IAI CERTIFICATION TEST BANK 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ In situ means the condition of the item once in the laboratory (T/F).
Answer: False - means as is
⩥ The six basic steps in the examination of the crime scene - assess,
observing, documenting, searching, collecting, and analyzing - can be
accomplished in any order (T/F). Answer: False - has to be done in that
specific order
⩥ In a free society, the police have ______ basic goals.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4. Answer: B.2
⩥ Crime prevention refers to:
a. controlling general behavior patterns
b. active investigation and the identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
,d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: c. efforts to keep
crime from occurring
⩥ Regulating non-criminal conduct refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: b. active
investigation and identification of those responsible for the crime
⩥ Crime repression refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: a. controlling
general behavior patterns
⩥ Provision of services refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
,d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: d. the scope of
services provided by police
⩥ The protection of personal liberties is a constitutional issue (T/F).
Answer: true
⩥ Justice is defined by society in the form of:
a. judges
b. juries
c. judges and juries
d. the police
d. the victim. Answer: C. judges and juries
⩥ In order to be fair, justice considers the needs of these entities:
a. the victim
b. the accused
c. society
d. none of the above
e. all of the above. Answer: e. all of the above
⩥ Evidence can be defined as anything that tends to prove a fact in
contention (T/F). Answer: False
, ⩥ Testimonial evidence is more reliable than physical evidence. (T/F).
Answer: false - physical evidence never lies
⩥ Physical evidence is always that which is collected. (T/F). Answer:
false - evidence is not always collected
⩥ An example of a predictable effect is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. odors
c. onset of rigor mortis
d. the presence of ice in a glass. Answer: c. onset of rigor mortis
⩥ An example of an unpredictable effect is:
a. the haphazard opening of a revolver cylinder
b. the smell of burnt gunpowder
c. insect activity at a death scene
d. the heat signature of a tire in the roadway. Answer: a. haphazard
opening of a revolver cylinder
⩥ An example of a transitory evidence is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. presence of frozen ice cream in a bowl
c. onset of livor mortis
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ In situ means the condition of the item once in the laboratory (T/F).
Answer: False - means as is
⩥ The six basic steps in the examination of the crime scene - assess,
observing, documenting, searching, collecting, and analyzing - can be
accomplished in any order (T/F). Answer: False - has to be done in that
specific order
⩥ In a free society, the police have ______ basic goals.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4. Answer: B.2
⩥ Crime prevention refers to:
a. controlling general behavior patterns
b. active investigation and the identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
,d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: c. efforts to keep
crime from occurring
⩥ Regulating non-criminal conduct refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: b. active
investigation and identification of those responsible for the crime
⩥ Crime repression refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: a. controlling
general behavior patterns
⩥ Provision of services refers to:
a. controlling general behaviors
b. active investigation and identification of those responsible for the
crime
c. efforts to keep crime from occurring
,d. the scope of services provided by police. Answer: d. the scope of
services provided by police
⩥ The protection of personal liberties is a constitutional issue (T/F).
Answer: true
⩥ Justice is defined by society in the form of:
a. judges
b. juries
c. judges and juries
d. the police
d. the victim. Answer: C. judges and juries
⩥ In order to be fair, justice considers the needs of these entities:
a. the victim
b. the accused
c. society
d. none of the above
e. all of the above. Answer: e. all of the above
⩥ Evidence can be defined as anything that tends to prove a fact in
contention (T/F). Answer: False
, ⩥ Testimonial evidence is more reliable than physical evidence. (T/F).
Answer: false - physical evidence never lies
⩥ Physical evidence is always that which is collected. (T/F). Answer:
false - evidence is not always collected
⩥ An example of a predictable effect is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. odors
c. onset of rigor mortis
d. the presence of ice in a glass. Answer: c. onset of rigor mortis
⩥ An example of an unpredictable effect is:
a. the haphazard opening of a revolver cylinder
b. the smell of burnt gunpowder
c. insect activity at a death scene
d. the heat signature of a tire in the roadway. Answer: a. haphazard
opening of a revolver cylinder
⩥ An example of a transitory evidence is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. presence of frozen ice cream in a bowl
c. onset of livor mortis
