Grading SummaryThese are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the “Details” section below.
Grade Details – All Questions
Question 1. Question : John and Henry Fielding founded the:
Student Answer: FBI
Pinkerton Guards
Secret Service
Bow Street Runners
Question 2. Question : Pinkerton pioneered:
Student Answer: the use of photographs of criminals and criminal files
covert operations
surveillance
the use of disguises
all of the above
Question 3. Question : Who discovered an early plot to assassinate a newly elected President Lincoln?
Student Answer: Allan Pinkerton and Henry Seward
Allan Pinkerton and Henry Fielding
Allan Pinkerton and Kate Warne
Allan Pinkerton and George McCellan
Instructor Explanation: P. 12
Question 4. Question : ASIS International is a leader in:
Student Answer: raising the efficiency and productivity of security professionals
developing education programs
developed certification programs
all of the above
Question 5. Question : Private investigators are not asked to perform a diverse set of tasks.
Student Answer: True False
Question 6. Question : Legal investigators employed by law offices can legally:
Student Answer: locate and interview witnesses
conduct background investigations of clients or witnesses
prepare legal documents
all of the above
Question 7. Question : Training in subjects such as criminal justice does not help private investigators.
Student Answer: True False
Question 8. Question : Private investigators may conduct investigations into items such as the whereabouts of missing persons, owners of abandoned or escheated property, or heirs to estates, but only government/police investigators are allowed to investigate the credibility of witnesses or other persons.
Student Answer: True False
Question 9. Question : BEA stands for:
Student Answer: Bureau of Ethical Private Investigations
Bureau Enforcement of Alcohol
Bail Enforcement Agent
none of the above
Question 10. Question : History tells us that the first investigators came from police departments, and that private investigators modeled themselves after police detectives.
Student Answer: True False
Question 11. Question : Even after large cities formed police departments there was still a great demand for private investigators because
Student Answer: private investigators were not unionized and could not charge as much as police. private investigators were allowed to carry weapons and the police werent issued guns until the late 1700s. a police departments authority ended at the city, county, or state line, thus preventing them from chasing down thieves if they fled the jurisdiction. none of the above
all of the above
Question 12. Question : When did New York City establish its first official police department?
Student Answer: 1776
1853
1915
1950
Question 13. Question : All states require private investigators to be licensed.
Student Answer: True False
Question 14. Question : The role of the private investigator has remained the same over time and has not been influenced by political, economic or law enforcement changes.
Student Answer: True False
Question 15. Question : Although in the past police departments suffered from corruption, private investigators were above bribery and scandal.
Student Answer: True False
