Crime Detection and Investigation Practice Questions — Set 4

Question 1

In criminal investigation, what is 'Interrogation' used for?

Accepted Answer

To elicit a confession or a truthful statement from a suspect who is being uncooperative.

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To give a press conference. within the context of professional standards and systems

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To find out if a witness needs a ride home. within the context of professional standards and systems

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To help a victim remember what happened. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 2

What is 'Vice Control' primarily concerned with in law enforcement?

Accepted Answer

The enforcement of laws against illegal activities that are often seen as 'moral' offenses, such as gambling, prostitution, and drug abuse.

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Arresting people for speeding. within the context of professional standards and systems

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Managing the police department's budget. within the context of professional standards and systems

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Providing security for government buildings. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 3

What is the 'Point of Perception' in a traffic accident?

Accepted Answer

The point where the driver first noticed the hazard or potential danger.

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The point where the driver's license was checked.

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The point where the cars collided.

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The point where the driver stopped the car.

Question 4

Which of the following is a 'Direct' identifier used in dactyloscopy?

Accepted Answer

The unique ridge characteristics (minutiae) of a fingerprint.

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The height of the person. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The type of car the person drives. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The clothes the person was wearing. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 5

What is the purpose of 'Crime Scene Preservation'?

Accepted Answer

To keep the scene exactly as it was found to prevent the contamination, loss, or movement of evidence by unauthorized people.

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To make the crime scene look like a museum. within the context of professional standards and systems

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To hide the evidence from the media. within the context of professional standards and systems

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To allow the investigator to take a break. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 6

In 'Drug Education,' what does 'Tolerance' mean?

Accepted Answer

A condition where the body requires larger and larger doses of a drug to achieve the same effect.

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Accepting people who use drugs. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The law that allows certain drugs to be used. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The ability to stop using drugs easily. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 7

What is 'Entrapment' and is it legal in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Using a 'trap' or a 'buy-bust' operation to catch a criminal who is already planning or committing a crime; it is legal.

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Using a dog to catch a suspect. within the context of professional standards and systems.

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Locking a suspect in a small room. within the context of professional standards and systems.

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Inducing a person to commit a crime they had no intention of committing; it is illegal.

Question 8

What is 'Ballistics'?

Accepted Answer

The science of the motion of projectiles and the conditions that affect that motion.

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The study of human handwriting. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The study of poisons. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The study of fingerprints. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 9

What is 'Evidence' in a criminal case?

Accepted Answer

The means, sanctioned by law, of ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact.

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The opinion of the news reporters. within the context of professional standards and systems

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Anything that the police find at a crime scene. within the context of professional standards and systems

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The punishment given to the offender. within the context of professional standards and systems

Question 10

Which of the following is an 'Informant's' primary risk?

Accepted Answer

Exposure and retaliation by the criminal syndicate they are reporting on.

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Learning too much about the law. within the context of professional standards and systems

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Getting paid too much money. within the context of professional standards and systems

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Getting a job at the police station. within the context of professional standards and systems