CPP CPP Investigations and Intelligence

Question 1

Which type of corporate investigation is specifically concerned with identifying the unauthorized disclosure of proprietary business information?

Accepted Answer

Trade secret / intellectual property theft investigation

Answer

Workers' compensation fraud investigation

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Workplace harassment investigation

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Supply chain audit

Question 2

The legal doctrine of 'respondeat superior' is most relevant to corporate investigations because it:

Accepted Answer

Holds employers liable for employee actions performed within the scope of employment

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Grants investigators subpoena power

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Requires Miranda warnings before employee interviews

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Prohibits recording conversations without consent

Question 3

During an internal investigation interview, a security professional should use open-ended questions primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Encourage the subject to provide narrative details without being led

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Shorten the duration of the interview

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Limit the subject's responses to yes or no

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Comply with Miranda requirements

Question 4

What is 'chain of custody' in the context of evidence management?

Accepted Answer

The documented record of who collected, handled, and stored evidence from collection to court

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The reporting hierarchy of investigators

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The order in which suspects are interviewed

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The sequence of security layers protecting evidence rooms

Question 5

Under the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996, corporate espionage involving the theft of trade secrets for the benefit of a foreign government is a:

Accepted Answer

Federal criminal offense punishable by significant fines and imprisonment

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Civil matter only, handled in federal district court

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State-level misdemeanor

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Regulatory violation handled by the FTC

Question 6

Which investigative technique involves placing an undercover operative within a suspect group to gather evidence of wrongdoing?

Accepted Answer

Covert undercover operation

Answer

Surveillance

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Forensic audit

Answer

Polygraph examination