MCOLES TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Transporting Prisoners
Determine age, notify dispatch of the circumstances of the arrest, identify the
prisoner, destination, and starting miles.
Transporting convicts (True or False)
Handcuff and search before placing in the vehicle.
Diagram the locations of physical evidence at crime scenes.
Time and date of sketch
Complaint number
Name of the preparer and measurer
Process a diagram of the crime scene as evidence.
Handles crime scene sketches as evidence.
Note the date, time, and place.
Identified person creating a sketch with personal identification (initials) and marks
for evidence.
Photograph the crime scene.
Select appropriate equipment.
Photograph the exact location of the crime (house number/street sign).
Photographs the general outside (perimeter).
,Photographs specific to the crime (evidence/victims)
Logs succession of images taken at the crime site.
Grid Search.
A search method in which two or more users overlap independent line searches,
making a grid. This strategy works best on big crime scenes like fields or
woodlands (outdoors). Several searches, or a line of them, travel together from one
end to the other.
Quadrant/zone search.
A search approach in which the crime scene is divided into smaller sections (zones
or quadrants), with team members assigned to each section. Each of these areas can
be broken into smaller portions, allowing smaller teams to conduct a thorough
search. Best looking for a little thing.
Spiral Search.
A single individual searches in a circular pattern from the outer point of the crime
scene to the core point. DO NOT START IN THE CENTER, AS EVIDENCE
MAY BE DESTROYED.
Examine the body for signs of unnatural death.
Notify the medical examiner of death.
Before inspecting the body, examine the death scene for evidence of unnatural
death, taking into account the amount of time the person has been dead, visual
indicators of violence, the appearance of the body, and other factors.
Search bodies for identification when death is confirmed to be natural.
,If death was natural, search the body for identification (e.g., pockets, purse) or
identifying marks (e.g., scars, tattoos, amputations, medical alert tags).
Inventory of valuables obtained during the hunt
Secured personal property retrieved from a deceased body
Conduct a Show Up
Identifies possible suspects at the crime scene
-Interviewing witnesses.
-Reviewing evidence; or
-Reviewing the suspect's description
Locates the culprit through radio communication with the base station or other
cops, or by searching the surrounding area.
Determines whether it is lawful to hold a show-up:
A limited amount of time has passed since the crime was committed.
-There is no probable reason that the suspect committed the crime.
-to remove innocent victims of circumstance from suspicion.
Transports victims and witnesses to the suspect for viewing.
-to prevent a potentially innocent individual from becoming a victim of
circumstances.
-to reduce the extent of government intervention.
Prepare for a search.
Determines the optimal search strategy based on available personnel, equipment,
and physical characteristics of the region to be searched, such as:
, -spiral
-grid
-quadrant
Conducts a briefing, describing:
-Facts about the crime and crime scene
-Assignment of officers for the search
Know what an officer may need to conduct prior to searching the crime scene.
Protecting the crime scene
Secure the scene: The death investigator's primary focus is usually on the location
where the deceased is found. Examining this location is critical to the death inquiry.
Zone search pattern
Grid search pattern.
Strip or Line Method
Crime in progress scene
Establish control of the perimeter
Protect the crime scene.
Search the immediate area for support troops.
Conduct a preliminary crime scene search.
Collects and records evidence.
ANSWERS
Transporting Prisoners
Determine age, notify dispatch of the circumstances of the arrest, identify the
prisoner, destination, and starting miles.
Transporting convicts (True or False)
Handcuff and search before placing in the vehicle.
Diagram the locations of physical evidence at crime scenes.
Time and date of sketch
Complaint number
Name of the preparer and measurer
Process a diagram of the crime scene as evidence.
Handles crime scene sketches as evidence.
Note the date, time, and place.
Identified person creating a sketch with personal identification (initials) and marks
for evidence.
Photograph the crime scene.
Select appropriate equipment.
Photograph the exact location of the crime (house number/street sign).
Photographs the general outside (perimeter).
,Photographs specific to the crime (evidence/victims)
Logs succession of images taken at the crime site.
Grid Search.
A search method in which two or more users overlap independent line searches,
making a grid. This strategy works best on big crime scenes like fields or
woodlands (outdoors). Several searches, or a line of them, travel together from one
end to the other.
Quadrant/zone search.
A search approach in which the crime scene is divided into smaller sections (zones
or quadrants), with team members assigned to each section. Each of these areas can
be broken into smaller portions, allowing smaller teams to conduct a thorough
search. Best looking for a little thing.
Spiral Search.
A single individual searches in a circular pattern from the outer point of the crime
scene to the core point. DO NOT START IN THE CENTER, AS EVIDENCE
MAY BE DESTROYED.
Examine the body for signs of unnatural death.
Notify the medical examiner of death.
Before inspecting the body, examine the death scene for evidence of unnatural
death, taking into account the amount of time the person has been dead, visual
indicators of violence, the appearance of the body, and other factors.
Search bodies for identification when death is confirmed to be natural.
,If death was natural, search the body for identification (e.g., pockets, purse) or
identifying marks (e.g., scars, tattoos, amputations, medical alert tags).
Inventory of valuables obtained during the hunt
Secured personal property retrieved from a deceased body
Conduct a Show Up
Identifies possible suspects at the crime scene
-Interviewing witnesses.
-Reviewing evidence; or
-Reviewing the suspect's description
Locates the culprit through radio communication with the base station or other
cops, or by searching the surrounding area.
Determines whether it is lawful to hold a show-up:
A limited amount of time has passed since the crime was committed.
-There is no probable reason that the suspect committed the crime.
-to remove innocent victims of circumstance from suspicion.
Transports victims and witnesses to the suspect for viewing.
-to prevent a potentially innocent individual from becoming a victim of
circumstances.
-to reduce the extent of government intervention.
Prepare for a search.
Determines the optimal search strategy based on available personnel, equipment,
and physical characteristics of the region to be searched, such as:
, -spiral
-grid
-quadrant
Conducts a briefing, describing:
-Facts about the crime and crime scene
-Assignment of officers for the search
Know what an officer may need to conduct prior to searching the crime scene.
Protecting the crime scene
Secure the scene: The death investigator's primary focus is usually on the location
where the deceased is found. Examining this location is critical to the death inquiry.
Zone search pattern
Grid search pattern.
Strip or Line Method
Crime in progress scene
Establish control of the perimeter
Protect the crime scene.
Search the immediate area for support troops.
Conduct a preliminary crime scene search.
Collects and records evidence.
