MCOLES LICENSING REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔During autopsy, the most important thing for an officer to do is:
(A) Take custody of evidence
(B) Photograph any findings by the medical examiner
(C) Verify the identity of the deceased person - ✔✔(C) Verify the identity of the
deceased person
✔✔When transporting evidence you should handle evidence in the BEST manner by:
(A) Not altering the state of the evidence in a way that best preserves the evidence
(B) Document the chain of custody thoroughly
(C) Package all evidence together at the scene - ✔✔(A) Not altering the state of the
evidence in a way that best preserves the evidence.
✔✔When collecting evidence at a crime scene preliminary investigation, your first
course of action should be to:
(A) Gather information leading to identification of suspects, complaints, witnesses, and
other significant persons related to the scene
(B) Document any weapons in the area
(C) Conduct a search for potential evidence - ✔✔(A) Gather information leading to
identification of suspects, complaints, witnesses, and other significant persons related to
the scene
,✔✔A body cavity search can only be done by whom?
(A) Police officer with a search warrant
(B) Licensed Nurse or Physician with a search warrant
(C) Corrections Officer with a search warrant - ✔✔(B) Licensed Nurse or Physician with
a search warrant
✔✔True or False. A strip search can be done by an officer of either sex. - ✔✔False.
Must be done by the same sex of the inmate.
✔✔True or False. If an officer takes poor fingerprints that get sent back to your
department by MSP, the arrested subject must be fingerprinted again. - ✔✔False. If the
fingerprints are not accepted by MSP, the subject does not have to resubmit to
fingerprinting.
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "C.T.N" stands for:
(A) Criminal Tracking Number
(B) Criminal Transport Number
(C) Court Tracking Notary - ✔✔(A) Criminal Tracking Number
✔✔The most common type of fingerprint pattern type is:
(A) Loops
(B) Arches
(C) Whorls - ✔✔(A) Loops
Note* 60% of people have loop fingerprints pattern types
✔✔"N.C.I.C" stands for:
(A) National Crime Index Center
(B) National Court Index Catalog
(C) National Crime Information Center - ✔✔(C) National Crime Information Center
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "F.P.C" stands for:
, (A) Fingerprinting Pattern Center
(B) Fingerprinting Center
(C) Fingerprinting Classification - ✔✔(B) Fingerprinting Center
✔✔There are ____ types of whorl fingerprints:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5 - ✔✔(A) 4
These are (1) plain, (2) central pocket, (3) double loop, (4) accidental
✔✔The 2 types of "loop" fingerprints are:
(A) Tented and Arched
(B) Central Pocket and Accidental Pocket
(C) Radial and Ulna - ✔✔(C) Radial and Ulna
✔✔The 2 types of "arch" fingerprints are:
(A) Plain and Tented arches
(B) Radial and Ulna arches
(C) Natural and Tented arches - ✔✔(A) Plain and Tented arches
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "A.F.I.S" stands for:
(A) Automated Fingerprinting Index System
(B) Automated Fingerprinting Information System
(C) American Fingerprinting Information System - ✔✔(B) Automated Fingerprinting
Information System
✔✔True or False. Legal agencies must report fingerprints within 24 hours. - ✔✔False.
Legal agencies must report fingerprints within 72 hours.
✔✔Public Act 231 requires:
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔During autopsy, the most important thing for an officer to do is:
(A) Take custody of evidence
(B) Photograph any findings by the medical examiner
(C) Verify the identity of the deceased person - ✔✔(C) Verify the identity of the
deceased person
✔✔When transporting evidence you should handle evidence in the BEST manner by:
(A) Not altering the state of the evidence in a way that best preserves the evidence
(B) Document the chain of custody thoroughly
(C) Package all evidence together at the scene - ✔✔(A) Not altering the state of the
evidence in a way that best preserves the evidence.
✔✔When collecting evidence at a crime scene preliminary investigation, your first
course of action should be to:
(A) Gather information leading to identification of suspects, complaints, witnesses, and
other significant persons related to the scene
(B) Document any weapons in the area
(C) Conduct a search for potential evidence - ✔✔(A) Gather information leading to
identification of suspects, complaints, witnesses, and other significant persons related to
the scene
,✔✔A body cavity search can only be done by whom?
(A) Police officer with a search warrant
(B) Licensed Nurse or Physician with a search warrant
(C) Corrections Officer with a search warrant - ✔✔(B) Licensed Nurse or Physician with
a search warrant
✔✔True or False. A strip search can be done by an officer of either sex. - ✔✔False.
Must be done by the same sex of the inmate.
✔✔True or False. If an officer takes poor fingerprints that get sent back to your
department by MSP, the arrested subject must be fingerprinted again. - ✔✔False. If the
fingerprints are not accepted by MSP, the subject does not have to resubmit to
fingerprinting.
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "C.T.N" stands for:
(A) Criminal Tracking Number
(B) Criminal Transport Number
(C) Court Tracking Notary - ✔✔(A) Criminal Tracking Number
✔✔The most common type of fingerprint pattern type is:
(A) Loops
(B) Arches
(C) Whorls - ✔✔(A) Loops
Note* 60% of people have loop fingerprints pattern types
✔✔"N.C.I.C" stands for:
(A) National Crime Index Center
(B) National Court Index Catalog
(C) National Crime Information Center - ✔✔(C) National Crime Information Center
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "F.P.C" stands for:
, (A) Fingerprinting Pattern Center
(B) Fingerprinting Center
(C) Fingerprinting Classification - ✔✔(B) Fingerprinting Center
✔✔There are ____ types of whorl fingerprints:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5 - ✔✔(A) 4
These are (1) plain, (2) central pocket, (3) double loop, (4) accidental
✔✔The 2 types of "loop" fingerprints are:
(A) Tented and Arched
(B) Central Pocket and Accidental Pocket
(C) Radial and Ulna - ✔✔(C) Radial and Ulna
✔✔The 2 types of "arch" fingerprints are:
(A) Plain and Tented arches
(B) Radial and Ulna arches
(C) Natural and Tented arches - ✔✔(A) Plain and Tented arches
✔✔In relation to fingerprinting, the acronym "A.F.I.S" stands for:
(A) Automated Fingerprinting Index System
(B) Automated Fingerprinting Information System
(C) American Fingerprinting Information System - ✔✔(B) Automated Fingerprinting
Information System
✔✔True or False. Legal agencies must report fingerprints within 24 hours. - ✔✔False.
Legal agencies must report fingerprints within 72 hours.
✔✔Public Act 231 requires:
