ACFE CFE Exam - Topic 1 Question 86 Discussion

Actual exam question for ACFE's CFE exam

Question #: 86
Topic #: 1

Perceived certainty of detection is directly related to employee theft for respondents in all industry sectors, that is the stronger the perception that theft would be detected, the more the likelihood that the employee would engage in deviant behavior.

ATrue

BFalse

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Suggested Answer: B

by Christiane at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Carman

26 days ago

But the stats show higher theft with low detection perception. True seems right.

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Tabetha

1 month ago

I’m not so sure. Some might steal regardless of detection.

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Delpha

1 month ago

Agreed, true makes sense. Fear of detection is a strong deterrent.

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Gertude

1 month ago

I think it's true. People are less likely to steal if they think they'll get caught.

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Glennis

2 months ago

False, I think some people will steal regardless of detection.

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Hannah

2 months ago

Wow, I didn't expect that connection to be so strong!

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Jannette

2 months ago

Totally agree, detection is key to preventing theft!

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Jennie

2 months ago

Really? I’m not sure that’s true for every industry.

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Lovetta

2 months ago

Sounds about right, people are less likely to steal if they think they'll get caught.

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Elly

2 months ago

False, the question is trying to trick us. Employees will always steal, no matter what.

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Laura

3 months ago

True, but only if the employees are not ninjas. Ninja employees can steal anything without getting caught.

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Leatha

3 months ago

False, this is just another trick question. Employees will steal regardless of the perceived certainty of detection.

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Katie

3 months ago

True, but only if the employees are really dumb. Smart ones will find a way to steal without getting caught.

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Francoise

4 months ago

False, this is just common sense. Who would steal if they think they'll get caught?

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Lavonda

4 months ago

True, the more employees think they'll get caught, the less likely they are to steal.

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Helene

4 months ago

I recall a case study that showed a strong link between detection perception and theft. I’m leaning towards True for this one.

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Ceola

4 months ago

I’m a bit confused. I thought some industries had different levels of theft perception, so maybe it’s not true for all sectors?

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Twanna

4 months ago

This sounds familiar! I feel like we discussed a similar question in class, and I think the answer was True because of the deterrent effect.

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Barney

5 months ago

I think I remember something about how perceived detection can deter theft, but I'm not entirely sure if it's true for all sectors.

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Katie

5 months ago

I've seen questions like this before. I think I know the right approach, but I'll double-check my work to be sure.

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Marcelle

5 months ago

Okay, to solve this I'll need to consider the implications of the statement and whether it holds true across all industry sectors. Gotta think this through step-by-step.

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