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although most perpetrators begin their thefts because of a perceived critical need, they usually continue to embexxle in order to
improve their lifestyle
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Evidence gathered from public records can be useful in
a. identifying with the suspect
b. obtaining a confession
c. making the suspect feel at ease
d. none of the above
none of the above
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The net worth method of analyzing financial information can help to determine
the amount of embezzled funds
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___ organizations maintain public infroamtion that can be accessed in record searches
local, state, and federal
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how useful are local and county records in fraud investigations
very useful
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Which of the following laws regulates activities of credit, insurance, and employement investigations?r
Fair credit reporting act of 1971 and fair and accurate credit transactions act of 2003
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The net worth method is effective:
a. as evidence in court
b. to help obtain a confession
c. to conduct an interview of suspects
all of the above
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Conversion investigations focus on how suspects:
spent stolen money
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Most conversion investigations involve searching public records and other sources to trace
a. purchases of assets
b. payments of liabilities
c. changes in lifestyle
d. net worth
all of the above
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A database of criminal records maintained by the FBI is t
the III and the NCIC
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Who among the following are usually some of the best and most helpful federal fraud investigators
postal inspectors
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The net worth method is a calculation based on a person's
assets, liabilities, income, and living expenses
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The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act allows:
a. banks to sell customer information
b. fianncial institutions to share information
c. customers to opt out and ask that their information not be shared
d. all of the above
all of the above
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Which agency does not match the type of information it provides?
State Attorney General : Maintains birth records and infromation about people's SSN
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courts are generally ... about the net worth method
not suspicious of dollar amounts determined by the net worth method because courts realize that the net worth method can only provide approximations of the amount stolen
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known income subtracted from total income gives a reasonable estimate of:
unknown funds
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Which of the following is not a method of honesty testing?
graphology, voice stress analysis, body language test, pencil and paper test
body language test
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Interviews should not be conducted with:
suspects
coworkers
clients
any of these people are fine
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People in the rationalization stage of reaction to a fraud:
want to give the suspect one more chance
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planning for interviews should not involve
judging the guilt of the suspect based on available documents
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Confrontational interviews should usually be conducted when:
police decide that the suspect is guilty
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which of the following is not an inquirey technique that should be used by interviewers?
a. use short questions
b, maintain full control of the interview
c. point out some circumstantial evidence
all of the above
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Which of the following honesty testing techniques deals with the study of handwriting for the purpose of character analysis
graphology
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Which of the following traits do polygraphs not measure when testing for stress?
pulse rate
blood pressre
galvanic skin response
respiration
all of the above
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the systematic questioning of individuals who have knowledge of events, people, and evidence of a case under investigation
interviewing
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What is the sequence of reactions to a crisis?
denial, anger, rationalization, depression, acceptance
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Which of the following reactions frequently involves appearing temporarily stunned, insisting there is some mistake or not comprehending what has been said
denial
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What is a characteristic of a good interview
make the interview as concise as possible
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This is not a clue that an intervieww is dishonest
upon repreated accusations, a dishonest person's denials become more vehement
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What is something that an interviewee might do or feel while in the denial phase?
not comprehend what has been said
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What is not good to do during an interview?
interview more than one person at once
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A signed statemnt should incldue all of the following except:
statement of intent
date fraudster hired
approximate amont of losses
approximate date of offense
date fraudster was hired
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Nonverbal cues of deception include all of the following except:
decreased leg and foot movement
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