ABMDI CHAPTER 5 IDENTIFYING AND PRESERVING
EVIDENCE REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED DEATH
INVESTIGATION OVERVIEW GUIDE Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: 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 2: The property form should include.
Answer: date and case number and should be signed by both witness and the investigator.
Question 3: 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 4: Money should be.
Answer: Counted and the amount listed, preferably with types of currency.
Question 5: How should a gold ring with a diamond be described?
Answer: yellow metal with a clear stone
Question 6: 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.
Question 7: Chain of custody:.
Answer: is the documentation of possession of property or evidence, which allows one to 1).trace the
individuals who have had custody of it, 2).the date of transfer, and 3).where it was secured while in that
individuals custody
Question 8: Chain of custody provides:.
Answer: accountability and ensures that the evidence has not been tampered with or substituted.
Question 9: The links in the chain of custody should be:.
Answer: Minimized
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EVIDENCE REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED DEATH
INVESTIGATION OVERVIEW GUIDE Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: 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 2: The property form should include.
Answer: date and case number and should be signed by both witness and the investigator.
Question 3: 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 4: Money should be.
Answer: Counted and the amount listed, preferably with types of currency.
Question 5: How should a gold ring with a diamond be described?
Answer: yellow metal with a clear stone
Question 6: 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.
Question 7: Chain of custody:.
Answer: is the documentation of possession of property or evidence, which allows one to 1).trace the
individuals who have had custody of it, 2).the date of transfer, and 3).where it was secured while in that
individuals custody
Question 8: Chain of custody provides:.
Answer: accountability and ensures that the evidence has not been tampered with or substituted.
Question 9: The links in the chain of custody should be:.
Answer: Minimized
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