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Question 1

At what age can someone be fingerprinted?

Answer 1

14 years or older

Question 2

Where are fingerprints checked?

Answer 2

NCICS

Question 3

Can physical evidence be present at an arson crime scene?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Can contaminants be found on latent fingerprints during lab processes?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the exclusionary rule?

Answer 5

Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court

Question 6

What should be done first with patent impressions, prints, or trace evidence?

Answer 6

They should be photographed first

Question 7

What is a patent fingerprint?

Answer 7

A fingerprint that is visible to the naked eye

Question 8

What are natural and synthetic fibers?

Answer 8

Natural = cotton; Synthetic = manmade

Question 9

What does the linkage triangle illustrate?

Answer 9

Possible transfer of evidence between the suspect, victim, and scene

Question 10

What is the purpose of a crime scene sketch?

Answer 10

Provides factual data for crime scene reconstructions (shows what you saw)

Question 11

What are examples of physical evidence?

Answer 11

Fingerprints, hair, fibers, blood, DNA, etc.

Question 12

What is physical evidence?

Answer 12

Tangible evidence that can be seen, touched, smelled, and collected

Question 13

What does CODIS stand for?

Answer 13

Combined DNA Index System

Question 14

What is direct evidence?

Answer 14

Evidence that proves a fact without inference (e.g., camera footage, DNA)

Question 15

What are the three steps in securing a crime scene?

Answer 15

• Render aid
• Make it safe
• Secure the scene

Question 16

What does the 4th Amendment protect against?

Answer 16

Illegal searches and seizures

Question 17

Why is the method of obtaining evidence important?

Answer 17

Improperly obtained evidence may not be admissible in court

Question 18

What must be done once the crime scene is secured?

Answer 18

A field sketch must be created to document the scene

Question 19

Who can enter or exit the crime scene?

Answer 19

No one unless logged; all movements must be documented

Question 20

Who starts the chain of command?

Answer 20

The first responders

Question 21

Why is protecting evidence at the scene important?

Answer 21

To prevent contamination and maintain integrity

Question 22

What is needed if there are multiple crime scenes?

Answer 22

A command center

Question 23

What angle should all photographs be taken at?

Answer 23

90 degrees from the surface upon which they occur

Question 24

Why is it better to take too many photographs rather than too few?

Answer 24

To help reconstruct the events of the crime

Question 25

What must be done if a round passes through a person?

Answer 25

The rounds must be located

Question 26

How should blood-contaminated rounds be stored?

Answer 26

In a metal can

Question 27

What must you do if multiple cartridges are found at a crime scene?

Answer 27

* Place numbered cards next to each one * Label them in sequence * Take a picture * Measure from a reference point

Question 28

How should rounds be picked up at a crime scene?

Answer 28

With non-metallic tweezers to avoid scratching the cartridge

Question 29

What must be done if bullet holes are found in a wall?

Answer 29

* Measure the holes * Measure from a reference point * Sections of the wall may be taken as evidence

Question 30

What are lands and grooves?

Answer 30

Unique imprints in the barrel of a firearm

Question 31

Where can gunpowder residue be found on a shooter?

Answer 31

Hands, clothes, or hair

Question 32

What should be done if a suspect is at the crime scene?

Answer 32

* Cover their hands with paper bags * Remove every article of clothing for evidence

Question 33

How should a firearm found in water be collected?

Answer 33

In the same water it was found in to preserve evidence

Question 34

How do ballistics experts analyze a firearm?

Answer 34

* Fire it in a controlled environment * Match rounds to those found at the crime scene or other crimes

Question 35

How do investigators locate bullets inside a victim?

Answer 35

* X-ray the body * Insert a metal rod during the autopsy to trace the bullet path

Question 36

What must be understood about every firearm?

Answer 36

Every firearm is perceived to be loaded

Question 37

What is the difference between venous blood and arterial blood?

Answer 37

Venous blood is darker and found in the body; arterial blood is bright and found on the outside

Question 38

What should be done with an entire garment with blood stains?

Answer 38

It should be collected

Question 39

What cannot be packaged in plastic?

Answer 39

No pathogens

Question 40

What are the three things that should be avoided when packaging evidence?

Answer 40

* Heat * Humidity * Sunlight

Question 41

What elements make up the fire triangle?

Answer 41

* Heat * O2 * Fuel

Question 42

What materials are considered porous?

Answer 42

* Paper * Cardboard * Compression Shirts * Wood

Question 43

What materials are considered non-porous?

Answer 43

* Metal * Plastic

Question 44

When measuring a body, where do you always measure to?

Answer 44

The center of the body

Question 45

What are the requirements for consent searches?

Answer 45

* Must be completely voluntary * Person needs to be present * Can stop search at any time

Question 46

What are the types of warrants?

Answer 46

* Knock Warrant * No knock warrant

Question 47

What is the difference between arrest and detention?

Answer 47

* Detention: Can be detained for a long time * Arrest: Probable Cause needed

Question 48

What is the Locard Exchange principle?

Answer 48

Two objects collide; there is an exchange of evidence