CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (BPOC) EXAM SOLVED AND
VERIFIED #8
Define Criminal Investigation - correct answer The process of legally gathering evidence
of a crime that has been or is being committed.
Bias - correct answer A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment.
Crime - correct answer An act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine,
imprisonment, or even death. Crimes and their penalties are established and defined by
state and federal statutes and local ordinances.
Circumstantial Evidence - correct answer Not based on actual personal knowledge or
observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which deductions are
drawn, showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved.
Complainant - correct answer Person requesting an investigation or that action is taken.
Is often the victim of a crime.
Corpus Delicti - correct answer Literally means the body or substance of the crime. In
law the term refers to proof establishing that a crime has occurred; the necessary
elements that constitute a crime.
Elements of a Crime - correct answer Conditions that must occur for an act to be called
a specific kind of crime.
Evidence - correct answer Anything to be offered in court to prove the truth or falsity of a
fact in issue.
Fact - correct answer Something known to be true.
Fence - correct answer One who receives and disposes of stolen property on a regular
basis.
Field Identification - correct answer On-the-scene identification of a suspect by the
victim of or witness to a crime, conducted within minutes of the commission of a crime.
Prejudice - correct answer An opinion or leaning adverse to anything without just
grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge.
Modus Operandi (MO) - correct answer An opinion or leaning adverse to anything
without just grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge.
Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - correct answer Level of proof required to obtain a
conviction in a criminal trial.
, Probable Cause - correct answer Evidence that warrants a person of reasonable
caution in the belief that a crime has been committed or is being committed.
Rapport - correct answer A felling of ease and harmony in a contact or relationship
between people.
Reasonable Doubt - correct answer The level of certainty a juror must have to find a
defendant guilty of a crime.
Statement - correct answer A legal narrative description of events related to a crime.
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.
Witness - correct answer A person who saw a crime or some part of it being committed
or who has relevant information.
Victim - correct answer The person injured by a crime.
The tools available to a criminal investigator have increased in number and
sophistication, but what about the fundamentals? - correct answer The fundamentals of
criminal investigation remain the same.
Criminal Investigation Tools - correct answer • Information
• Instrumentation / Forensic Science
• Interviewing
• Laws of Arrest, Search, & Seizure
Information - correct answer The knowledge a criminal investigator gathers from other
persons (victims, witnesses, suspects) and other legitimate sources (records, reports,
etc.)
Instrumentation / Forensic Science - correct answer The TECHNIQUES that help in the
solution of the crime. Consists of fingerprints, serology, ballistics, and DNA analysis,
etc.
Interviewing - correct answer The questioning of victims, witnesses, or suspects in a
criminal investigation.
Laws of Arrest, Search, & Seizure - correct answer Provides guidance on what
investigative techniques are acceptable. Mastery and knowledge of criminal procedures
and the rules of evidence enable the investigator to gather evidence against a suspect
that can withstand court challenges.
ULTIMATE Goal of a Criminal Investigator - correct answer To determine, to the extent
possible, the TRUTH about how a crime occurred.
VERIFIED #8
Define Criminal Investigation - correct answer The process of legally gathering evidence
of a crime that has been or is being committed.
Bias - correct answer A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment.
Crime - correct answer An act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine,
imprisonment, or even death. Crimes and their penalties are established and defined by
state and federal statutes and local ordinances.
Circumstantial Evidence - correct answer Not based on actual personal knowledge or
observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which deductions are
drawn, showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved.
Complainant - correct answer Person requesting an investigation or that action is taken.
Is often the victim of a crime.
Corpus Delicti - correct answer Literally means the body or substance of the crime. In
law the term refers to proof establishing that a crime has occurred; the necessary
elements that constitute a crime.
Elements of a Crime - correct answer Conditions that must occur for an act to be called
a specific kind of crime.
Evidence - correct answer Anything to be offered in court to prove the truth or falsity of a
fact in issue.
Fact - correct answer Something known to be true.
Fence - correct answer One who receives and disposes of stolen property on a regular
basis.
Field Identification - correct answer On-the-scene identification of a suspect by the
victim of or witness to a crime, conducted within minutes of the commission of a crime.
Prejudice - correct answer An opinion or leaning adverse to anything without just
grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge.
Modus Operandi (MO) - correct answer An opinion or leaning adverse to anything
without just grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge.
Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - correct answer Level of proof required to obtain a
conviction in a criminal trial.
, Probable Cause - correct answer Evidence that warrants a person of reasonable
caution in the belief that a crime has been committed or is being committed.
Rapport - correct answer A felling of ease and harmony in a contact or relationship
between people.
Reasonable Doubt - correct answer The level of certainty a juror must have to find a
defendant guilty of a crime.
Statement - correct answer A legal narrative description of events related to a crime.
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.
Witness - correct answer A person who saw a crime or some part of it being committed
or who has relevant information.
Victim - correct answer The person injured by a crime.
The tools available to a criminal investigator have increased in number and
sophistication, but what about the fundamentals? - correct answer The fundamentals of
criminal investigation remain the same.
Criminal Investigation Tools - correct answer • Information
• Instrumentation / Forensic Science
• Interviewing
• Laws of Arrest, Search, & Seizure
Information - correct answer The knowledge a criminal investigator gathers from other
persons (victims, witnesses, suspects) and other legitimate sources (records, reports,
etc.)
Instrumentation / Forensic Science - correct answer The TECHNIQUES that help in the
solution of the crime. Consists of fingerprints, serology, ballistics, and DNA analysis,
etc.
Interviewing - correct answer The questioning of victims, witnesses, or suspects in a
criminal investigation.
Laws of Arrest, Search, & Seizure - correct answer Provides guidance on what
investigative techniques are acceptable. Mastery and knowledge of criminal procedures
and the rules of evidence enable the investigator to gather evidence against a suspect
that can withstand court challenges.
ULTIMATE Goal of a Criminal Investigator - correct answer To determine, to the extent
possible, the TRUTH about how a crime occurred.
