CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Which group of people generally make the most valuable
informants?
Answer: criminals or their associates
◉ The chief purpose for using informants is
Answer: to provide probable cause for arrests and search
warrants.
◉ A person who knowingly causes the death of another while
committing a criminal act, but who did not act under the influence
of sudden passion, has committed
Answer: second degree murder
◉ When determining time of death, postmortem lividity describes
Answer: blood settling to the bottom of the body over time
◉ An exit wound in a gunshot victim
Answer: often has a torn or ragged appearance
◉ In which situation does a burglary become a robbery?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Which group of people generally make the most valuable
informants?
Answer: criminals or their associates
◉ The chief purpose for using informants is
Answer: to provide probable cause for arrests and search
warrants.
◉ A person who knowingly causes the death of another while
committing a criminal act, but who did not act under the influence
of sudden passion, has committed
Answer: second degree murder
◉ When determining time of death, postmortem lividity describes
Answer: blood settling to the bottom of the body over time
◉ An exit wound in a gunshot victim
Answer: often has a torn or ragged appearance
◉ In which situation does a burglary become a robbery?
