ABMDI CHAPTER 5 IDENTIFYING AND PRESERVING
EVIDENCE PRACTICE TEST Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Evidence.
Answer: Any material that contributes to the cause or manner of death and is considered important to
supporting the facts of the case. Evidence can be any item the investigator deems important in explaining
the circumstances of death.
Question 2: Types of evidence that is commonly encountered in death investigations.
Answer:
1. )Ligatures
2. . weapons and ammunition
3. . medication
4. . suicide notes
Question 3: True/False - Personal property may or may not be evidence.
Answer: True
Question 4: Four issues that are critical in regard to evidence:.
Answer:
1. .
2. Recognition
3. . Collection
4. . Packaging
5. . Storage
Question 5: Evidence such as ligatures and drug containers should be:.
Answer: Logged on a chain of custody form
Question 6: Some evidence, such as the "context of the scene" and the relationship of evidence to the
body or vehicles, cannot be removed from the scene. It should be:.
Answer: Documented visually by photography, sketching, and so on.
Question 7: Evidence cannot be removed from the scene without:.
Answer: it being altered
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, Question 8: The evidence on the body should:.
Answer: remain in its original position and be protected while the body is being transported to the morgue
Question 9: The hands of gunshot victims should be:.
Answer: placed in paper bags to protect them from contamination and to protect the destruction of potential
evidence.
Question 10: When precautions have been taken to protect evidence, such as bagging hands and/or feet,
this should be.
Answer: documented in writing
Question 11: Any scene where law enforcement officers are present the investigator must:.
Answer: contact the officer in charge upon arriving on scene.
Question 12: True/False- in the presence of a witness, inventory and document on the proper form any
evidence being removed from the scene.
Answer: True
Question 13: The property form should include:.
Answer: date and case number and should be signed by both witness and the investigator.
Question 14: Once collected personal property should be:.
Answer: sealed in a personal property bag or envelope to insure that it is not tampered with until it can be
handles in the office according to office policy.
Question 15: Money should be.
Answer: Counted and the amount listed, preferably with types of currency.
Question 16: How should a gold ring with a diamond be described?
Answer: yellow metal with a clear stone
Question 17: Handling of personal property:.
Answer: is one area in which perceptions of misconduct can have serious consequences for the death
investigator and draw negative attention to the agency.
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EVIDENCE PRACTICE TEST Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Evidence.
Answer: Any material that contributes to the cause or manner of death and is considered important to
supporting the facts of the case. Evidence can be any item the investigator deems important in explaining
the circumstances of death.
Question 2: Types of evidence that is commonly encountered in death investigations.
Answer:
1. )Ligatures
2. . weapons and ammunition
3. . medication
4. . suicide notes
Question 3: True/False - Personal property may or may not be evidence.
Answer: True
Question 4: Four issues that are critical in regard to evidence:.
Answer:
1. .
2. Recognition
3. . Collection
4. . Packaging
5. . Storage
Question 5: Evidence such as ligatures and drug containers should be:.
Answer: Logged on a chain of custody form
Question 6: Some evidence, such as the "context of the scene" and the relationship of evidence to the
body or vehicles, cannot be removed from the scene. It should be:.
Answer: Documented visually by photography, sketching, and so on.
Question 7: Evidence cannot be removed from the scene without:.
Answer: it being altered
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, Question 8: The evidence on the body should:.
Answer: remain in its original position and be protected while the body is being transported to the morgue
Question 9: The hands of gunshot victims should be:.
Answer: placed in paper bags to protect them from contamination and to protect the destruction of potential
evidence.
Question 10: When precautions have been taken to protect evidence, such as bagging hands and/or feet,
this should be.
Answer: documented in writing
Question 11: Any scene where law enforcement officers are present the investigator must:.
Answer: contact the officer in charge upon arriving on scene.
Question 12: True/False- in the presence of a witness, inventory and document on the proper form any
evidence being removed from the scene.
Answer: True
Question 13: The property form should include:.
Answer: date and case number and should be signed by both witness and the investigator.
Question 14: Once collected personal property should be:.
Answer: sealed in a personal property bag or envelope to insure that it is not tampered with until it can be
handles in the office according to office policy.
Question 15: Money should be.
Answer: Counted and the amount listed, preferably with types of currency.
Question 16: How should a gold ring with a diamond be described?
Answer: yellow metal with a clear stone
Question 17: Handling of personal property:.
Answer: is one area in which perceptions of misconduct can have serious consequences for the death
investigator and draw negative attention to the agency.
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