Finals pt. 2

Question 1

There are 2 key elements in giving a good suspicious activity report (SAR).

Answer 1

1) accuracy

2) timelines

Question 2

You cannot identify a terrorist by what characteristics?

Answer 2

1) how a person looks
2) what a person eats
3) where a person is from
4) what a person says

Question 3

What are the 5Ws when it comes to suspicious activity?

Answer 3

1) WHO did I observe?
2) WHAT did I observe?
3) WHERE did I observe the suspicious behavior
4) WHEN did I observe the suspicious behavior?
5) WHY do I think the behavior is suspicious?

Question 4

What is the purpose of an interview?

Answer 4

to gather and test the validity of information in order to determine the particulars of the event under investigation

Question 5

An interview is a _____________ in which facts or statements are ________ from another

Answer 5

conversation

elicited

Question 6

Interviews are used to identify other ___________, _________ and ________

Answer 6

witnesses
suspects
victims

Question 7

When describing suspicious people look at what characteristics?

Answer 7

1) hair color
2) facial hair/no facial hair
3) race
4) age
5) size
6) scars, tattoos
7) clothing

Question 8

___________- a person that contacts officials

Answer 8

complainant

Question 9

_____________- people who saw what happened

Answer 9

eyewitnesses

Question 10

Psychologists, fingerprint technicians, and CSI are examples of _______ ____________

Answer 10

expert witnesses

Question 11

What are the characteristics of a good interviewer?

Answer 11

1) listen and concentrate on what is being said
2) polite
3) good physical appearance
4) controls emotions (don’t get angry)
5) flexible and persistent
6) sympathetic to suspect situation

Question 12

What is the 8 step process of an interview?

Answer 12

1) Preparation
2) Introduction
3) Rapport Building
4) Questions
5) Verification
6) Catch-All Questions
7) Departure
8) Critique

Question 13

What happens during the preparation (1st) step of an interview?

Answer 13

• What’s your objective?
• Review the case
• Know the elements of the crime
• Know the interviewee
• Where will you be located?
• Who will participate?
• When will it happen?
• What will you tell the interviewee?

Question 14

What happens during the introduction (2nd) step of an interview?

Answer 14

• Initial information
• Who you are (name)
• Who you work for
• What you want (purpose)

Question 15

What happens during the rapport building (3rd) step of an interview?

Answer 15

The establishment of non-threatening common ground between the interviewer and interviewee

Question 16

What are the different kind of Questions (4th step) used during an interview?

Answer 16

1) Open ended
2) Close ended
3) Indicator questions

Question 17

What are open-ended questions?

Answer 17

Questions designed to prompt the suspect or witness to give a narrative response rather than just a “yes” or “no” answer

Question 18

“Tell me what happened…” and “Describe your activities…” are” are what types of questions?

Answer 18

Open-ended

Question 19

What are close ended questions?

Answer 19

used to get specific responses, usually to clarify information provided during narrative responses to open ended questions

Question 20

What are different types of close ended questions?

Answer 20

1) identification questions
2) multiple choice questions
3) yes-no questions

Question 21

Which type of close ended question is this:

what color was his hat? shirt?

Answer 21

identification questions

Question 22

Which type of close ended question is this:

how fast were you driving?

Answer 22

identification questions

Question 23

Which type of close ended question is this:

what kind of car was she driving?

Answer 23

identification questions

Question 24

Which type of close ended question is this:

was the car a four door or two door

Answer 24

multiple choice questions

Question 25

Which type of close ended question is this:

was the suspect running or walking when he left the house?

Answer 25

multiple choice questions

Question 26

Which type of close ended question is this:

were you in the house when this occurred?

Answer 26

yes-no questions

Question 27

Which type of close ended question is this:

do you own a gun?

Answer 27

yes-no questions

Question 28

Which type of close ended question is this:

did you point the gun at him?

Answer 28

yes-no questions

Question 29

“Do you think that the person who did this deserves a second chance?” what type of question is this?

Answer 29

Indicator questions

Question 30

“If someone were to say that they saw you at the bank, would there be any explanation for that?” what type of question is this?

Answer 30

Indicator questions

Question 31

What type of questions should you avoid?

Answer 31

1) leading
2) compound
3) unclear
4) “loophole”

Question 32

Which type of avoiding question is this:

“Was the car a red Chevy?”

Answer 32

leading

Question 33

Which type of avoiding question is this:

“did you notice anything unusual or did you look outside your window that night?”

Answer 33

compound

Question 34

Which type of avoiding question is this:
“describe please, if you can, the moment when you first realized that you were about to be contacted by the assailant and then how you responded to the attack?”

Answer 34

unclear

Question 35

Which type of avoiding question is this:

“Is there anything else that you want to tell us about”

Answer 35

“loophole”

Question 36

“__________” questions allow for a truthful but incomplete answer

Answer 36

“loophole”

Question 37

What happens during the verification (5th) step of an interview?

Answer 37

• to ensure accuracy
• to provide opportunity to take notes or additional notes
• to prompt further recall

Question 38

What happens during the departure (7th) step of an interview?

Answer 38

• How can they contact you?
• How you can contact them?
• Lay the foundation for recontact
• Leave positive impression

Question 39

What happens during the critique (8th) step of an interview?

Answer 39

• What worked well?
• What went poorly?
• What would I do differently?