Rmapa Set 4-investigations

1. There are at least eighty types of informants. Which of the following is not informant type?

Personal informant

Employee informant

Student informant

Anonymous informant

2. A subject who has a sixth grade education has a statement typed for him by the investigator. Which of the following should not be included in the typed statement:

Profanity used by the subject

The actual sentences spoken by the subject

Highly complex sentences and large words

References to witnesses to the incident

3. The single most important administrative control in handling investigations is:

Indexing

Case assignments

Case review

Documentation of status

4. Which of the following is not a requirement for a successful undercover investigation?

A qualified investigator

A plausible cover story

An effective control scheme

Developing necessary evidence for prosecution

5. The principal item of expense in an investigation budget will be:

Communications

Equipment

Maintenance

Personnel costs

6. If interviewee during investigation is hostile, if is preferable to conduct the interview at:

The security office

Home of interviewee

A neutral spot

In an automobile

7. The most consistently available and most valuable sources of information are:

Documents at the scene

Fingerprints on the objects involved

Persons involved in the incident

Telephone records of calls into and out of the area

8. Interviews should be conducted:

In the company of suspect’s attorney

In an area where distractions are minimal

In a comfortable room which is well furnished like home

In an area where light is focused in suspect’s face

9. If necessary to terminate an undercover investigation which one of the following actions should not be done?

Withdraw agent safely

Withdraw agency immediately

An effective control scheme

Developing necessary evidence for prosecution

10. Which of the following characterization regarding investigate surveillance is not true?

They are expensive

They are time-consuming

They are often non-productive

They are illegal in most jurisdictions

11. An undercover operator should be:

A member of the investigative staff of the organization

A trusted employee in the department under investigation

Unknown by anyone likely to be in the target population

An off duty law enforcement officer

12. Which if the following is not true concerning a witness:

A witness must have directly observed the incident

A person who heard the accused make certain remarks may be a witness

A specialist in the analysis of evidence may be a witness

A person with knowledge of the whereabouts of the accused at the time of the incident may be a witness

13. The rule which states the approximately one in ten applications will have major omissions which will require going back to the applicant is called:

The rule of ten

The rule of nine

The 1-10 rule

The verification rule

14. As a general rule the number of consecutive years employment or non-employment to be verified preceding the date of investigation are:

5 years

7 years

3 years

2 years

15. The process whereby communications are intercepted or recorded is known as:

Physical surveillance

Technical surveillance

Surreptitious surveillance

Black bag operations

16. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to do good pre-employment background investigation because:

Expense

Lack of skilled investigators

Various laws and court decisions which inhibit the use of techniques and/or instruments available

Uncooperative attitude of persons interviewed

17. In an incident investigation, the general rule is to first interview persons who

Are not likely to be available for later interview

Are likely to be hostile

Have the most extensive information about the incident

Are familiar with some part of the subject matter

18. Which of the following should be interviewed last or near the end of an investigation under usual circumstances:

Those with extensive information

Those preparing to take a trip out of area

Those likely to be hostile

Those with less than extensive information

19. An investigation containing unfavorable information should be retained in file for a period of not less than:

1 year