PCI Professional Certified Investigator (ASIS-PCI) Question and Answers

outlines procedures for initialing and conducting investigations

expresses the purpose for the creation of the unit

establishes the rules governing prosecution

create the strategy by which cases are conduced

double-blind hire

secret hire.

profile hire

controlled hire.

Impatience

Thinking ahead

Inactive listening

Detachment

The human resources department, persons who are not likely to be readily available at a later date, union steward, suspects, and legal counsel

People who have the most pertinent information, hostile witnesses, suspects, persons who are not likely to be readily available at a later date, legal counsel, and the department manager.

Persons who are not likely to be readily available at a later date, persons believed to have the most pertinent information, persons who are likely to be hostile witnesses, suspects

Legal affairs, human resources department, union steward, suspects, risk management, and witnesses who have the most pertinent information

Listening

Comprehension

Intuition

Evaluation

diversion, conversion, disguise, and divergence.

diversion, disguise, divergence, and dilution

diversion,conversion, disguise, and convolution

diversion, conversion, illicit deceit, and defalcation

berating

juror scrutiny.

intense questioning

second-guessing by attorneys or other officials

Integrity test

Stakeout

Infiltration

Crimescene investigation

Narrative summary

Name of subject

Reporting investigator/ case number

Date of report

get all evidence thatcan have any bearing on the case, mark It. properly wrap, package, and preserve from contamination: establish a chain of custody and show continuity between the discovery of the evidence and its subsequent presentation

video record all evidence, collect the minimal amount of evidence necessary to support the facts and circumstances, mark the evidence, secure the evidence until presentation to a court of law

collect any evidence relevant to the case, secure the evidence unless otherwise requested by management, establish a chain of custody, mark all evidence with "the mark" of the primary investigator

secure the scene of the offense, mark all evidence, establish chain of custody, set all evidence aside in one central location for later Identification.

to reduce the chances of obtaining false alibis

witnesses Tend to be less cooperative if too much time has elapsed

to allow operations to return to normal as soon as possible

the value of physical or electronic evidence diminishes rapidly.

practice providing as much information as possible

display emotions for emphasis

tell the attorney if there is a weak point in the case

provide opinions to support the facts

the situation being investigated involves a specific department

resources are limited

union activity is suspected

the company can reasonably expect a significant return on their Investment

that ate pan of a series of Informational comments that are creditable when taken as a whole

that are corroborated by other evidence.

to credible thud parties with no direct involvement in the outcome

that are evidence pertaining to someone's state of mind

isolating the computer

isolating power and phone connections.

checking for physical traps

Checking for CCTV surveillance

assist in working with a prosecutor.

assist in managing personality conflict among the management team.

defend the investigator should the Investigator be sued

protect the investigator's work product from discovery.

Examining hard drive

Using software 10 back up the computer files

Turning the computer on

Isolating power or phone lines

Fraud

Industrial espionage

Due diligence

Embezzlement

Employee hotlines are a cost-effective means to obtain information regarding employee misconduct, which investigative Units rely upon as a valuable information resource.

An employee hotline leads to many false and malicious complaints.

information obtained from employee hotlines cannot be considered credible when they relate to sexual harassment incidents because of the sensitive nature of the allegations associated with these complaints.

While costly to maintain, corporations view employee hotlines as an important tool to identify employee misconduct, which often cannot be detected by other means.

maintain a sequential file log

maintain an attached cover sheet with the sensitivity level identified

post completed reports only on company computers

conduct a reporting analysis for distribution to the investigative team.

the surreptitious placement of a properly trained and skilled investigator

the most effective method for identifying suspects

the safest method for identifying potential criminal behavior in the workforce

a person operating unnoticed in a workforce

Chiefexecutive officer.

director of security.

chiefoperations officer

director of legal affairs

progress reports

special reports

addendum reports.

interm reports

Ethical considerations

investigator conflict of interest

Criminal workforce productivity

Criminal prosecution

indirect

material

competent

circumstantial

voir dire

habeas corpus

corpus delicti

prima facie

meeting location

number of Investigators involved

person being interviewed

meeting length

Repents delivered by the Investigator to the company's attorney of record for retention will likely be protected from subpoena

Reports cannot be protected item disclosure during the Judicial process using the attorney-client privilege

The qualified privilege accorded an investigative report can be lost It it was not disseminated widely to all stakeholders

The distribution of investigative reports should only come through the client since delegating it to the investigator or the client's attomey can result in the loss Of the attorney-Client privilege

improve and enhance investigation framework.

understand how to conduct thorough Investigation s.

define roles and responsibilities of investigation unit

create repeatable and scalable framework for investigations.

Attempt tocalm the victim

Obtain contact information from the victim.

Ask for a written statement.

Ask the victim lo recall everything that happened

limited communication with the investigative unit will result in better case resolution.

case resolution is dependent on resources allocated.

not all cases will be resolved.

the results of the investigation may not always be made available.

abstract

outline

statement of facts

synopsis

Proper maintenance and repair

Technical specification and user manual

Legal consideration and requirement for the use

Comprehensive training and opportunity practice

does not require corroboration

is based on a series of assumptions

should be traceable to information garnered

does not need to meet the burden of proof.

cold bootup

hot bootup

black box.

bit stream backup

Adelphi technique

Systems approach

Stockholm syndrome

Pygmalion effect

no criminal charges will result

there will be no financial recovery.

the criminal activity will continue after the Investigation is completed

the investigation will be exposed or compromised

deter criminal activity.

conceal the location of a camera

reduce necessary resources

reduce the chance of being detected

Catalogue the evidence

Include the pictures in the report

Bring the subject of the investigation

Exclude evidence from personal device