ABMDI Evidence Section questions and answers
with solutions
Floor Plan View - ANSWER Depicts the location looking down from a
bird's eye view
When packaging items for the laboratory, you should - 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? - ANSWER Partial femur bone
Regarding chain of custody of evidence, which is not 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? - ANSWER Refer the
caller to your supervisor immediatly
All of the following are considered common errors investigators make
when collecting evidece, except which one? - ANSWER Collecting too
much evidence
, What to do with GSW cases - ANSWER Place paper bags over hands,
label with date, time, initials. Document in report
Issues with evidence collection - ANSWER 1. recognition 2. collected
properly 3. packaging 4. storage
Evidence - ANSWER Any materials contributed to the manner or cause of
death
Property form should include - ANSWER date, case #, signed witness,
investigator
Types of evidence - ANSWER Ligatures, suicide notes, bullets casings,
guns, medications, etc.
Chain of custody - ANSWER Document in which is created to exchange
item or person from one location to another
Property should be generally described and not - ANSWER Classified
Physical evidence - ANSWER Evidence recovered from the body and
scene or during an autopsy
When transferring evidence, you should transfer evidence... - ANSWER In
person
with solutions
Floor Plan View - ANSWER Depicts the location looking down from a
bird's eye view
When packaging items for the laboratory, you should - 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? - ANSWER Partial femur bone
Regarding chain of custody of evidence, which is not 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? - ANSWER Refer the
caller to your supervisor immediatly
All of the following are considered common errors investigators make
when collecting evidece, except which one? - ANSWER Collecting too
much evidence
, What to do with GSW cases - ANSWER Place paper bags over hands,
label with date, time, initials. Document in report
Issues with evidence collection - ANSWER 1. recognition 2. collected
properly 3. packaging 4. storage
Evidence - ANSWER Any materials contributed to the manner or cause of
death
Property form should include - ANSWER date, case #, signed witness,
investigator
Types of evidence - ANSWER Ligatures, suicide notes, bullets casings,
guns, medications, etc.
Chain of custody - ANSWER Document in which is created to exchange
item or person from one location to another
Property should be generally described and not - ANSWER Classified
Physical evidence - ANSWER Evidence recovered from the body and
scene or during an autopsy
When transferring evidence, you should transfer evidence... - ANSWER In
person
