Professional Certified Investigator (ASIS-PCI)

Question 1

Latent prints usually refer to:

A. impressions that are left only by sweat

B. Impressions made using Ink

C. Impressions left at a crime scene

D. Impressions used for Identification purposes

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

By definition, the crime of "conspiracy" requires

A. two or more persons committing a federal illegal act

B. one or more persons profiting from an illegal act.

C. an agreement by two or more persons to commit an illegal act.

D. premeditation on by one or more persons to commit an Illegal act.

Correct Answer: C

Question 3

Barring a published employer policy to the contrary, when lockers are searched in the workplace, employees can expect privacy if the:

A. employees supply their own locks

B. locker door is closed

C. lockers are open to every employee

D. employer supplies the lock

Correct Answer: A

Question 4

The most significant potential problem in an undercover investigation is the possibility that:

A. no criminal charges will result

B. the investigation will be exposed or compromised

C. there will be no financial recovery.

D. the criminal activity will continue after the Investigation is completed

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

Which of the following can be used to mark property that has been stolen and later recovered so its rightful owner can be identified?

A. Magnetic print powder

B. Exploding dye pack

C. Cyanoacrylate fuming compound

D. Invisible evidence marker

Correct Answer: D

Question 6

Which statement is correct regarding the distribution and protection of investigative reports?

A. The qualified privilege accorded an investigative report can be lost It it was not disseminated widely to all stakeholders

B. Reports cannot be protected item disclosure during the Judicial process using the attorney-client privilege

C. Repents delivered by the Investigator to the company's attorney of record for retention will likely be protected from subpoena

D. The distribution of investigative reports should only come through the client since delegating it to the investigator or the client's attomey can result in the loss Of the attorney-Client privilege

Correct Answer: D

Question 7

What significant issue transcends strategic, operational, and case levels of Investigative management?

A. Ethics

B. Experience

C. judgment

D. Thoroughness

Correct Answer: A

Question 8

The best method to protect information obtained from a confidential source is to

A. make no written documentation of sensitive data

B. develop a mechanism with code names or numbers

C. protect open information

D. share details with senior company managers only.

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

The primary reason for an investigator to use closed questions at the beginning of an interview is to:

A. elicit a physical reaction

B. put the interviewee al ease

C. limit the scope of responses

D. encourage affirmative responses

Correct Answer: C

Question 10

The primary purpose of creating a crime scene sketch is to:

A. assist investigators in documenting the crime scene and cataloging evidence

B. record the exact locations of pieces of evidence and their physical relation to other pieces of evidence and the surroundings.

C. provide a permanent record of the crime scene in case the original photographic evidence is lost or destroyed

D. assist prosecutors, judges, and juries during prosecution

Correct Answer: B

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