Fundamentals of

Criminal Investigations
Final Examination 2016
JOHNNY REY DAGASUHAN CAILING
“He who has fail to prepare is
preparing to fail”
JRDC-MADMAN44
“The greatest glory in life is not in
never falling, but in rising every
time we fall”
Confucius
Chinese Great Philosopher
1. It is an activity that collects facts to accomplish
the three fold aims of the criminal investigators.

A. Special Crime Investigation

B. Criminal Investigation
C. Investigation as a Science
D. Investigation as an Art
2. The 5Ws & 1H is commonly known as __________
in criminal investigation.

A. Six Cardinal Points B. Golden Principle

C. Six Interrogatives D. Golden Rule
3. These are the three tools of criminal
investigation, EXCEPT:

A. information B. interview
C. instrumentation D. interrogation
4. These are the phases of criminal investigation,
EXCEPT:

A. the criminal is identified

B. he is traced and located
C. the facts proving his guilt is gathered
D. he has confessed and admitted his guilt
5. These are the typical process of identifying
criminals, EXCEPT:

A. circumstantial evidence B. persons & records

C. eyewitness testimony D. confession
6. The corpus delicti of criminal offense is
proved by showing the following:

A. all of these
B. there exist a certain state of facts
C. the existence of criminal agency
D. none of these
7. The complete process of proving guilt in criminal
investigation is described in the phase __________.

A. establishing the elements of the offense

B. there exist a certain state of facts
C. the existence of criminal agency
D. the facts proving his guilt is gathered
8. The following are the elements of the
offense, EXCEPT:

A. form B. intent
C. accused & alleged acts D. motive
9. It is asking question to person who is believed to
possess knowledge that of official interest to the
investigator.

A. interview B. interrogation
C. information D. instrumentation
10. The following are the requisites of interview,
EXCEPT:

A. forcefulness of personality
B. established rapport
C. importance of interview
D. breadth of interests
11. This type of interviewee is uncooperative,
indifferent, and he should flattered first to develop
a pride in his ability to supply information.

A. know-nothing type B. disinterested type

C. drunken type D. suspicious type
12. The investigator should subtly lead this type
of interviewees back to relevant matters, by
interspersing remarks that switch the subject’s mind
back on the desire track.

A. talkative type B. honest witness

C. deceitful witness D. timid witness
13. He is potentially an excellent witness because
of his drive toward self-expression.

A. boasting witness B. egotistic witness

C. egocentric witness D. all of the above
14. The methods of recording interview are as
follows, EXCEPT:

A. notes B. sound recording

C. motion pictures D. sworn statement
15. It is the skillful questioning of persons who are
uncooperative in the conduct of investigation.

A. interrogation B. interview
C. questioning D. investigation
16. It is an Act Defining Certain Rights of a Person
Under Custodial Investigation.

A. RA 9262 B. RA 7438
C. RA 7659 D. RA 8553
17. The following are the rights of the person
under custodial investigation.

A. right to remain silent B. all of these

C. right to a lawyer D. none of these
18. It is a person, other that a suspect, who is
requested to give information concerning an
incident.

A. victim B. witness
C. investigator D. accused
19. It is a person whose guilt is considered
on reasonable grounds to be practical
possibility.

A. accused B. respondent
C. subject D. suspect
20. It represent the person, whether witness
or suspect, who is being interviewed or
interrogated.

A. accused B. victim
C. subject D. all of these
21. It is a technique in interrogation
wherein the investigator creates a mood that
is conducive to a confession.

A. emotional appeal B. friendliness

C. anxiety D. stern approach
22. Technique under this interrogation are often
designed to induce the effect of anxiety

A. emotional appeal B. friendliness

C. anxiety D. stern approach
23. Frequent swallowing, wetting of the lips, and
thirst are indications of __________, a common
symptoms of nervous tension.

A. dry mouth B. color changes

C. sweating D. none of these
24. Guilty knowledge is sometimes accompanied
by an observable changes in the rate of __________
during critical questions.

A. pulse rate B. heart beat

C. blood pressure D. breathing
25. It is the scientific examination of minute
details of physical evidence.

A. criminalistics B. forensic science

C. instrumentation D. all of these
26. It is derived from Latin word forensis, meaning
__________.

A. forum B. science
C. study D. art
27. It is the branch of forensic science concerned
with the recording, scientific examination, and
interpretation of minute detail.

A. crinalistics B. police science

C. instrumentation D. forensic science
28. Physical evidence is directed to some of the
following end, EXCEPT:

A. to identify a substance, object or instrument

B. to reconstruct how the crime was committed
C. to provide expert testimony in court
D. to provide evidence for the guilt of suspect
29. The most familiar way to bring out detail of
developing physical evidence is altering the
__________.

A. dimension B. position
C. illumination D. contrast
30. It describes the classification process by which
an entity is placed in a pre-defined, limited, or
restricted class.

A. examination B. illumination
C. identification D. instrumentation
31. The roles of the crime laboratory in the
investigation of crimes are as follows, EXCEPT:

A. establish an element of crime

B. link the crime scene or victim to criminal
C. examination of the minute detail of physical
evidence
D.reconstruct how the crime was committed
32. It is self-incriminatory statement by the
subject falling short of an acknowledgment of guilt.

A. admission B. confession
C. any of these D. deposition
33. It is a direct acknowledgment of the truth of
the guilty fact as charged or of some essential part
the commission of the criminal act himself.

A. admission B. confession
C. any of these D. deposition
34. These are the specific purposes of written
admission and confession, EXCEPT:

A. to provide a written record for the case

B. to assist the prosecution at trial
C. to discourage witness from changing testimony
D. the prime source of other evidence
35. It is the testimony of a witness reduced in
writing under oath or affirmation in answer to
interrogation.

A. admission B. confession
C. any of these D. deposition
36. Specifically, written statements should be
taken from the following, EXCEPT:

A. subject B. witness
C. suspects D. victim
37. The foremost requirement, upon which later
admissibility of an admission or confession depends,
is that a __________ given to person before he is
being questioned.

A. proof of voluntariness B. record of conduct

C. proof of waiver D. fourfold warning
38. The test employed for the admissibility of
admission or confession is:

A. the subject deliver his statement orally

B. it must be voluntary and trustworthy
C. the investigator prepare the statement
D. reduced into writing in the presence of a lawyer
39. It encompasses all interrogation practices
which are likely to exert such pressure on an
individual as to disable him from making a free and
rational choice.

A. proof of voluntariness B. record of conduct

C. proof of waiver D. fourfold warning
40. The place where the essential ingredients of
the criminal act took place.

A. location B. venue
C. crime scene D.place
41. It is the first step in crime scene search.

A. securing B. protection
C. recording D. preservation
42. The purposes of crime scene search in criminal
investigation are as follows, EXCEPT:

A. the steadfast rule that nothing be disturbed

B. to find evidence to link the suspect
C. reconstruction of the crime
D. to collect physical evidence
43. In this method of crime scene search, the area
is blocked out in form of a rectangle.

A. strip method B. spiral method

C. zone method D. wheel method
44.In this method of crime scene search, one searcher is
assigned to each sub-division of a quadrant.

A. strip method B. spiral method

C. zone method D. wheel method
45. It is the most universally used and most
adaptable method of crime scene recording.

A. sketching B. note-taking
C. all of these D. photography
46.The following are the evidence rules relating to
photographs, EXCEPT:

A. object should not be immaterial or relevant

B. it should not incite prejudice or sympathy
C. it should be free distortion
D. it reflects the over-all view of the crime scene
47. The simplest way to locate points on sketch is
to give the distance from two mutually
perpendicular lines.

A. triangulation B. polar coordinate

C. rectangular coordinate D. plain or thrust
48. Two noticeable reference points are selected
and marked with crayon or with pins.

A. triangulation B. polar coordinate

C. rectangular coordinate D. plain or thrust
49. It shows the crime scene in two dimensions of
the plane.

A. cross-projection sketch B. plain sketch

C. rough sketch D. scale of proportion
50. There are two types of reconstructing the
crime scene; the first is the physical reconstruction,
and the second is:

A. crime scene reconstruction

B. sketch reconstruction
C. material reconstruction
D. mental reconstruction
51. It is defined as an articles and material which
are found in the crime scene, and assist in the
discovery of facts.

A. physical evidence B. clue materials

C. articles of importance D. instrumentalities
52. This consists of objects or materials or
substances which are essential part of the body of
the crime.

A. corpus delicti B. associative evidence

C. tracing evidence D. all of these
53. This kind of evidence links the suspect to the
crime scene or the offense.

A. corpus delicti B. associative evidence

C. tracing evidence D. none of the above
54. These are articles which assist the investigator
in locating the suspect.

A. corpus delicti B. associative evidence

C. tracing evidence D. physical evidence
55. It refers to the number of persons who handle
the evidence between the time of the commission
of the offense and ultimate disposition of the cases.

A. chain of custody B. safekeeping of evidence

C. chain of evidence D. property custodian
56. It is refers to the offender’s pattern of
committing a crime.

A. modus operandi B. motive & intent

C. profiling D. characteristics
57. It is made by the investigator on the scene, it
need not be drawn to scale, but the proportions
should be the approximate measurements of
dimensions draw.

A. crime scene sketch B. rough sketch

C. finished drawing D. projection sketch
58. It is a file of photograph of arrested
individuals which usually includes full-face and mug
shots along with detailed physical description of
subject persons.

A. roques gallery B. modus-operandi file

C. fingerprint file D. index card file
59. It is an investigative practice of placing the
suspect within a group of people for the purpose of
being viewed by eyewitnesses.

A. police line-up B. identification parade

C. all of these D. non of these
60. The fundamental responsibility of the officer-in-
charge of protecting the crime scene is:

A. interrogating the witness, the victims and the suspects

B. engaging in the search for traces left by the criminals
C. removal of evidence which may be important to the case
investigated
D. preserving the site of the crime in the same physical
conditions as it was left by the perpetrator
61. It is the simple questioning of a person who
has no personal reason to withhold information and
therefore may be expected to cooperate with the
investigator.

A. interview B. interrogation
C. questioning D. all of these
62. It usually determines the success of the
investigation, and the relationship existing between
the interviewer and subject.

A. mutual interest B. breadth of interest

C. forcefulness of personality D. established
rapport
63. The following are some of the list of the
purposes of interrogation, EXCEPT:

A. to obtain information, facts & circumstances

B. to obtain admission & confession of guilt
C. to locate evidence & discover details of crime
B. to provide the subject with his constitutional
rights
64. In waving the rights of suspect under custodial
investigation, it must be observe, because of the
legal requirements of the law.

A. reduced in writing B. all of these

C. in the presence of lawyer D. none of these
65. It uses instrumentation and sophisticated
laboratory techniques to detect presence of
substances in the victim, suspect, or crime scene.

A. instrumentation B. criminalistics
C. forensic science D. laboratory work
66. It is non-legal term which describes the aspect
of laboratory work through instrumentation
involving identity.

A. associative evidence B. physical evidence

C. circumstantial evidence D. material evidence
67. It has been called as “the prime source of
other evidence,” and often it provides the
investigator with information that would be
otherwise unavailable.

A. admission & confession B. physical evidence

C. information from records D.victims & witnesses
68. These are some of the methods of taking
admission and confession of the subject, EXCEPT:

A. the subject may write his statement without

guidance
B. the subject may deliver his statement orally
C. the subject may be assisted by the investigator
D. the subject may be assisted by the lawyer
69. The following steps will ordinarily found
necessary as preliminary considerations in
protecting the crime scene.

A. question the person who first noticed the police

B. do not touch or move any object
C. safeguard the area by issuing appropriate order
D. call for crime scene investigators & specialist
70. It is necessary to think of the concepts of
“protecting the crime scene” and __________, as to
separate, but interrelated duties.

A. crime scene search B.recording crime scene

C. securing the crime scene D. preserving the scene
71.The basic steps through a crime scene search normally
progresses are the following, EXCEPT:

A. approach, secure, protect & survey the crime scene

B. photograph, sketch & detailed crime scene search
C. collection, marking & preservation of evidence
D. look for necessary link for the solution of the case
72. In this method of search, the area is
considered as being approximately circular.

A. strip method B. spiral method

C. zone method D. wheel method
73. In this type of search, the searcher
follows each other in the path, beginning on
the outside and toward the center.

A. strip method B. spiral method

C. zone method D. wheel method
74. Its purpose is to review all circumstances form
beginning of the crime scene search process.

A. final survey B. initial survey

C. reconstruction D. release of the scene
75.Since the investigator’s notes may require later as
evidence in court, the following should be remember,
EXCEPT:

A. don’t tear any pages & discard any notes

B. maintain the notebook on file
C. always used ink & don’t erase anything
D. record everything in the notes
76. This must be noted at the crime scene,
EXCEPT:

A. date, time & place B. notes on photograph

C. descriptions of victim D. description of witness
77. It is considered as the most important element
in crime scene photography.

A. maintaining perspective B. illumination

C. weather condition D. posed photographs
78.Two photographs are needed for a significant object
which is less than six inches in length, the first should be a
close range, and the second is __________.

A. approximately three feet from the object

B. approximately nine feet from the object
C. approximately six feet from the object
D. approximately twelve feet from the object
79.Two kinds of photograph are taken at the crime scene,
the first is intended to record the overall crime scene, and
the second is __________.

A. to records details need by the criminalists

B. to portray general view of the crime scene
C. to record the original condition of the crime scene
D. to support the note-taking & sketching
80. It is sweeping view of the crime scene are,
and it demonstrates what the crime scene looks like
in its own environment.

A. close-up views B.medium-range views

C. perspective views D.general views
81.Sometimes it is desirable to illustrate the statement of
witness through this means.

A. crime scene photography B. posed photograph

C. sketching & note-taking D. crime scene recording
82. It must be always indicated to facilitate
proper orientation of the sketch.

A. the scale used B. compass direction

C. time, date & place D. types of sketch
83. In order to introduce physical evidence in
trial, three important factors must be considered,
EXCEPT:

A. the article must be property identified

B. continuity of the chain of custody
C. competency must be proved
D. preserved and properly maintained
84.The protection of physical evidence, serves two major
purposes, the first is the possibility of obtaining information,
and the second is __________.

A. for presentation of evidence in court

B. to link the suspect to the crime
C. determining the modus operandi
D. to established probable cause
85. __________ such as stains and other traces,
particularly those available in only small quantities
and usually found in foreign substance, and it can
affect analysis.

A. clue materials B. minute details

C. none of these D. physical evidence
86. In taking measures against deterioration
of physical evidence, it must be given special
consideration.

A. time element B. temperature

C. all of these D. none of these
87. To maintain this, physical evidence should not
come into contact with another sample or with
contaminating matter.

A. integrity of sample B. adequate sampling

C. admissibility of sample D. known exemplar
88. Physical evidence should be properly marked
or labeled for __________ as it is collected or soon
as practicable.

A. identification B. transportation
C. recognition D. preservation
89. The marking of physical evidence should
not be placed in this area.

A. evidentiary traces exists

B. within the evidence
C. outside of the container
D. not within evidence
90. After the article of physical evidence is
marked and placed in a container, it should be
affixed bearing identifying case information.

A. any of these B. non of these

C. label D. tag
91. The physical evidence must be carefully
packed to prevent loss or damage if it is desired.

A. transmission B. delivery
C. transporting D. change of custody
92. The following are the way in which witnesses
would be able to contribute in the identification of
the offender, EXCEPT:

A. describing instruments B. visual observation

C. describing perpetrator D. use of five senses
93. It is the most frequent methods of
identification of offenders contributed by
witnesses.

A. visual observation B. modus operandi

C. psychological profiling D. police line-up
94. In seeking information from people, an
investigator should be aware of difficulties
presented by those who are willing to talk, and
__________.

A. those who refused to talk

B. uncooperative witness
C. reluctant suspect
D. unconscious victim
95. It is the process of identifying the suspect
with the employment of artist, and the photo-fit kit
in criminal investigation.

A. cartographic sketch B. composite images

C. all of these D. none of these
96. It is used with the questioned physical
evidence, and it is sometimes needed to aid in
establishing the suspect’s relationship to the crime.

A. standards for comparison B. known samples

C. adequate sampling D. all of these
97. Circumstantial evidence usually falls
into one of the following classes, EXCEPT:

A. motive B. opportunity
C. associative evidence D. desire
98. In this, the identification may be established
indirectly by proving other facts from which the
identity of the perpetrator can be inferred.

A. circumstantial evidence B. real evidence

C. relevant evidence D. material evidence
99. The ideal identification is made through this
by several objective persons who are familiar with
the appearance of the accused and has knowledge
of the commission of the crime.

A. physical evidence B. eyewitness testimony

C. circumstantial evidence D. victims & witnesses
100. It is the major objective of every
investigation.

A. admission B. confession
C. all of these D. none of these