UPTP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Identify methods to secure a crime scene
Answer: Ask initial interview questions
Protect the evidence
Secure the perimeter and only allow first responders inside
●● T/F: The sooner the LEO can respond to a burglary that occurred
overnight, the better the chance of an arrest.
Answer: TRUE
●● Why should witnesses be separated?
Answer: To avoid matching stories
●● What is the number one priority of an LEO upon arrival at the scene?
Answer: Render aid to the injured
●● Who is allowed into a crime scene?
Answer: Only those approved by the LEO.
●● Testimonial Evidence
,Answer: The spoken word/statement
●● Documentary Evidence
Answer: The written word; may become physical evidence
●● Physical Evidence
Answer: Real; has form or mass
●● Class Characteristics
Answer: When referring to evidence, it is something that is not unique to
that item. Examples include a 9mm casing or tread from new tires.
CANNOT positively identify the owner
●● Individual Characteristics
Answer: When referring to evidence, it is something that is unique to
that item. Examples include finger prints. CAN positively identify the
owner.
●● Locards Principle of Interchange
Answer: It is highly impossible that someone can enter and environment
without leaving some trace and leave that environment without carrying
away some trace.
●● Types of Notes
, Answer: Written
Photos/Video/Audio
Sketches
●● What do field notes begin with?
Answer: The date/time you received the call
●● If you make an error in your notes...
Answer: Draw a single line through it.
●● Where should you measure from in a crime scene?
Answer: Fixed points (corners of a room, doors, windows, etc.)
●● What are the 3 perspectives of photography?
Answer: Overall
Intermediate
Close up (with scale)
●● Chain of Custody
Answer: A document that details the life of a piece of evidence, from the
time it was discovered to the time it is no longer needed. This includes
anyone who takes possession of the item.
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Identify methods to secure a crime scene
Answer: Ask initial interview questions
Protect the evidence
Secure the perimeter and only allow first responders inside
●● T/F: The sooner the LEO can respond to a burglary that occurred
overnight, the better the chance of an arrest.
Answer: TRUE
●● Why should witnesses be separated?
Answer: To avoid matching stories
●● What is the number one priority of an LEO upon arrival at the scene?
Answer: Render aid to the injured
●● Who is allowed into a crime scene?
Answer: Only those approved by the LEO.
●● Testimonial Evidence
,Answer: The spoken word/statement
●● Documentary Evidence
Answer: The written word; may become physical evidence
●● Physical Evidence
Answer: Real; has form or mass
●● Class Characteristics
Answer: When referring to evidence, it is something that is not unique to
that item. Examples include a 9mm casing or tread from new tires.
CANNOT positively identify the owner
●● Individual Characteristics
Answer: When referring to evidence, it is something that is unique to
that item. Examples include finger prints. CAN positively identify the
owner.
●● Locards Principle of Interchange
Answer: It is highly impossible that someone can enter and environment
without leaving some trace and leave that environment without carrying
away some trace.
●● Types of Notes
, Answer: Written
Photos/Video/Audio
Sketches
●● What do field notes begin with?
Answer: The date/time you received the call
●● If you make an error in your notes...
Answer: Draw a single line through it.
●● Where should you measure from in a crime scene?
Answer: Fixed points (corners of a room, doors, windows, etc.)
●● What are the 3 perspectives of photography?
Answer: Overall
Intermediate
Close up (with scale)
●● Chain of Custody
Answer: A document that details the life of a piece of evidence, from the
time it was discovered to the time it is no longer needed. This includes
anyone who takes possession of the item.
