It deals with the identity, location and arrest of a person who commits a crime and simultaneously identify, collect, preserve and evaluate evidence for the purpose of bringing criminal offender to justice.

After identifying, collecting and preserving information gathered about the crime, the investigator shall _____________ such information to determine whether it can stand prosecution and trial.

which of the following is not one of the forms of information the investigator obtained from regular, cultivated or grapevine sources?

through this tool of criminal investigation tangible things may be used to detect crimes, identify the criminals, facilitate, and assist the investigator in its task in achieving the objectives of criminal investigation.

which phase of criminal investigation will the investigator apprise the person of his rights under republic act 7438?

what specific offense has been committed? who committed it? when was it committed? where was it committed? why was it committed? and how was it committed? these are called the ______ of criminal investigation.

one of the stages of criminal investigation is the identification of criminals, which can be done in any or combination of the following, except:

coerced and unconsealed statements are considered involuntary or forced confession which are usually:

after appraising him of his rights under republic act 7438, Gino Aquino was invited and interrogated for the crime of murder. he executed and extra-judicial confession acknowledging his guilt to the crime charged. what is the effect of such confession to his case!

which of the following is not an element of corpus delicti?

in this process, written confession of the accused is used as a script and describing events of the crime. this strengthens the prosecutor's case and serves to convince the judge that the accused was not maltreated nor affected by sinister psychological influence.

an ct or declaration made in the presence and within the hearing or observation of a party who does or says nothing, when the act declaration naturally calls for action if comment is not true

STATEMENT no. 1 confession is a voluntary statement, either oral or written, made by a person charged with the commission of a crime which he admits participation in, or commission of, the criminal act. it cannot be implied. it should be direct and positive acknowledgement of guilt. STATEMENT no. 2 admission is a statement by the accused regarding facts pertinent to the crime. it tends, in connection with the proof of other facts, to prove the suspect's guilt. it can be implied.

which of the following need not be present in order to prove the guilt of the accused by means of confession or admission?

assume that you are an investigator who investigates a murder case perpetrated by an unknown suspect. a person in the name of Ruel, a call center agent, saw the crime and he is willing to identify the suspect. which of the following methods will you not utilized to establish the identity of the suspect?

you are an investigator of a suspected rape-slaying case which was allegedly witnessed by a certain person who volunteered to identify and testify against the perpetrator. what are the factors that you should not consider to determine the accuracy of his identification of the suspect?

circumstantial evidence is evidence that indirectly proves of fact in issue through an inference which fact-finder draws from the evidence presented. it is sufficient to produce the conviction of the accused if:

you are an investigator who investigates and alleged robbery with homicide case perpetrated by an unknown suspect. since there are no witnesses to the crime, the following may give you a hint to identify the suspect, except one:

a person who, by social or professional position possesses or has access to information of continuing interest, willingly provides information to the police either in response to a specific request or his own initiative.

covert observation of a person, place, or things by human or technical means to acquire information.

in this method of shadowing, operatives are stationed at a fixed point assuming that subject follows the same general route each day.

this is also called "rooping", an investigation technique in which the operative conceals his true identity and adopts an assumed rule to obtain information or accomplish a specific mission.

you are an investigator task to investigate a suspected murder case which the there is no known suspect, no witnesses nor any other circumstantial evidence, except physical evidence. where can you get this pieces of evidence that may lead you to the identity of the suspect?

you were an investigator who tries to reconstruct the crime scene. what are the components of the crime scene situation which you would analyze?

statement no.1 in the reconstruction of crime, the investigator's rational theory of the crime may begin with deductive logic and later on inductive logic; statement no. 2 a rational theory of crime is more than a learned guess, but less than certainty and has every high order of probability.

statement no. 1 in physical of reconstruction, the physical appearance of the crime scene is reconstructed from the description of the witnesses and the indication of the physical evidence. statement no. 2 in mental reconstruction after physical reconstruction, conclusion are made about the consistency of the accounts of the various witnesses. no assumption is made without supporting evidence

after reconstructing the crime scene, the following are the minimal requirements to be observed by the investigator to insure admissibility of photographs in court:

republic act no. 7438 defines immediate members of the family are as follows, except:

the interview of a witness can be described by the acronym IRONIC, which stands for:

which one is not a means of recording crime scene?

application of all procedures for the search of missing persons.

Physical evidence are contaminated, altered of shape, damaged or lost because of:

statement 1 tagging of physical evidence aside from the marking should be made immediately after receipt of by the evidence custodian statement 2 marking or labeling of physical evidence should be made at the crime scene upon collection.

under republic act 7438, when does the police custody of suspect to a crime commence, hence the latter is entitled to be informed of his rights under miranda doctrine which cannot be waived?

what is the principal psychological factor that contributes to a successful interrogation?

statement 1 in spiral method of search, the searchers gather at the center, and proceed outward along radius or spokes. statement 2 in wheel method, the searchers follow each other along the path of a spiral, beginning on the outside and spiraling toward the center

eavesdropping the crime scene means

criminal investigative activities virtually deals with:

you are a police officer corresponding to a crime which there is dying person. you will obtain dying declaration for him. which of the following is not one of your duties in regard to dying declaration?

this is known as the anti-hazing law

the notion which declares the human behavior tends to the repeat itself. can serve as basis of the investigator in determining:

this is the first that an investigator must do up on his arrival at the scene of the crime:

it is one of the oldest methods of suspect identification

you are criminologists police commissioned officer who leads the execution of a valid search warrant. who must be present when a valid search warrant is conducted on a domicile?

in exclusionary rules on evidence, evidence obtained in violation of any these in inadmissible, except one.

a case wherein the violation of law for ordinances has just been unearthed or discovered and the suspect and witness are still emotionally affected, upset, or shocked.

why does the dead body of the victim of violence need to be photographed after its removal from the crime scene

this law is known as the rape victim assistance and protection act of 1998

the photographs to be taken at the scene of the crime are the following, except:

it supplements photographs of the crime scene and considered to be simplest and most effective way of showing actual measurements and of identifying significant items of evidence in their location at the scene.

in searching of physical evidence at the crime scene, the following types of search could be used depending upon locale, number of personnel available, type of objects sought and speed desired, except:

which of the following must be done to maintain the physical integrity of evidence

which of the following must be done to maintain the legal integrity of evidence

the methodology involving the systemic searching, handling, distribution and accountability of all evidence found at the crime scene, including the documentation of every article of evidence from the point of initial discovery at the scene, to its collection and transport to the point of examination, it's temporary storage and its final disposal is referred to us.

to prove the chain of custody of evidence, the following must be demonstrated, except:

which of the following is not one of the questioning techniques that should be utilized in interrogation

in questioning a witness, the ideal type of written statement is:

jessie was invited by NBI operatives to answer questions pertinent to the murder case being investigated. after the questioning of the NBI headquarters however, he was held for further questioning and considered him a suspected already. persons who can visit him are as follow, except:

crimes involving destruction of life, except:

vincent killed his adopter after the rendition of judgment of the petition for adoption. what was the crime committed by Vincent?

principles in homicide investigation that should be borne in mind are that mistakes of the homicide investigator cannot be corrected and the homicide investigator should not cross the three bridges which he burns behind him. which of the following is not one of the so called burned bridges?

this is considered to be the beginning of any homicide investigation

in a case of dead person, when should autopsy be performed

which of the following is the primary role of the investigator upon arrival at the homicide scene?

legally, when does death considered to have occurred?

you were a police officer who responded in a violent crime just recently occurred. how would you determine signs of death?

the following are the uses of physical evidence, accept:

in order to introduce physical evidence in trial, three important factors may be considered, except:

evidence of violence characterized by the removal of the superficial epithelial layer of the skin brought about by the friction against a hard rough surface.

statement 1 the admissibility of dying declaration is not dependent on it being made in any particular form. statement 2 dying declaration has no definite form required and need to be under oath.

before the dead body is removed from the crime scene, the investigator must be sure that the following had already been performed: 1. crime scene search is made and sketch and photographs are taken. 2. possible weaknesses are identified, leads taken into considerations and relative position of the body was determined. 3. notes are properly taken; evidence are identified, collected and preserved 4. close coordination between the medico-legal officer, the prosecutor and the homicide investigator was established.

below are the facts falling under rape by sexual assault, accept:

post-mortem change that is characterized by the discoloration of the body after death

what injury would a person sustain if he or she has been hit in the head with a hard object?

this is an anti-sexual harassment act of 1995

which of the following body system coinsides with the stopping of a mental organ function of a person to be medically dead?

identification of a dead body through examination of the teeth

this is known as the anti plunder act

which on the following is not a crime against persons?

which of the following is not one of the acts of committing violation of domicile

senior officer II melendez and police officer I castillo arrested and detained jose ramos without any legal basis for the crime of theft. when brought to the inquest prosecutor, the latter issued a released order. what crime, if any, do the officers commit?

any person who killed his father, mother or child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, or any of his ascendants, or his spouse, is guilty of what crime?

a and b are husband and wife. while working as security guard of landbank, i felt sick one night and decided to go home around midnight. he saw b having sexual intercourse with their neighbor, C. agrabbed C and hacked the latter to death. as a criminologist investigator what crime if any would you charge against A?

in attempted or frustrated homicide, the offender must have the intent to kill the victim. if there is no intent to kill, the offender is liable for:

under r.a. 8294, the use of unlicensed firearm in the commission of a crime is not considered as a separate crime but she'll be appreciated as a-

X, a male, takes Y, another male, to a motel and there, through treat and intimidation, succeeds in inserting his penis into the anus of Y. what crime, does X commit?

known as anti fencing law of 1979

in what order would the steps be done by the investigator upon the finding of an evidential cigarette butt? 1. making sketch 2. photographing 3. recording

in the course of investigating the house where a stabbing took place, police find what to be bloodstains on the front door. since the unknown perpetrator and the victim who may die were both cut their identities need to be established through the bloodstains. how will the police collect the stains?

majority of the mistakes committed relative to evidence, takes place: 1. during periods of transportation 2. in the collection of samples 3. the contaminated sampling 4. the wrong type material

once the crime scene has been thoroughly documented and locations of evidence was noted, the collection process begins and will usually starts with:

what is the final phase of crime scene investigation

how can plaster cast and photograph be marked for identification?

which among the five human senses is considered the most objective?

how can identification be made on a decomposed cadaver?

known as anti child pornography act of 2009

philippine act on crimes against international humanitarian, law, genocide, and other crimes against humanity.

in the eclusionary are rules of evidence, evidence obtained in violation of any of these is inadmissible, except one:

what type of reasoning in which the collected information is analyzed carefully to develop a theory of the crime.