ASIS ASIS Certifications ASIS-CPP Questions & Answers

• Question 191:

  After an indictment has been returned by a grand jury, the person named must be taken into custody and appear personally before the appropriate court. This process is called a(n):

  A. Arraignment

  B. First appearance

  C. Preliminary hearing

  D. Magistrate's hearing

  E. Pretrial hearing

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 192:

  The main purpose of a grand jury is to:

  A. Determine whether an individual has committed a crime or not

  B. Determine guilt

  C. Determine whether there is probable cause that a crime has been committed

  D. Determine the nature of punishment

  E. Give the accused the chance to face his or her accuser

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 193:

  In federal courts the usual prosecutor is known as:

  A. The district attorney

  B. The state's attorney

  C. The commonwealth attorney

  D. The U.S. attorney

  E. The special prosecutor

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 194:

  In general, an act will not be criminal unless the person engaged in the act has:

  A. Mens rea

  B. The necessary motive

  C. Knowledge of the criminal statute

  D. Actus rea

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 195:

  Whoever has knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States but conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority is guilty of the following violation:

  A. Subornation of perjury

  B. Obstruction of justice

  C. Misprision of felony

  D. White-collar crime

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 196:

  The federal definition of a felony is:

  A. Any offense that calls for imprisonment

  B. Any offense punishable by death

  C. Any offense for which the minimum penalty is $500

  D. Any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 197:

  The federal criminal law is contained in: A. Title 1 of the U.S. Code

  B. Title 12 of the U.S. Code

  C. Title 18 of the U.S. Code

  D. Title 20 of the U.S. Code

  E. Title 48 of the U.S. Code

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 198:

  In substance a crime is;

  A. A violent act

  B. A violation of one's property

  C. An act or omission prohibited by law that provides a punishment

  D. A public wrong

  E. A private wrong

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 199:

  The only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution is:

  A. Treason

  B. Murder

  C. Extortion

  D. Fraud against the government

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 200:

  The occupation of a uniformed security officer is psychologically:

  A. Extraordinarily high stress

  B. High stress

  C. Medium stress

  D. Low stress

  E. An easy occupation

  Correct Answer: B