MIDTERM EXAM IN FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Prepared by:
Dr. ROMEO A. GERNALE JR.

1. Refers to the number of persons who handles the physical evidence from the time of the commission of the
alleged offense up to the disposition of the case which number should be kept to the minimum.
a. Chain of command b. Investigators
c. Chain of custody d. Chain of responsibility
2. It is the questioning of a person who is believed to posses’ knowledge that is of official interest to the investigator.
a. Interrogation b. Interview
c. Confession d. Admission
3. Why should the investigator show his/her credentials upon meeting with the witness?
a. To avoid questioning b. To avoid negligence
c. To avoid misunderstanding d. To help the witness
4. These are persons who are reluctant to become witnesses and are particularly true among uneducated persons.
a. Suspicious type b. Know-nothing type
c. Disinterested type d. Talkative type
5. These are egoistic persons. Patience and flattery are necessary for they will be good witnesses because of his
drive towards self-experience.
a. Boasting type b. Timid type
c. Deceitful witness d. Drunken type
6. These are indifference and uncooperative persons who must be aroused first. He should be flattered to develop
pride in his ability to supply information.
a. Honest witness b. Suspicious type
c. Disinterested type d. Boasting type
7. The reaction of the investigator showing nervousness, evasive facial expression, embarrassment at certain
questions, perspiration, face turning pale others will indication of the trustworthiness of the person.
a. Content of the statement b. Frankness
c. Emotional state d. Physical mannerism
8. It is the questioning of a person’s believed to have committed an offense or of a person which is reluctant to make
a full disclosure of information in his possession which is pertinent to the investigation.
a. Interrogation b. Interview
c. Confession d. Admission
9. These are the purpose of Interrogation, EXCEPT ONE.
a. To obtain confession to the crime.
b. To induce the subject to make admission.
c. To learns the facts and circumstances surrounding the crime.
d. To become known investigator.
10. The subject has committed the crime for the first time, the investigator may be able to present the incident that
it could be happen to anyone.
a. Extenuation b. As a helpful adviser
c. Shifting the blame d. As the sympathetic brother
11. This method of Investigation is applicable where there is more than one suspect. The suspects are separated and
one is formed that the other has talked.
a. The reverse line-up b. The stern approaches
c. The bluff of a split pair d. By exaggerated fear
12. In this method of investigation, the accused is placed in a line-up and he is identified by several fictitious
offenses.
a. The line-up method b. The bluff of a split pair
c. The stern approaches d. The reverse line-up
13. . The witness, complainant, or victim is requested to recognize the subject among the group of men in a row.
a. The line-up method b. The bluff of a split pair
c. The stern approaches d. The reverse line-up
14. These are the purpose of raid, EXCEPT ONE.
a. To effect an apprehension.
b. To obtain search warrant
c. To obtain evidence of illegal activity by surprising in flagrante delicto.
d. To recover stolen property.
15. It is an order in writing and issued in the name of the people of the Philippines, signed by municipal or city judge
or personal property and brings it before the court.
a. Warrant of arrest b. Search warrant
c. Search of person d. Search of property
16. It is the taking custody of property found by searching.
a. Seizure b. Search warrant
c. Search of person d. Search of property
17. Which one below is the friendly approach during the conduct of investigation?
a. By exaggerating fear b. The stern approaches
c. BY charging approach d. Extenuation
18. It is the taking of person into care in order that he may bound to answer for the unlawful act committed.
a. Search b. Arrest
c. Captive d. Hostage
19. It is the taking of person into custody having no mandato de aresto.
a. Arrest by virtue of warrant b. Arrest based on warrant
c. Arrest with warrant d. Arrest without warrant
20. What the investigator should do in case he feels that there are developing animosities or personal differences
between him and the subject?
a. He should stop the interview on some pretext or other.
b. Never disclose your theory about the case.
c. Let the subject guess how much is known or not known.
d. Confidence will show that the investigator knows the whole story.
21. In order to make more likely inspire confidence and friendship in a criminal the investigator should advice to
wear______.
a. Police uniform b. SAF uniform
b. Civilian clothes d. BDA
22. The informant that uses his seeming desire to give information as an excuse to talk to the police in order to get
more information from them more than he gives.
a. Anonymous informant b. Frightened informant
c. False informant d. Double-crosser informant
23. These are that female associates by any criminal.
a. Woman Informant b. Rival elimination informant
c. Self-aggrandizing informant d. Legitimate informant
24. These are the operators of license premises who do not want their place of business to become the hang out of
dangerous criminals.
a. Woman Informant b. Rival elimination informant
c. Self-aggrandizing informant d. Legitimate informant
25. The public and civic spirited person of good standing in the community who is interested in seeing that justice is
done.
a. Competition b. Civic-mindedness
c. Gratitude or gain d. Avoidance of punishment
26. This is the files of the police investigator, which may serve as guide in their investigation of the different
strategies utilized by the criminals on how the suspect performed their criminal act.
a. Methods of Operation b. Modes of Investigation
c. Methods of search d. Motives
27. It is the accomplishment of the act and where it is in an element in the commission of an offense.
a. Motive b. Intent
c. Opportunity d. None of these
28. It is the statement of facts by the accused in a criminal case which do not directly involved the acknowledgement
of guilt in the commission of crime for which he is charged.
a. Corpus Delicti b. Confession
c. Admission d. Testimony
29. It is the direct acknowledgement by the accused in a criminal case of the truth of his guilt as to the crime
charged or of some criminal act itself.
a. Admission b. Confession
c. Circumstantial Evidence d. Corpus Delicti
30. This is the files of pictures of suspects and criminals in police department for reference purposes.
a. Rogue’s Gallery b. Verbal description
c. Known criminals d. Unknown criminals
31. , This method of identification is the giving of description of the witnesses about the configuration of the nose,
mouth ears, eyes, forehead, etc.
a. Known criminals’ b. Photographic files
c. Verbal description d. Testimonial
32. Which of these is the purpose of police-line-up?
a. to meet the suspect and witness b. to eliminate the doubt of the court
c. to encourage the suspect to confess d. to eliminate the power of suggestions
33. It is the knowledge which the investigator gathered and acquired from the persons.
a. Learning b. Schooling
c. Information d. Interrogation
34. The person who devised the principles of Modus Operande files.
a. Dr. Hans Gross b. Cesare Lombroso
C. Maj. Gen. McArthur d. Maj. Gen. Lewey Atcherley
35. Patrolman Dela Cruz is a police investigator assigned in Homicide Section, and he has holding a sensitive case
which is the suspect is unknown. What is the first step he is going to do?
a. Find the suspect b. Produce evidence
c. Locate the suspect d. Look for witnesses seen the crime
36. Identify which one is a valid warrantless search?
a. An illegal item seen plain view in the car.
b. Searching the house of a suspect based on testimony of witnesses.
c. Searching the room of the suspect.
d. Searching the baggage of the suspected drug den.
37. ____ may be left in the form of clothing, shoe impression fingerprints, overthrown furniture, disturbed particles
and others.
a. Traces b. Identity
c. Personality d. Testimony
38. The reconstruction of the physical appearance of the crime scene from the description of the witnesses and the
indication of the physical evidence.
a. Mental reconstruction b. Physical reconstruction
c. Overview reconstruction d. Legend
39. The reconstruction made after the reconstruction described from the witnesses for the final conclusion based on
the theory of the investigator.
a. Mental reconstruction b. Physical reconstruction
c. Overview reconstruction d. Legend
40. All of these are the components of the evidence triangle, EXCEPT.
a. Crime scene b. Victim
c. Suspect d. Investigator
41. It is the pattern of criminal behavior done by the criminal in the commission of crime.
a. Motive b. Modus Operandi
c. Opportunity d. Anger
42. It is the application of physical science in the detection of crime.
a. Criminalistics b. Police Specialist
b. Investigation techniques d. Forensic Investigation
43. They were housed in a building that had formerly been occupied by Scottish royalty, thus all police officers and
the public referred to the London Metropolitan Police as Scotland Yard.
a. London Police c. British Police
b. Metropolitan Bobbies d, Metropolitan Police Force
44. was organized as the first law enforcement agency with statewide investigative authority. The forerunner of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
a. Secret service c. CIA
b. Texas Rangers d. NYPD
45. He successfully identified the first murder case when the bullet was removed from the victim’s body.
a. Dr. Locard c. Calvin Goddard
b. Henry Goddard d. Professor Lacassagne
46. The determination despite of the obstacles which surrounds the case. What quality of a good investigator is this?
a. perseverant c. adaptation
b. accurate description d. honest
47. Based on the description provided by the witness, the artist draws on composite face that approximates the
criminal’s facial appearance. To facilitate the process, an ID-KIT can be employed. The witness is shown a chart
containing representations of various types of human features and then he is requested to select specific features
until a composite face developed.
a. general photograph method c. police line up
b. portrait parle d. cartography
48. comparing identification criteria recovered during investigation with records on file or post-mortem findings and
compared with ante-mortem records or findings.
a. identification by comparison c. identification by forensic psychology
b. identification by expulsion d. identification by tracing evidence
49. the process of elimination where two or more persons have to be identified and all but one is not yet identified
then the one whose identity has not been established may be known.
a. identification by comparison c. identification by forensic psychology
b. identification by expulsion d. identification by tracing evidence
50. information came from the underworld is called.
a. regular sources c. good sources
b. grapevine sources d. cultivated sources