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After providing or obtaining medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects (if possible), the first officer arriving at a crime scene should immediately:
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The first responding officer must make attempts at the crime scene to detain and question
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Witnessess
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Unauthorized personnel
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Suspects
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Both A and C
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Police barricades, and the strategic position of guards, will prohibit access to the crime scene for:
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Civilians only
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Civilians and media personnel
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All law enforcement personnel
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All unauthorized personnel
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The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following actions EXCEPT:
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Taking photographs at the crime scene
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Adjusting the temperature of the crime scene
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Eating food at the crime scene
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Turning a faucet on at the crime scene
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The size and location of the crime scene, as well as the events that occurred there, will determine:
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The kind of evidence that will be missing
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The kind of search pattern that is used to locate evidence
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The amount of care that must be taken during the crime scene search
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The time at which the crime scene is searched
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Which search patter would be best suited for a crime scene where many investigators are available to search a large area?
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The purpose of the crime scene search is to locate:
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DNA-containing evidence
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All physical evidence
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Fingerprint evidence
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Bloodstain patterns
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The most basic methods of crime scene recording do NOT include:
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Note-taking
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Photographs
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Narrated videotapes
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Infrared analysis
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If the crime scene includes a dead body, the photographer should:
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Determine the time of death
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Attempt to identify the victim
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Document all forensic personnel at crime scene
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Depict injuries and weapons at scene
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A rough sketch need NOT include a:
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Sketch of the suspect(s)
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Compass heading designating north
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Date, location, and time of the incident
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Location of all recovered physical evidence
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CAD programs enhance the ability to:
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Which statement about note-taking is NOT true?
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The individual who packaged and marked items of evidence should be recorded
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Note-taking is done after all crime scene processing has been completed
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Notes should included location of physical evidence recovered
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Disposition of items after collection must be included
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Which crime scene search pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?
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Physical evidence at a hit-and-run scene should include
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Fiber and tissue
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Glass fragments
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Fabric impressions
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All of the above
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The crime scene notes must accurately record:
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The tasks assigned each investigator
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Personnel arrivals and departures from the scene
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Descriptions of evidence present at the crime scene
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All of the above
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The advantages of tape-recording crime scene notes on an audio tape include all of the following EXCEPT:
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The notes can be recorded at the crime laboratory instead of at the crime scene.
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The investigator's hand are free to carry out other tasks while recording the notes
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Audio tapes have the added security feature of preventing erasure or taping over if the security tab on the tape
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The notes are recording as the observation are made
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In digital photography, light is recorded as a specific charge on millions of tiny:
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Silver halide grains
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Charge coupled devices
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Semi-conductors
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Pixels
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Digital crime scene photographs require special measures to assure their admissibility tin court due to:
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Videotapes of the crime scene:
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Can be used in place of notes and photographs
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Must be complemented by a hard copy of notes and separate still photographs
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Are required in all jurisdictions
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Are not admissible in court due to the poor image quiality
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Crime scene sketches serve a unique purpose in permanently documenting the location of evidence
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Processed at the crime scene
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Containing drug evidence
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Not documented in photographs
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Collected and removed from the crime scene
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From the choices, select the one correct physical evidence collection procedure
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Bloodstained garments should be packaged separately in paper bags
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Items recovered from scene of a murder should be sent along with the body to the Medical Examiner
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All items collected from the same grid area should be packaged together.
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The victim's clothing should be obtained at the crime scene and vacuumed to obtain trace evidence
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Investigators should collect possible carriers of trace evidence which may include:
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Vacuum sweepings
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Clothing
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Fingernail scrapings
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All of the above
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Changes to evidence, such as contamination, can be prevented by handling evidence with:
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Latex gloves
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Dry, bare hands
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Disposable forcepts
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A and C
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Charred debris from an arson scene should be:
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Placed together with similar items in a paper bag
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Placed in Ziploc® bags.
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Packaged in airtight glass jars
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Aired out before packing in plastic wrap
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A victim's fingernail scrapings would be correctly packaged in:
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The successful outcome of a criminal investigation is almost always directly related to:
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The manner in which the evidence is collected and preserved
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The number of people employed in the crime lab
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The volume of the physical evidence collected
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Whether the crime is considered high-profile
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A properly maintained chain or custody is NOT the responsibility of the:
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Crime scene processor
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Evidence clerk
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Forensic technician
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Trial judge
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Success in the recognition and collection of physical evidence is determined primarily by the:
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Notoriety of the case
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Time available to the evidence collectors
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Skills of personnel processing the crime scene
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Type of evidence involved
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The collection of standard reference samples at the crime scene is important because they:
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Permit comparisons to be made with the evidence
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Are obtained only from suspects in cases of violent assault
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Serve as a source of extra test material if required in the crime lab
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All of the above
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The presence of blood and semen at crime scenes exposes investigator to:
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Hepatitis B
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AIDS
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Both a and b
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Neither a nor b
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The removal of any evidence from a person or from the scene of crime must be done in a conformity with the privileges of which amendment to the Constitution?
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The police are NOT required to obtain a search warrant if they are:
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Unable to locate a judge to issue a warrant
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Certain their suspect is guilty
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In the process of a legal arrest
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Investigating the murder of a fellow officer
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Which of the following is U.S. Supreme Court decision which dealt with the impropriety of the warrantless collection of physical evidence at a homicide scene?
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Mapp v. U.S
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Frye v. U.S.
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People v. Wilkens
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Mincey v. Arizona
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Which type of evidence must be packaged separately from other evidence?
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Which of the following items is likely to contain DNA evidence?
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The evidence collector must take extraordinary care to avoid potential contamination by transferring DNA onto objects of evidential value by:
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The best way to guarantee that the evidence will withstand inquiries about what happened to it from the time of its finding to its presentation in court is to:
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Properly record the crime scene
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Properly mark evidence for identification
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Properly complete evidence submission forms
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All of the above
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When biological samples of unknown origin are discovered at a crime scene, investigators:
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Should assume no pathogens are present and treat the samples as such
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Should allow only trained hazardous materials teams to handle the evidence
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Should assume pathogens are present and treat the sample as such
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Should package them in plastic bags
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Special circumstances at a crime scene may require the use of the following for evidence collection, EXCEPT:
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“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure…” is provided for in the United States by the:
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Warrantless searches are permitted under law in all of the following situations EXCEPT:
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The existence of emergency circumstances
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The injury or death of a police officer or law enforcement employee
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The consent of the parties involved
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The need to prevent the immediate loss of evidence
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The manner of collecting and reserving physical evidence at a crime scene is determined by:
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The circumstances of the crime
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The importance of the case
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The number of evidence collectors present at the crime scene
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The nature of the evidence
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Physical evidence may be obtained from
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The crime scene
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The victim
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The suspect
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All of the above
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All of the following ites may be placed in an airtight container EXCEPT:
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The evidence collector is NOT concerned with
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Maintaining the chain of custody
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Utilizing the proper packaging material for evidence
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Labeling evidence
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Determining the natural variations that exist in physical evidence
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The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following action EXCEPT
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Taking photographs at the crime scene
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Eating food at the crime scene
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Turning on a faucet on the crime scene
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Smoking at the crime scene
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The initial survey of the crime scene carried out by the lead investigator is called:
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The spiral search
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The initial survey
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The walk-through
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The crime scene search
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Which crime scene search pattern does NOT require more than one invesigator
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What is a disadvantage to the spiral search pattern
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Evidence could be missed
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It requires several investigators
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It does not work for outdoors scenes
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It is dependent on the boundaries of the scene
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The center of the crime scene, which is always included within the crime scene's boundary, is:
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The area where the first responder entered the scene
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The area where the witnesses were located
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The area where the command center will be located
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The area where the crime occurred
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Evidence commonly located during a vehicle search includes all of the following EXCEPT:
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Questioned documents
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Fibers
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Paint evidence
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Broken glass
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To formulate a successful strategy for recovering relevant physical evidence at crime scenes, the investigator must ultimately rely on:
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Reference material
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Experience
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Training
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The lead investigator
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The search pattern in which one or two investigators starts at the boundary at one end of the scene and walk straight across to the other side is:
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The search pattern that employs two people performing line searches that originate from adjacent corners is:
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Which search pattern employs several people moving from the boundary straight toward the center of the scene (inward) or from the center straight to the boundary(outward)?
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Quadrant
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Grid
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Spiral
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Wheel
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It is permissible for officers at the scene to:
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Eat
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Drink
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Smoke
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None of the above
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Which search pattern is more reliant on the boundaries established?
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Line
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Spiral
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Wheel
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Quadrant
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Officers should attempt to locate tool marks at the point of entry during the investigation of a:
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Homicide
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Burglary
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Hit and run
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Assault
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The location of an item of evidence on a crime scene sketch is shown by its distance from points of reference that:
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Are fixed or immovable
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Are within ten feet of the item
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Are located outside the boundaries of the crime scene
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Can be transported to the crime laboratory
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At an arson scene, the collection of a substrate control would require the arson investigator to:
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Collect a sample from the center of a potential accelerate stain
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Collect samples of surface material from areas far away from the fire's origin.
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Collect a piece of the surface material near the fire's origin that he or she believes was not exposed to the accelerant
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Collect a sample of the vapors at the fire origin
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Success in the recognition and collection of physical evidence is determined primarily by the:
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Notoriety of the case
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Time available to the evidence collector
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Skill of personnel processing the crime scene
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Type of evidence involved