2024 Ontario Private Investigator Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

2024 Ontario Private Investigator Exam Questions with Complete Solutions There are restrictions in section 184 of the Criminal Code about recording private conversations, so it's best to Correct Answer: Record without audio GPS devices can be placed on a vehicle to track its location, only if Correct Answer: you have written permission of the owner of the vehicle Direct Evidence Correct Answer: testimony given by a witness who has witnessed it directly Circumstantial Evidence Correct Answer: a fact can be inferred, but doesn't stem from something that was witnessed directly. Hearsay Evidence Correct Answer: witness presents a statement that was made to them by another person, who is not present at the trial Admissions Correct Answer: Voluntary admissions made by an accused and reported by another witness fall outside the hearsay rule and may be admissible Documentary (Demonstrative/Illustrative) Evidence: Correct Answer: any written thing capable of being made evidence. For example, Books, Films, Photographs illustrative evidence can also be known under different names, what are they? Correct Answer: demonstrative or documentary evidence Real Evidence Correct Answer: can include material objects, such as a weapon or item of clothing The reliability of real evidence has to be assessed (True or False) Correct Answer: True Where can you pick up a discarded item for evidence, without violating any criminal or provincial laws? Correct Answer: a public area like a mall or plaza Where can you pick up a discarded item for evidence, that will violate a criminal, provincial or municipal law? Correct Answer: a subjects garbage on a curb or city property Trace Evidence Correct Answer: fingerprints or footprints, hair or fibre from a piece of clothing What should someone do with Trace Evidence? Correct Answer: must be collected or photographed by experts Opinion Evidence Correct Answer: what a witness thinks, believes or infers regarding the facts