Cdi 1 Semifinals 2023-24

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CDI 1 – Fundamentals of Investigation and Intelligence SEMIFINALS EXAMINATION

DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze the following questions carefully. Choose the best answer corresponding to the letter of your choice by shading
on your answer sheet. Any erasures committed are considered wrong.
Multiple Choice

1. The questioning of a person in a formal and systematic way and is most often used to question criminal suspects to
determine their probable guilt or innocence.
a. Inquiry b. interview c. instrumentation d. interrogation
2. A kind of evidence that tends to prove additional evidence of a different character to the same point.
a. Corroborative b. circumstantial c. Direct d. real
3. The process of bringing together in a logical manner all evidence collected during the investigation & present it to the
prosecutor.
a. Case preparation b. order maintenance c. crime prevention d. public service
4. The questioning of a person by law enforcement officers after that person has been taken into custody.
a. Preliminary investigation b. interrogation c. custodial investigation d. cross examination
5. A police activity directed toward the identification and apprehension of alleged criminals and the accumulation,preservation,
and presentation of evidence regarding their alleged crimes.
a. Police patrol b. police intelligence c. criminal procedure d. criminal investigation
6. To obtain admission and confession of guilt is the primary purpose of ____________.
a. Interview b. surveillance c. investigations d. interrogation
7. A statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his guilt.
a. Admission b. confession c. deposition d. accusation
8. It may be a direct acknowledgement of the truth of the guilty fact as charge or of some essential part of the commission of
the criminal act itself.
a. Admission b. confession c. deposition d. accusation
9. It may be a self-incriminatory statement by the subject falling short of an acknowledgement of guilt.
a. Admission b. confession c. deposition d. accusation
10. The simplest type of interview which concerns with the gathering of information regarding the personal circumstances of a
person who is the subject of investigation.
a. Background investigation b. personal interviews c. intimate interviews d. pre-game interview
11. It is one which induces the criminal to act and need not be shown in order to obtain conviction.
a. Intent b. motive c. opportunity d. inducement
12. The three tools in criminal investigation, whereby their application varies in proportion on their necessity to establish
the guilt of the accused in a criminal case.
a. information, interrogation, instrumentation c. detection, apprehension, conviction
b. inquiry, observation, conclusion d. magnifying glass, pencil, tape measure
13. The simple questioning of a person who is cooperating in the investigation.
a. Interview b. inquiry c. interrogation d. instrumentation.
14. A kind of evidence which may link the suspect to the crime scene. Examples are fingerprints, impressions, blood etc.
a. Physical evidence b. associative evidence c. tracing evidence d. factual evidence
15. Articles & materials which are found in connection with an investigation & which help in establishing the identity of
perpetrator or circumstances under which the crime was committed or which in general, assist the prosecution of criminal.
a. Physical evidence b. documentary evidence c. tracing evidence d. testimonial evidence
16. A person who gives necessary information to the investigator. He may give the information openly and even offer to be a
witness or he may inform the investigator surreptitiously and request to remain anonymous.
a. Witness b. expert witness c. informer d. informant.
17. One of the following is an objective of criminal investigation.
a. Determine the motive b. identify suspects c. rehabilitate the criminals d. prevent crimes
18. The force that tends to pull all objects to the center of the earth.
a. Inertia b. friction c. energy d. gravity
19. 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
20. __________ 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. physical evidence d. none of these
21. The following are the way in which witnesses would be able to contribute in the identification of the offender, EXCEPT:
a. Describing instrument b. visual observation c. describing perpetrator d. use of five senses
22. In seeking information from people, investigator should be aware of difficulties presented by those who are willing to talk,&
a. Those who refused to talk b. uncooperative witness c. reluctant suspect d. unconscious victim
23. 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 sketch c. all of these d. none of these
24. Circumstantial evidence usually falls into one of the following classes, EXCEPT:
a. Motive b. opportunity c. associative evidence d. desire
25. The identification may be established indirectly by proving other facts from which the identity of perpetrator can be
inferred.
A. Circumstantial evidence b. real evidence c. relevant facts d. material evidence
26. 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 and witnesses
27. One of the following is a vital investigative tool that has helped in the reconstruction of crime and the identity of suspects
as well as victims because it is a factual and accurate record of the crime.
a. Police works b. photography c. crime scene investigation d. all of these
28. When people are considered as source of information, the experienced police officer.
A, recognizes that persons from all walks of life represent potential investigative resources
B. develops his contracts only with law abiding citizens
C. restricts his efforts to members of the departments
D. concentrates all his efforts to acquire informants only from criminal types

29. A clandestine operation in a police parlance means:


a. covert intelligence b. surveillance c. secret activity d. overt surveillance
30. When an investigator finds a tool a the crime scene, he should first of all:
A. pick it up for closer examine taking care not to jar it.
B. Compare the cutting edge of the tool with the impressions to determine if this was the tool used in the crime.
C. immediately collect it and always send it to the crime laboratory for scientific examination
D. wait until the crime scene has been sketched or photographed and measurements taken before he collects the
evidence
31. It is the investigator’s responsibility to ensure that every precaution is exercised to preserve the evidence.
A. Tagging of evidence B. Evaluation of evidence C. Preservation of evidence D. Releasing
evidence
32. Trial is allowed only after arrangement and the accused may waive his right to appear at the trial except when
his presence is required for purposes of identification. This is the principle of trial in __.
A. Substitution B. Absentia C. Re-assignment D. Ordeal
33. What is the sworn written statement charging a person with an offense, subscribed by the offended party,
any peace officer or other employee of the government or government institution in change of the
enforcement or execution of the law violated?
A. Deposition B. Complaint C. Police blotter D. Information
34. Evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the issue and is not excluded by the rules on
A. Real evidence B. Secondary evidence C. Admissibility of evidence D. Relevancy of evidence
35. The fundamental responsibility of the officer in charge of protecting the crime scene is to:
A. interrogate the witnesses
B. engage in the search for traces left by the search for traces left by the criminal
C. remove of evidence which may prove importance to the case
D. preserving the site of the crime in the same physical condition as it was left by the perpetrator
36. Investigator must be patient to obtain accurate and complete information especially with uncooperative subjects.
A. logical mind B. power of self-control C. perseverance D. integrity
37 . Assume that a dead body has been discovered on the street and being the only police officer around, you have
been called upon by a passers-by to proceed to the scene, upon arriving at the scene, several onlookers are gathered.
As a rule, it is essential that a police office should refrain from expressing his opinion as to the probable cause of death
because.
A. his opinion may influence the investigator assigned to the case B. no useful purpose will be served
C. the killer may overhead your conclusion D. he do not know the cause of the death
38. The following are sources of information, Except
a. person b. documents c. animals d. hearsay
39. Which of the following individuals is qualified to become a state witness?
a. Pedro who raped the minor b. Juan who murdered his neighbor.
c. Mathew who followed Juan to dispose the dead body of the minor d. all of them are qualified
40. In the new trends of investigation, there are 4 letters to consider, the TEDS, except?
a. tell me everything b. evaluate to me c. describe for me d. sketch me or show me
41. The following are the purposes of interrogation, except.
a. to obtain confession to the crime b. to induce witnesses to make admission
c. to learn the facts of the crime d. to learn the identity of the accomplice
42. Yes, I am at home when the rape happened, but I don’t smell a thing. This statement is a/an _____________.
a. admission b. deposition c. confession d. alibi
43. Okay fine, I was the one who raped and killed the poor Maria. This statement is a/an _____________.
a. admission b. deposition c. confession d. alibi
44. The relationship between the interviewer and the subject usually determines the success of the investigation.
a. establish rapport b. forcefulness of personality c. breadth of interests d. all of these
45. It is an arrest warrant for an individual whose name is not known by law enforcement. This type of warrant may be
issued by a judge for a person known by sight, but not name.
a. Rouges gallery b. John Doe warrant c. portrait parle d. Modus operandi

II. BONUS ROUND (5 POINTS). Write On your Semifinals Examination Booklet

1. Explain the format and the flow in Interviewing Witness Using the IRONIC Format.

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