BDUSMI-2109-TEST #2 (STUDY
GUIDE)
Originator's account statement - Correct Answers -The the monthly deposit account
statement of the______will show the amount of funds transferred out. investigator
should determine the source of the funds for the wire.
If a formal report is prepared, must the original notes be retained? - Correct Answers -
Yes
Law enforcement notes should be maintained until.... - Correct Answers -all court
actions, including appeals are completed
The primary use of law enforcement notes is to.... - Correct Answers -aid in memory
when preparing narrative reports and to prepare for court testimony
What is the main consideration when deciding whether to include certain items of
information in a law enforcement report? - Correct Answers -The information relevant
and material to the case
T/F If an opinion is stated in a law enforcement report, it should be identified as an
opinion - Correct Answers -True, reports should avoid hearsay, opinions, conclusions,
rumors, etc. However if this type of information is material and relevant to the case, it
may be included if its identified as hearsay, opinion etc and not portrayed as fact
All of the following should be identified as essential elements of narrative except.... -
Correct Answers -Witnesses
DIPLOMATS
Confidential Informants
Subjects/Suspects
What information is required for law enforcement notes to contain? - Correct Answers -
(To aid in memory) should contain sufficient detail to accurately and completely
reconstruct the activity
What is a Memorandum of Interview (MOI)? - Correct Answers -A document prepared
by an agent in order to record the specifics of an investigative interview
,What should be in the body of a Memorandum of Interview (MOI)? - Correct Answers -
Facts elicited from the interviewee, presented in a logical, concise manner
What is the difference between a sworn statement (affidavit) and an unsworn
statement? - Correct Answers -The person giving the sworn statement will either swear
or they won't
What should the case report (prosecution report) contain? - Correct Answers -A full and
complete listing of all potential violations of the law that the defendant has committed.
The names and addresses of all government agents
An outline of the key events from the overall investigation
Timely notice to the criminal defendant of the charges that will be brought
What is the primary purpose of the case report (prosecution report)? - Correct Answers
-To transmit details of a criminal investigation to allow the prosecuting attorney to move
forward in judicial proceedings against the defendant
When should law enforcement notes be taken? - Correct Answers -At or about the
same time as the activity at issue
If an opinion is stated in a law enforcement report it should be... - Correct Answers -
clearly identified as an opinion
The primary purpose of law enforcement report writing is: - Correct Answers -To
communicate information to the reader
What is a witness statement under oath called? - Correct Answers -Affidavit
Who should write and sign a sworn statement or affidavit? - Correct Answers -Should
be written by the agent or interviewee, then signed by the interviewee
When a mistake is made while writing an affidavit, how should the corrections be
annotated? - Correct Answers -The affiant should draw a single line through the error,
initial and date the lined through corrections and the write in the connected word
In identifying the requirements for documenting interviews in a memorandum, whose
hearsay, opinions, conclusions are included? - Correct Answers -The interviewee
You are writing a surveillance log based off notes taken thorough your surveillance.
After the log is completed the notes should be... - Correct Answers -Kept until all court
proceedings have been completed
What is a case report? - Correct Answers -A complete and all inclusive record of an
investigation that includes the details of the case, the violations committed and all
available evidence
, T/F Should a sworn witness statement or affidavit be written in the 1st person numbered
on each page and signed or initialed by the AUSA on each page? - Correct Answers -
False-It should be written in the first person, numbered on each page and signed or
initialed by the INTERVIEWEE on each page
In identifying uses of reports of investigation, a case report should be focused on the
actions of the criminal defendant, the prosecuting attorney or the criminal investigator? -
Correct Answers -The criminal defendant
A case report should be.... - Correct Answers -as complete as possible with sufficient
information for the AUSA to commence a trial
What should an agent note in the MOI? - Correct Answers -Whether Miranda warnings
were given to the interviewee
What is the main consideration when deciding to include certain items of information in
a law enforcement report? - Correct Answers -Is the information relevant to the case
The five essential items of a good report are.... - Correct Answers -Accurate, Complete,
Clear, Concise and Objective
All criminal statues contain.... - Correct Answers -Certain ELEMENTS and PENALTIES
T/F If you are missing one of the elements of a crime you lose the entire thing. - Correct
Answers -True
T/F Is motive an element of a crime? - Correct Answers -False
Crime - Correct Answers -is an act or failure to act, prohibited by law and punishable by
the government
T/F There are no common law crimes in the US. All criminal law in the US are found in
written statutes (Statutory Law) - Correct Answers -True
Probable Cause - Correct Answers -a facts and circumstances that would lead a
reasonably prudent person to believe that a criminal offense has probably taken place
and the person charged with that offense probably committed it.
To obtain a conviction a trial each _______of the offense must be proven_______ -
Correct Answers -Element, Beyond a reasonable doubt
Statutes - Correct Answers -Laws
T/F The government does not have to prove motive - Correct Answers -True, Prove
INTENT
GUIDE)
Originator's account statement - Correct Answers -The the monthly deposit account
statement of the______will show the amount of funds transferred out. investigator
should determine the source of the funds for the wire.
If a formal report is prepared, must the original notes be retained? - Correct Answers -
Yes
Law enforcement notes should be maintained until.... - Correct Answers -all court
actions, including appeals are completed
The primary use of law enforcement notes is to.... - Correct Answers -aid in memory
when preparing narrative reports and to prepare for court testimony
What is the main consideration when deciding whether to include certain items of
information in a law enforcement report? - Correct Answers -The information relevant
and material to the case
T/F If an opinion is stated in a law enforcement report, it should be identified as an
opinion - Correct Answers -True, reports should avoid hearsay, opinions, conclusions,
rumors, etc. However if this type of information is material and relevant to the case, it
may be included if its identified as hearsay, opinion etc and not portrayed as fact
All of the following should be identified as essential elements of narrative except.... -
Correct Answers -Witnesses
DIPLOMATS
Confidential Informants
Subjects/Suspects
What information is required for law enforcement notes to contain? - Correct Answers -
(To aid in memory) should contain sufficient detail to accurately and completely
reconstruct the activity
What is a Memorandum of Interview (MOI)? - Correct Answers -A document prepared
by an agent in order to record the specifics of an investigative interview
,What should be in the body of a Memorandum of Interview (MOI)? - Correct Answers -
Facts elicited from the interviewee, presented in a logical, concise manner
What is the difference between a sworn statement (affidavit) and an unsworn
statement? - Correct Answers -The person giving the sworn statement will either swear
or they won't
What should the case report (prosecution report) contain? - Correct Answers -A full and
complete listing of all potential violations of the law that the defendant has committed.
The names and addresses of all government agents
An outline of the key events from the overall investigation
Timely notice to the criminal defendant of the charges that will be brought
What is the primary purpose of the case report (prosecution report)? - Correct Answers
-To transmit details of a criminal investigation to allow the prosecuting attorney to move
forward in judicial proceedings against the defendant
When should law enforcement notes be taken? - Correct Answers -At or about the
same time as the activity at issue
If an opinion is stated in a law enforcement report it should be... - Correct Answers -
clearly identified as an opinion
The primary purpose of law enforcement report writing is: - Correct Answers -To
communicate information to the reader
What is a witness statement under oath called? - Correct Answers -Affidavit
Who should write and sign a sworn statement or affidavit? - Correct Answers -Should
be written by the agent or interviewee, then signed by the interviewee
When a mistake is made while writing an affidavit, how should the corrections be
annotated? - Correct Answers -The affiant should draw a single line through the error,
initial and date the lined through corrections and the write in the connected word
In identifying the requirements for documenting interviews in a memorandum, whose
hearsay, opinions, conclusions are included? - Correct Answers -The interviewee
You are writing a surveillance log based off notes taken thorough your surveillance.
After the log is completed the notes should be... - Correct Answers -Kept until all court
proceedings have been completed
What is a case report? - Correct Answers -A complete and all inclusive record of an
investigation that includes the details of the case, the violations committed and all
available evidence
, T/F Should a sworn witness statement or affidavit be written in the 1st person numbered
on each page and signed or initialed by the AUSA on each page? - Correct Answers -
False-It should be written in the first person, numbered on each page and signed or
initialed by the INTERVIEWEE on each page
In identifying uses of reports of investigation, a case report should be focused on the
actions of the criminal defendant, the prosecuting attorney or the criminal investigator? -
Correct Answers -The criminal defendant
A case report should be.... - Correct Answers -as complete as possible with sufficient
information for the AUSA to commence a trial
What should an agent note in the MOI? - Correct Answers -Whether Miranda warnings
were given to the interviewee
What is the main consideration when deciding to include certain items of information in
a law enforcement report? - Correct Answers -Is the information relevant to the case
The five essential items of a good report are.... - Correct Answers -Accurate, Complete,
Clear, Concise and Objective
All criminal statues contain.... - Correct Answers -Certain ELEMENTS and PENALTIES
T/F If you are missing one of the elements of a crime you lose the entire thing. - Correct
Answers -True
T/F Is motive an element of a crime? - Correct Answers -False
Crime - Correct Answers -is an act or failure to act, prohibited by law and punishable by
the government
T/F There are no common law crimes in the US. All criminal law in the US are found in
written statutes (Statutory Law) - Correct Answers -True
Probable Cause - Correct Answers -a facts and circumstances that would lead a
reasonably prudent person to believe that a criminal offense has probably taken place
and the person charged with that offense probably committed it.
To obtain a conviction a trial each _______of the offense must be proven_______ -
Correct Answers -Element, Beyond a reasonable doubt
Statutes - Correct Answers -Laws
T/F The government does not have to prove motive - Correct Answers -True, Prove
INTENT
