PERFORMANCE TASK [ Long Quiz ] IN
PREPARATION FOR PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
[ Answer’ Key ]
TEST -1 : DEFINITION OF TERMINOLOGY
01- Criminal Investigation?
It is an activity that collects facts to
accomplish the three-fold aims of the
criminal investigators, to Identify the guilty
party; to locate the guilty party; and to
provide evidence for his guilt.
02- Criminal Complaint
A sworn written statement charging a person
with an offense executed and Subscribed by
the Offended Party, Any peace officer, or
Other public officer charged with the
enforcement of the law violated.
03- Information
It is an accusation in writing, subscribed by
the prosecutor and filed with the court.
04- Criminal Jurisdiction?
It is a generic term used to describe the
network of laws and rules which govern the
procedural administration of criminal justice.
05- Criminal Procedure?
The method prescribed by law for the
apprehension and prosecution of persons
accused of any criminal offense, and their
punishment, in case of conviction.
06- Evidence
It is the means sanction, by these rules of
ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth
respecting a matter of facts.
07- Testimonial evidence
It is a statement made under oath. An
example would be a witness pointing to
someone in the courtroom and saying, “That's
the guy I saw robbing the grocery store.” This
is also called direct evidence or prima facie
evidence. Physical evidence can be any object
or material relevant in a crime.
08- Witness
It is a person who ACTUALLY IN HIS
PRESENCE observed and sees an event,
typically a crime or accident, take place.
09- Object (real) Evidence
It Is that which is addressed to the senses of
the tribunal, as where objects are presented
for the inspection of the court.
10-Dying Declaration
It is the statement of a victim of crime who is
in his actual danger of death and the victim
had full apprehension of the danger.
11-Surveillance
❖ It is a clandestine form of investigation which
consist of keeping any person, place or other
physical condition in order to obtain evidence
or information pertinent to the purpose of
investigation. Surveillance Whether, foods,
or vehicles, it is predominantly a matter of
common sense, ability, tact, and ingenuity on
the part of surviellant.
12-In terms for Filing of Criminal
Complaint/Prosecution of criminal offenses,
What is Sec. 9, Rule 110, Rules of Criminal
Procedure?
❖ Section 9. Cause of the accusation. —The acts or
omissions complained of as constituting the
offense and the qualifying and aggravating
circumstances must be stated in ordinary and
concise language and not necessarily in the
language used in the statute, but in terms
sufficient to enable a person of common
understanding to know what offense is being
charged as well as its qualifying and aggravating
circumstances and for the court to pronounce
judgment. (9a)
TEST - 2 : ESSAY TYPE [ Three points each for every
correct answer ]
01: What is the difference between inquest and
preliminary investigation?
The preliminary investigation entails a longer
route. ... In the inquest however, respondent
is already in custody. With the affidavit of the
person who personally witnessed the crime,
chances are the fiscal will find probable
cause.
02: How will you justify that a complaint or information
is sufficient in form?
❖ If it contain the Name of the accused
❖ The Designation of the offense given by the
statute
❖ The Acts or omissions complained of as
constituting the offense
❖ The Name of the offended party
❖ The Approximate date of the commission of
the offense
❖ The Place where the offense was committed.
03: Explain briefly on how will you considered a
complain or information is suffecient in substance?
A complaint or information is sufficient in substance if it
doesn’t contain any of the defects which is a ground for
a motion to quash. (Section 3, Rule 117) Witness
Processing for Testimonial Evidence should be followed
to include laboratory result of forensic examination
conducted on the physical evidence derived from the
crime scene, SO THAT SUFFIENCY IN SUBSTANCE CAN BE
ATTENDED COMPLETELY.
04: Analyzed and explain clearly if what evidence
Cannot be used in court?
Evidence that can not be presented to the jury or
decision maker for any of a variety of reasons: it was
improperly obtained, it is prejudicial (the prejudicial
value outweighs the probative value), it is hearsay, it is
not relevant to the case, etc.
05: How will you justify that the Application of Social
Media Intelligence ( SOCMINT ) as another means of
sources of Information.
❖ It refers to the techniques and technologies
that allow companies or governments to
monitor social media networking sites (SNSs),
such as Facebook or Twitter.
❖ SOCMINT includes monitoring of content,
such as messages or images posted, and other
 data, which is generated when someone uses
a social media networking site. This
information involves person-to-person,
person-to-group, group-to-group, and
includes interactions that are private and
public.
TEST- 3 : ENUMERATION
01: Four aim folds of investigation
❖ Identify the suspect
❖ Locate the suspect
❖ Provide enough and strong evidence with the
application of the modern techniques
investigation
❖ File an appropriate charges against the suspect
02: three ( 3 ) goals of the Criminal Investigation?
❖ Controlling Crime
❖ Pursuing Crime
❖ Addressing Problems
03: What are those four reason which are
considered as some successful investigative
techniques?
❖ Gained through actual experienced;
❖ Gained through reading;
❖ Ideal combinations of both techniques;
❖ Cooperation of the community
04: Give at least Eight [8] esponsibilities of
Criminal Investigators?
❖ Determined whether or not a crime has
been committed;
❖ Decide if the crime was committed within
the investigator’s jurisdiction;
❖ Discover all facts pertaining to the
complainant, i.e., gather and preserve
physical evidence, and develop and follow-
up clues;
❖ Recover stolen property;
❖ Identify the perpetrator;
❖ Locate and apprehend the perpetrator;
❖ Aid in the prosecution of the offender by
providing evidence of guilt which is
admissible in court;
❖ And testify effectively in court
05: For the sake of simplicity in investigation,
what are the the three [ 3 ] “Tools of Criminal
Investigator”?
❖ Information -
❖ Interrogation
❖ Instrumentation
06: In Circumstantial Evidence, Usually this
nature falls into three ( 3 ) classes. What are
these classes?
❖ Motive
❖ Opportunity
: Investigation?
❖ Associative Evidence
07: In various types of interviews made on
different occasions involving a particular crime,
State the three [ 3 ] major types of interview and
their purpose?
❖ On-the-scene Interview
❖ Formal Interview
❖ Follow-up Interview
08: Name at least four [ 4 ] setting of the
Interview?
of ❖ Background Interview
❖ Routine Criminal cases
❖ Important criminal cases
❖ Appropriate time
09: Give the four [ 4 ] specific purposes of written
Admission and Confession?
❖ Provide a written record for the case file
❖ Employment by the prosecution at the
trial to refresh recollection, impeach
witnesses, and, in general, monitor to
some extent the testimony
❖ Assist the prosecution in planning its
presentation by reducing the element of
surprise that unforeseen testimony
would produce
❖ Discourage a witness from wrongfully
changing his testimony at the trial
10: Four [ 4 ] Basic Requirement of a Photograph
Admitted as Evidence In Court:
❖ Accurate Representations
❖ Free of Distortion
❖ Material and Relevant
❖ Unbiased
11-What are the four [ 4 ] Procedures in Taking
Photographs at the Crime Scene
❖ General view
❖ Medium view/Mid range view
❖ Close- up shot
❖ Extreme close- up shot
12-The three [ 3 ] standard Procedures and rules to
preserve evidence
1-Do not mutilate evidences
2-Do not alter evidences
3-Do not contaminate evidences
13-What are the five [ 5 ] rules of evidence?
❖ Admissible
❖ Authentic
❖ Complete
❖ reliable and
❖ believable.
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14-What are these three ( 3 ) goals of the Criminal
 ❖ Controlling Crime

❖ Pursuing Crime

❖ Addressing Problems

15-The six ( 6 ) Cardinal Points of Criminal

Investigation?
❖ What offenses have been committed

❖ Where were the offenses committed?

❖ Who committed the offense?

❖ When were the offenses committed?

❖ Why were the offenses committed?

❖ How were the offenses committed?