CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THE ART AND THE
SCIENCE 2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A PLUS
◉ The Surprise Approach.
Answer: the attacker waits for the victim in a secluded area and then
approaches of his own volition.
◉ The Blitz Approach.
Answer: immediate physical assault is used to subdue the victim.
◉ The Con Approach.
Answer: the victim is approached openly with a subterfuge or
"cover".
◉ Stage 1: The Fresh Stage.
Answer: Algor mortis: cooling of the body's temperature. Diptera:
insects begin to lay their eggson the body during this stage.
◉ Stage 2: The Putrefaction Stage.
,Answer: Odor, color changes, and bloating of the body. Body turns
green due to bacteria. Gases enter the neck and face, causing
swelling in the lips, mouth and tongue.
◉ Stage 3: The Black Putrefaction Stage.
Answer: The body cavity ruptures which releases the abdominal
gases. Body turns brown. Take anywhere from 10 to 20 days. Heavy
on insects.
◉ Stage 4: The Butyric Fermentation Stage.
Answer: Mummification, begins to dry out. All organs are lost due to
insects.
◉ Stage 5: The Dry Decay Stage.
Answer: Final stage of decomposition, skeletonization occurs.
◉ Minimization.
Answer: refers to the requirement that officers take every
reasonable effort to monitor only those conversations, through the
use of taps, body bugs, and the like, that are specifically related to
the criminal activity under investigation.
◉ inductive reasoning.
,Answer: - Beyond what we know to conclusions about what we don't
know. This ice is cold so all ice is cold.
◉ deductive reasoning.
Answer: based on evidence to establish proof. there is an Adidas
shoe print, the suspect was wearing Adidas shoes.
◉ Bow Street Runners.
Answer: 1) The first well-known investigative body in England.
2) A group of English crimes fighters formed by Henry Fielding
during the eighteenth century.
◉ Admission.
Answer: a self-incriminating statement made by the subject that falls
short of an acknowledgement of guilt.
◉ Pathology.
Answer: Medicine
◉ Forensic Anthropology.
Answer: studies skeletons and human remains.
◉ Serology.
, Answer: study of human blood stains, distinguish them from animal
blood stains
◉ Toxicology.
Answer: drugs/poisons
◉ Cerebral hypoxia.
Answer: drowning
◉ Odontology.
Answer: dental
◉ Lividity.
Answer: pooling of blood in the body closest to the ground.
◉ Entomology.
Answer: Insects
◉ The 4th Amendment.
Answer: Unreasonable search and seizures.
◉ The 5th Amendment.
SCIENCE 2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A PLUS
◉ The Surprise Approach.
Answer: the attacker waits for the victim in a secluded area and then
approaches of his own volition.
◉ The Blitz Approach.
Answer: immediate physical assault is used to subdue the victim.
◉ The Con Approach.
Answer: the victim is approached openly with a subterfuge or
"cover".
◉ Stage 1: The Fresh Stage.
Answer: Algor mortis: cooling of the body's temperature. Diptera:
insects begin to lay their eggson the body during this stage.
◉ Stage 2: The Putrefaction Stage.
,Answer: Odor, color changes, and bloating of the body. Body turns
green due to bacteria. Gases enter the neck and face, causing
swelling in the lips, mouth and tongue.
◉ Stage 3: The Black Putrefaction Stage.
Answer: The body cavity ruptures which releases the abdominal
gases. Body turns brown. Take anywhere from 10 to 20 days. Heavy
on insects.
◉ Stage 4: The Butyric Fermentation Stage.
Answer: Mummification, begins to dry out. All organs are lost due to
insects.
◉ Stage 5: The Dry Decay Stage.
Answer: Final stage of decomposition, skeletonization occurs.
◉ Minimization.
Answer: refers to the requirement that officers take every
reasonable effort to monitor only those conversations, through the
use of taps, body bugs, and the like, that are specifically related to
the criminal activity under investigation.
◉ inductive reasoning.
,Answer: - Beyond what we know to conclusions about what we don't
know. This ice is cold so all ice is cold.
◉ deductive reasoning.
Answer: based on evidence to establish proof. there is an Adidas
shoe print, the suspect was wearing Adidas shoes.
◉ Bow Street Runners.
Answer: 1) The first well-known investigative body in England.
2) A group of English crimes fighters formed by Henry Fielding
during the eighteenth century.
◉ Admission.
Answer: a self-incriminating statement made by the subject that falls
short of an acknowledgement of guilt.
◉ Pathology.
Answer: Medicine
◉ Forensic Anthropology.
Answer: studies skeletons and human remains.
◉ Serology.
, Answer: study of human blood stains, distinguish them from animal
blood stains
◉ Toxicology.
Answer: drugs/poisons
◉ Cerebral hypoxia.
Answer: drowning
◉ Odontology.
Answer: dental
◉ Lividity.
Answer: pooling of blood in the body closest to the ground.
◉ Entomology.
Answer: Insects
◉ The 4th Amendment.
Answer: Unreasonable search and seizures.
◉ The 5th Amendment.
