Deck 9: Investigations, Intelligence Operations, and Reporting

Question 1

An investigation is warranted when:

A) An accident occurs.
B) Unexplainable property losses are discovered.
C) Personal misconduct is reported.
D) Criminal activity is observed.
E) All of the above.

Answer 1

All of the above.

Question 2

In a security and protective services environment, investigations are conducted to:

A) Ensure compliance.
B) Support litigation.
C) Prevent accidents.
D) Trace and locate criminals.
E) All of the above.

Answer 2

All of the above.

Question 3

Human resource investigations include all but which of the following areas?

A) Employee backgrounds
B) Workplace violence
C) Employment discrimination
D) Legal drug use
E) All of the above are the subject of human resource investigations.

Answer 3

Legal drug use

Question 4

As part of a due diligence inquiry, an organization should verify an applicant's ________ and any other information contained in an employment application.

A) Criminal history
B) Credit history
C) Employment history
D) Academic history
E) All of the above.

Question 5

________ injuries are attributed to a single act or event rather than development of the injury over an extended period of time.

A) AOE
B) BOE
C) COE
D) DOE
E) All of the above.

Question 6

Employees who abuse substances in the workplace may:

A) Suffer or cause injuries.
B) Damage property.
C) Have a propensity to steal.
D) Experience poor attendance.
E) All of the above.

Question 7

As a possible defense to a wrongful termination lawsuit, an employer should present proof of all but which of the following?

A) A proper investigation
B) Warnings given
C) Meticulous documentation
D) Insufficient cause of termination
E) Reasonable actions taken

Question 8

The purpose(s) of a criminal investigation is (are) to:

A) Determine if a crime occurred.
B) Interrogate a suspect.
C) Prosecute an offender.
D) Establish guilt.
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Evidentiary items collected during a criminal investigation should be:

A) Forwarded to the human resources department.
B) Stored with the investigative report.
C) Destroyed after a criminal trial commences.
D) Preserved and secured.
E) All of the above.

Question 10

Physical evidence collected during an investigation should be:

A) Placed in appropriate containers, if necessary.
B) Marked with identifying information.
C) Logged into the investigative report.
D) Secured and transported properly.
E) All of the above.

Question 11

________ may be utilized to gather information when conventional investigative methods fail to produce desired results.

A) Stationary surveillance.
B) Fixed surveillance.
C) Moving surveillance.
D) Undercover operations.
E) All of the above.

Question 12

A common form of internal theft involves:

A) Accounts payable diversions.
B) Cash conversions.
C) Inventory conversions.
D) Receivable conversions.
E) All of the above.

Question 13

Sources of information in an investigation include all but which of the following?

A) Victims and witnesses
B) Records and informants
C) The investigator's intuition and beliefs
D) Physical evidence and the Internet
E) All of the above.

Question 14

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 places restrictions on the use of a polygraph or similar instrument except when it is used for:

A) Pre-employment screening.
B) Internal theft investigation.
C) Random testing of discharged employees.
D) Government agency personnel screening.
E) All of the above.

Question 15

Potential industrial espionage threats to an organization include:

A) The organization's employees.
B) Competitors.
C) Persons external to the organization.
D) Other nations.
E) All of the above.

Question 16

________ reports are used to document additional information acquired subsequent to an original report.

A) Contact
B) Incident
C) Crime
D) Supplemental
E) All of the above.

Question 17

Substance abusers are ________ productive than individuals who do not abuse.

A) More
B) Far more
C) Similarly
D) Less
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Pitfalls to conducting business intelligence include unethical and illegal conduct such as:

A) Trespassing.
B) Computer hacking.
C) Wiretapping.
D) Targeting employers of a competitor.
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 19

An investigation is strictly a scientific process through which adherence to specific rules is absolutely necessary.

Question 20

Background investigations should be conducted on a new employee as part of the employee's initial orientation to the organization.

Question 21

Property damage investigations are required only when personal injury is involved.

Question 22

Witnesses to an event should be interviewed separately to avoid cross-contamination of statements.

Question 23

During an investigation, interviewers should ask leading questions to assist a witness with recollection of the facts.

Question 24

Surveillance and undercover operations are a necessary first step in most criminal investigations.

Question 25

Criminal investigations in businesses and similar organizations focus on fraud and theft but not regulatory non-compliance.

Question 26

The uncommon characteristic of crimes involving fraud is the method used or the time frame wherein the perpetrator forms criminal intent.

Question 27

Prevention of employee theft involves security systems, procedural controls, and an appropriate workplace environment.

Question 28

Financial audits involve an examination of each financial transaction.

Question 29

Statutory provisions rarely restrict an employer's ability to use surreptitious investigative methods such as electronic monitoring.

Question 30

Business (competitive) intelligence involves the process of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating competitive information to meet business organization objectives.

Question 31

Industrial espionage involves gathering information about actual or possible criminal activity.

Question 32

Industrial espionage always involves the use of legal activities to gather information about a competitor.

Question 33

List and describe the common elements to the investigative process.

Question 34

What is business intelligence? How does it differ from industrial espionage and counterespionage?