Notes From Study Group Flashcards

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What are the five key qualities of an effective investigation?

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  1. Objectivity
  2. Thorough
  3. Relevance
  4. Accuracy
  5. Timeliness
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The principal cost of investigations?

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Personnel costs

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What is the single most important administrative control in investigations?

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Indexing

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What should you tell an interviewee In a background investigation?

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The inquiry is in connection with the position of trust

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How long should unfavorable information be retained in an applicant or background investigation?

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Not less than three years

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What is the rule of 10?

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One in 10 applications will have major omissions

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What are the governing rules in incident investigations?

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Industry practices, statutory rules and regulations, and common-law

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What are the two types of statements?

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Narrative

Question and answer

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What is essential in an employee misconduct investigation?

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Discretion

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9
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What are three scenarios of conflict of interest?

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  1. Position allows information so they engage in personal business
  2. Own financial interest in company who does business with their company
  3. Participate in opportunity through inside knowledge
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What type of employee misconduct investigation is the most difficult prove?

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Accident/injury fraud

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What are the three explosion categories?

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  1. Flash fire
  2. Explosions
  3. Detonations
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What are the three types of explosions?

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  1. Mechanical
  2. Chemical
  3. Nuclear
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What are examples of low explosives

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Blackpowder, smokeless powder, nitrocellulose

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14
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What are examples of high explosives

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Nitroglycerin, dynamite, picric acid, mercury, lead

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What does picric acid look like?

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Yellow crystal

16
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What’s the fire triangle

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Oxygen, heat, fuel

17
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What is the purpose of undercover investigations?

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Gather information for civil or criminal prosecution, recovery, limitation of asset losses

18
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What is the most important aspect of an undercover operation?

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Credible cover

19
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What is the best type of evidence?

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Documentary evidence

20
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Chronological written record of evidence of custody

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Chain of custody

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With collection of evidence, what should be restricted?

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The number of people that handlehandle thebe evidence

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Where should you conduct the interview of a hostile interviewee?

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In the security office

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What is the best questioning approach?

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Believing the suspect is innocent until proven guilty

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What is the most difficult kind of human surveillance?

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Moving surveillance

25
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AFIS

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Automatic fingerprint identification system

26
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AIMS

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Arson information management system

27
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Convicted pedophile and other sex offenders list

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Sex offender registration files

28
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What is the spatial zone for public

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More than 12 feet

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What is the spatial zone for social

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1 to 12 feet

30
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What is the spatial zone for personal

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1.5 to 4 feet

31
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What is the spatial zone for intimate

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Less than 1.5 feet

32
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When do 50% of homicides occur

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Between 8 PM and 2 AM Friday and Saturday

33
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What percentage of homicides occur with firearms?

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65%

34
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What percentage of homicides occur with knives

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20%