FUNDAMENTAL OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Write the letter of your
choice on the answer sheet provided.

1. An extra judicial confession obtained from a suspect is admissible in a court of law if it was made in
the presence of a counsel of his own choice and must be in
a. the presence of a fiscal b. the presence of a police investigator
c. writing d. front of a judge

2. Fiscals and Prosecutors are under the control and supervision of the…
a. National Bureau of Investigation
b. Department of the Interior and Local Government
c. Supreme Court
d. aqDepartment of Justice

3. 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. polygraph examination d. interrogation

4. An examination of an individual’s person, houses, or effects or a building, or premises with the

purpose of discovering contrabands or personal properties connected in a crime.
a. search b. raid
c. investigation d. seizure

5. A kind of evidence that tends to prove additional evidence of a different character to the same
point.
a. corroborative evidence b. circumstantial evidence
c. direct evidence d. real evidence

6. The process of bringing together in a in logical manner all evidence collected during the
investigation and present it to the prosecutor.
a. case preparation b. order maintenance
c. crime prevention d. public service

7. Ways and means are resorted for the purpose of trapping and capturing the law breaker during the
execution of a criminal act.
a. instigation b. inducement
c. buy bust operation d. entrapment

8. The questioning of a person by law enforcement officers after that person has been taken into
custody.
a. preliminary investigation b. interrogation
b. custodial investigation d. cross examination

9. As a general rule, a warrant of arrest can be served at…

a. day time
b. night time
c. any day and at any time of the day or night
d. weekdays
10.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

11. An extension, or continuation of the preliminary investigation.

a. initial investigation b. custodial investigation
c. secondary investigation d. follow-up investigation

12. To obtain admission and confession of guilt is the primary purpose of…
a. interview b. surveillance
c. investigation d. interrogation

13. Such facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonably discreet and prudent man to believe
that an offense has been committed and that the object sought in connection with the offense are
in the place sought to be searched.
a. prima facie evidence b. probable cause
c. prejudicial question d. resipsa loquitur

14. A search warrant shall be valid for _____ days from its date. Thereafter, it shall be void.
a. 10 b. 15
c. 30 d. 45

15. It means that a specific crime was committed at a specified time, date and place, and that the
person named in his report committed the crime.
a. corpus delicti b. sufficiency of evidence
c. stare decisis d. parespatriae

16. Police seek to prevent crime by being present in places where crimes might be committed and by
alerting citizens to refrain from practices that make them or their property vulnerable.
a. opportunity denial b. order maintenance
c. criminal investigation d. police intelligence

17. A statement of the suspect directly acknowledging his guilt.

a. admission b. confession
c. deposition d. accusation

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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 interview b. personal interview
c. intimate interview d. pre-game interview

21. It means method of operation.

a. corpus delicti b. parenspatriae
c. stare decisis d. modus operandi
22. 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

23. 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
b. detection, apprehension, conviction ‘
c. inquiry, observation, conclusion
d. magnifying glass, pencil, tape measure

24. The simple questioning of a person who is cooperating in the investigation.

a. interview b. inquiry
c. interrogation d. instrumentation

25. It involves a number of persons who might have handled evidence between the time of the
commission of the alleged offense and the disposition of the case, should be kept to a minimum.
a. chain of command b. chain of custody
c. evidence tracking d. tracing evidence

26. A kind of evidence which may link the suspect to the crime scene or offense. Examples are
fingerprints, impressions, blood etc.
a. physical evidence b. associative evidence
c. tracing evidence d. factual evidence

27. Articles and materials which are found in connection with an investigation and which help in
establishing the identity of the perpetrator or the circumstances under which the crime was
committed or which in general, assist in the prosecution of the criminal.
a. physical evidence b. documentary evidence
c. tracing evidence d. testimonial evidence

28. The following are different techniques in interrogation except one:

a. sympathetic approach b. emotional appeal
c. financial assistance d. friendliness

29. This may be applicable to a crime scene which is approximately circular or oval. The searchers
gather at the center and proceed outward along radii or spokes.
a. strip method b. wheel method
c. spiral method d. zone method

30. The area to be searched is divided into quadrants and each searcher is assigned to one quadrant.
a. strip method b. wheel method
c. spiral method d. zone method

31. The searchers follow each other in the path of a crime scene beginning in the outside and circling
around a central point.
a. strip method b. wheel method
c. spiral method d. zone method

32. 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. hostile witness d. informant
33. The questioning of persons not suspected of being involved in a crime, but who knows about the
crime or individuals involved in it.
a. interrogation b. rumor mongering
c. interview d. inquiry

34. An objective of criminal invstigation.

a. determine the motive b. identify criminals
c. rehabilitate criminals d. prevent crimes

35.An inter department agency that enforce and carry out the law against illegal drugs.
a. Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency b. Bureau of Drugs
c. Dangerous Drug Board d. Food and Drug Administration

36. All except one are rights of person under custodial investigation.
a) Right to remain silent
b) Right to counsel
c) Right to be informed of the nature and the cause of the accusation
d) Right to bail

37. A person who is in charged with the duty of carrying on the objectives of criminal investigation.
a) Criminal Investigator b) Fiscal c) Judge d) none of these

38. Qualities of good investigator except

a) Intelligent b) Honest
c) preconception d) Understanding of the people and the environment

39. One of the golden rule is “ do not touch or move any object” What should then the primary job of an
investigator before applying this rule?
a) Safeguard the area by issuing appropriate orders and by physically isolating it.
b) If the victim is dead, the body should be removed only after the crime scene is measured,
sketch and photographed
c) If the victim is still alive, bring him/her to the nearest hospital
d) None of the above.

40. The appearance of the crime scene is reconstructed from the description of the witnesses and the
indication of the physical evidence.
a) Physical reconstruction b) Mental Reconstruction c) Reconstruction d) None of these

41. A set of views showing the relationship of the remains with the surroundings.
a) Over-all Photographs c) Photographs of the deceased
b) Photographs of Articles d) Photographs of the Environs

42. Pictures of scene of the crime with its nearest physical surroundings.
a) Sketch of Locality b) Sketch of Grounds c) Sketch of Details d) None
of these

43. The explanation of any symbol used to identify objects.

a) Title b) Measurement c) Legend d) Scale of proportion
TEST II. True or False

44. ___T___ Custodial investigation is conducted by law enforcement officer after a person
has been arrested or deprived of his freedom of action.
45. ___T___ Detention is a restraint of personal liberty or deprivation of freedom of action in
any significant manner.
46. ___F___ Arrested suspect can be turn over immediately to the jail right after the arrest.
47. ___F___ Medical certificate is not required by the jail in accepting arrested person
provided it is covered by commitment order.
48. ___T___ As a general rules suspect under detention can be visited by his relatives in any
day and any time of a day and night.
49. ___T___ Visitors of the detainee wearing same color of the detainee shall be advised to
wear other color.
50. ___F___ Inquest and regular filing of case have the same pertinent document to be
presented in court for filing cases.
51. ___T__ Affidavit of arrest is one among the requirement in inquest filing.
52. ___F___ The only requirements in admission and confession is waiver.
53. ___F__ Extra judicial confession made by a person arrest, detained or under custodial
investigation must be in writing if it is not presented by council.
54. ___F___ Both custodial investigation and tactical interrogation is conducted by the
investigator.
55. ___F___ As a general rule, arrest can be done only at day time and arresting officer must
be covered by identification.
56. ___T___ An arrest may be made by virtue of a warrant of arrest or warrantless arrest as
hereinafter provided.
57. ___F___ Warrant of arrest is issued by any judge, fiscal and independent and PAO
lawyers.
58. ___T___ Arresting officers must make a manifestation of authority against the person to be
arrested.
59. ___F___ It is not the duty of the arresting officer to inform arrested person of the reason of
his arrest because person arrested is probably knew the reason why.
60. ___F___ Arrested person may deliver to any police station provided it is on time without
delay.

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KEY TO CORRECTION
Crime Detection & Investigation

1. C 26. B 51. T 76.

2. D 27. C 52. F 77.
3. D 28. A 53. F 78.
4. C 29. C 54. F 79.
5. A 30. B 55. F 80.
6. A 31. D 56. T 81.
7. A 32. C 57. F 82.
8. D 33. D 58. T 83.
9. B 34. C 59. F 84.
10. C 35. B 60. F 85.
11. D 36. D 61. 86.
12. D 37. A 62. 87.
13. D 38. C 63. 88.
14. B 39. C 64. 89.
15. A 40. A 65. 90.
16. A 41. D 66. 91.
17. A 42. B 67. 92.
18. B 43. C 68. 93.
19. A 44. T 69. 94.
20. A 45. T 70. 95.
21. A 46. F 71. 96.
22. D 47. F 72. 97.
23. B 48. T 73. 98.
24. A 49. T 74. 99.
25. A 50. F 75. 100.