ASIS-CPP 2020

ASIS-CPP 2020 practice questions, page 5 of 28, with answer review and explanations.

Question 21

Which of the following characterizations regarding investigative surveillance is not true?

  1. They are expensive.
  2. They are time-consuming.
  3. They are often nonproductive.
  4. They are illegal in most jurisdictions.
  5. They can be fixed or mobile.

Question 22

The process whereby communications are intercepted or recorded is known as:

  1. Physical surveillance
  2. Technical surveillance
  3. Surreptitious surveillance
  4. Black bag operations
  5. None of the above

Question 23

In situations in which at least one party to a communication is aware and willing that the recording of his or her conversation with another person or persons is being made, it is:

  1. A violation of the Omnibus Crime Control Act
  2. A violation of the Federal Communications Act
  3. Not a violation
  4. Allowed by the Federal Anti-Racketeering Statute
  5. Allowed by 18 USC 2511

Question 24

The specific emplacement of an agent or operative in an environment or situation in which the agent's true role is unknown with the purpose of developing information to be used later in a criminal investigation is known as:

  1. Closed investigation
  2. Secret investigation
  3. Technical investigation
  4. Concealed investigation
  5. Undercover investigation

Question 25

It is becoming increasingly more difficult to do a good preemployment background investigation because of:

  1. The expense
  2. The lack of skilled investigators
  3. Various rulings and court decisions that inhibit the use of techniques or instruments available
  4. The uncooperative attitudes of persons interviewed
  5. Such investigations are illegal in a number of states