FOR1501 – Exam Questions
and answers 2022
,1. The police detective who is in the employ of a policing agency in South Africa is called
a… (2)
1. criminal investigator
2. forensic investigator
3. corporate investigator
4. forensic detective
“1.2.1 Criminal investigators or police detectives
The police detective is in the employ of a policing agency. In South Africa, this is the
South African Police Service (SAPS).”
(Forensic methods and techniques, Only study guide for FOR1501, Page 12, paragraph 4, sentence number 1)
2. Private investigators who are in the full-time employ of an organisation, company, or a
bank may also be called … (2)
1. statutory investigators
2. police detectives
3. corporate investigators
4. criminal investigators
“1.2.4 Corporate investigators
These are private investigators that are in the full-time employ of an
organisation/company or a bank”
(Forensic methods and techniques, Only study guide for FOR1501, Page 17, paragraph 4, sentence number 1)
3. Investigators who are not the police, private or corporate investigators may also be
called … (2)
1. criminal investigators
2. corporate investigators
3. state investigators
4. statutory investigators
“1.2.5 Statutory investigators
These investigators are not police, private or corporate investigators.”
(Forensic methods and techniques, Only study guide for FOR1501, Page 19, paragraph 4, sentence number 1)
, 4. The following is an example of private investigation practices which may amount to
illegal or unethical conduct: (2)
1. The search of private premises without the owner's consent
2. Effecting a legal arrest
3. The search of private premise with a search warrant
4. Informing a suspect of the reason for arrest
“Examples of private investigation practices which may amount to illegal or unethical
conduct are as follows:
• the search of private premises without the owner's consent”
(Forensic methods and techniques, Only study guide for FOR1501, Page 21, paragraph 2 bullet 1, sentence number 1)
5. The responsibilities of the corporate investigator are as follows: (2)
1. Investigation of crime, disciplinary issues, offences and irregularities, tracing and
recovery of stolen property, gathering of information and evidence, and determining
company risks
2. Investigation of crime, prosecuting disciplinary matters, dealing with offences and
irregularities, tracing and recovery of stolen property, gathering of information and
evidence, and determining company risks
3. Protection of company assets, personnel and finance, obtaining private information
and prosecuting offenders
4. Protection of company assets, personnel and finance, protection of company
personnel against offenders, conducting civil proceedings
“Van Rooyen (2004:39) summarises the responsibilities of the corporate investigator
as follows:
• investigation of crime, disciplinary issues, offences and irregularities
• tracing and recovery of stolen property
• gathering of information and evidence
• determining company risks”
(Forensic methods and techniques, Only study guide for FOR1501, Page 21, paragraph 3 bullet 1+2+3+4, sentence
number 1)
