to commit crime
Toxicology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of poisons or substances that affect the human body
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of disease and its effect on the human body
Sereology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of blood
Dactylography - CORRECT ANSWER Study of fingerprints
