ABMDI EVIDENCE TEST FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS)
LATEST 2024/2025
Floor Plan View - CORRECT ANSWER Depicts the location looking
down from a bird's eye view
When packaging items for the laboratory, you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Place items in seperate packages
Partial cremains were recovered from a local funeral home. Which of the
following would be the best evidence for testing to establish
identification? - CORRECT ANSWER Partial femur bone
Regarding chain of custody of evidence, which is not correct -
CORRECT ANSWER The chain is unbroken even when evidence is
lost
After you completed an investigation at a private residence, the family
calls your office to report the theft of personal property from their
residence. How should you handle the situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER Refer the caller to your supervisor immediatly
All of the following are considered common errors investigators make
when collecting evidece, except which one? - CORRECT ANSWER
Collecting too much evidence
,What to do with GSW cases - CORRECT ANSWER Place paper bags
over hands, label with date, time, initials. Document in report
Issues with evidence collection - CORRECT ANSWER 1. recognition
2. collected properly 3. packaging 4. storage
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Any materials contributed to the
manner or cause of death
Property form should include - CORRECT ANSWER date, case #,
signed witness, investigator
Types of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Ligatures, suicide notes,
bullets casings, guns, medications, etc.
Chain of custody - CORRECT ANSWER Document in which is
created to exchange item or person from one location to another
Property should be generally described and not - CORRECT ANSWER
Classified
Physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence recovered from
the body and scene or during an autopsy
, When transferring evidence, you should transfer evidence... -
CORRECT ANSWER In person
Transference of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Substances such as
plant materials, pollen grains, and plant seeds transferred from crime
scenes to victim/perpetrator
Blood samples obtained from scene should be preserved in -
CORRECT ANSWER Paper bag or envelope
Flammable liquids should be stored in - CORRECT ANSWER Clean
glass w/ air tight seal
Samples of wood/cloth/paper/soil from fires should be stored in -
CORRECT ANSWER Small, clean metal can and sealed immediatly
Large pieces of wood, upholstery, wallboard, and smaller exhibits from
fires that will not fit into a can should be stored in - CORRECT
ANSWER Heat sealed KAPAK plastic
Place weapons in - CORRECT ANSWER Cardboard or wooden boxes
Place spent cartirdge casings in - CORRECT ANSWER Separate pill
bottles or paper envelopes after wrapping in paper
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS)
LATEST 2024/2025
Floor Plan View - CORRECT ANSWER Depicts the location looking
down from a bird's eye view
When packaging items for the laboratory, you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Place items in seperate packages
Partial cremains were recovered from a local funeral home. Which of the
following would be the best evidence for testing to establish
identification? - CORRECT ANSWER Partial femur bone
Regarding chain of custody of evidence, which is not correct -
CORRECT ANSWER The chain is unbroken even when evidence is
lost
After you completed an investigation at a private residence, the family
calls your office to report the theft of personal property from their
residence. How should you handle the situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER Refer the caller to your supervisor immediatly
All of the following are considered common errors investigators make
when collecting evidece, except which one? - CORRECT ANSWER
Collecting too much evidence
,What to do with GSW cases - CORRECT ANSWER Place paper bags
over hands, label with date, time, initials. Document in report
Issues with evidence collection - CORRECT ANSWER 1. recognition
2. collected properly 3. packaging 4. storage
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Any materials contributed to the
manner or cause of death
Property form should include - CORRECT ANSWER date, case #,
signed witness, investigator
Types of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Ligatures, suicide notes,
bullets casings, guns, medications, etc.
Chain of custody - CORRECT ANSWER Document in which is
created to exchange item or person from one location to another
Property should be generally described and not - CORRECT ANSWER
Classified
Physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence recovered from
the body and scene or during an autopsy
, When transferring evidence, you should transfer evidence... -
CORRECT ANSWER In person
Transference of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Substances such as
plant materials, pollen grains, and plant seeds transferred from crime
scenes to victim/perpetrator
Blood samples obtained from scene should be preserved in -
CORRECT ANSWER Paper bag or envelope
Flammable liquids should be stored in - CORRECT ANSWER Clean
glass w/ air tight seal
Samples of wood/cloth/paper/soil from fires should be stored in -
CORRECT ANSWER Small, clean metal can and sealed immediatly
Large pieces of wood, upholstery, wallboard, and smaller exhibits from
fires that will not fit into a can should be stored in - CORRECT
ANSWER Heat sealed KAPAK plastic
Place weapons in - CORRECT ANSWER Cardboard or wooden boxes
Place spent cartirdge casings in - CORRECT ANSWER Separate pill
bottles or paper envelopes after wrapping in paper
