Allowing an accounts payable clerk access to the vendor master file so the clerk can add or delete names is a violation of which of the following fraud prevention practices?

Offline entry controls and limits

Which statement best describes the value of employee hotlines in the private sector?

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.

Basic rules surrounding evidence collection are to:

get all evidence that can 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.

The most significant potential problem in an undercover investigation is the possibility that:

the investigation will be exposed or compromised

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

A floating-point questioning strategy:

continuously re-evaluates a hypotheses as information is obtained

takes cues from a second interviewer

determines The truthfulness of each response as questions are asked

continuously re-evaluates a hypotheses as information is obtained

uses continuous monologue with little time for interviewee to respond

Which is the third phase of an undercover workplace investigation?

Disciplinary and corrective ad on

Which of the following points does NOT support budget Justification for an investigative unit?

Aligning investigative objectives to business strategic objectives

Accurate and detailed tracking of Investigative cost

Effective implementation of cost management measures

Demonstration of restitution and recovery benefits

Aligning investigative objectives to business strategic objectives

An interviewer/interrogator is much more likely to gain the cooperation of an individual by exhibiting a/an:

Easygoing and lackadaisical manner.

businesslike. impersonal manner.

The four principle characteristics of internal theft scams are

diversion, conversion, disguise, and divergence.

diversion, disguise, divergence, and dilution

diversion, conversion, disguise, and convolution

diversion, conversion, illicit deceit, and defalcation

Which of the following scenarios, applied to an undercover Investigator, could lead to an allegation of entrapment of an employee?

The undercover investigator informs the employee that the manager has left the safe unlocked, and the employee opens It and removes cash

The employee asks the undercover investigator to help him steal two company computers, and the undercover investigator agrees

The employee suggests the undercover investigator punch the employee's time card at quitting time so the employee may leave 3 hours early.

The undercover investigator invites the employee to help steal two computers out or the warehouse, and the employee agrees as long as the employee gets one.

The undercover investigator informs the employee that the manager has left the safe unlocked, and the employee opens It and removes cash

Lapping is described as:

crediting one account with money taken from another account.

accepting short weights or counts from a vendor.

undercounting goods on the receiving side and over counting goods on the shipping side of the warehouse

crediting one account with money taken from another account.

throwing perfectly good material into a dumpster and later reclaiming it when no one is around.

By definition, the crime of 'conspiracy' requires

an agreement by two or more persons to commit an illegal act.

one or more persons profiting from an illegal act.

an agreement by two or more persons to commit an illegal act.

two or more persons committing a federal illegal act

premeditation on by one or more persons to commit an Illegal act.

What are the most common tour sources of Information an investigator uses?

Victims, witnesses, informants, and bystanders

Victims, witnesses, informants, and confidential informants

Victims, bystanders, suspects, and snitches

Victims, witnesses, informants, and bystanders

Neighbors, relatives, witnesses, and bystanders

The operational level of investigative management includes overseeing

investigative techniques, allocation of resources, and evidence management

case load case assessment, and evidence management

evidence management, case management protocols, and financial resources

reporting formats. Investigative techniques, and evidence management.

An anonymous employee contacts the ethics hotline and reports that a co-worker is selling drugs in the office. An investigation is initiated to determine if the allegations are true. What type of investigation is best suited to obtain the necessary facts?

Personnel background investigation

If an investigator has a conflict of interest, should:

disclose the conflict lo the client or the employer

request a formal mediation process to provide the details of the conflict

avoid allowing the conflict to interfere with the investigation

disclose the conflict lo the client or the employer

ignore the conflict and move forward with the investigation

Which of the following is recommended for the security professional when testifying?

Answer only the question that is asked

Avoid pretrial contact with physical evidence since it could be considered tampering

Ask to speak to the legal counselor if the security professional does not know the answer.

Answer only the question that is asked

Only answer questions asked in advance

Which of the following is considered to be incorrect procedure when seizing a computer to obtain evidence?

Using software 10 back up the computer files

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when using drones as a tool for surveillance in investigations?

Technical specification and user manual

Legal consideration and requirement for the use

Comprehensive training and opportunity practice

It is important for senior decision makers and corporate executives to realize that:

case resolution is dependent on resources allocated.

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.

Surveillance methods fall into which three broad categories?

Physical, psychological, and data

Physical, information, and financial

When an interviewee makes a statement such as 'Let's suppose I'm guilty,' the interviewer should:

recognize this as a diversion technique by the Interviewee

apply pressure to obtain a written statement.

Which of the fallowing is NOT considered to be necessary administrative information in an investigative report?

Reporting investigator/ case number

A special report documents:

an action other than normal in the course of the investigation

the overall investigation and its primary conclusion

the need for an investigation and the costs associated with it

elements of the crimes committed and the theories involved

an action other than normal in the course of the investigation

With regard to evidence searches, which statement is FALSE?

The best search options are the quickest and the simplest.

Physical evidence cannot be overdocumented.

A search may be either a cautious search or a vigorous search

The best search options are the quickest and the simplest.

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The most important reason to conduct investigations as soon as an incident is reported or discovered is:

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.

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