EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
2ND EDITION FULL TEST BANK WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS 2026
◉ What are examples of class vs. Individual evidence Answer: Class:
white cotton or blue denim Individual: fingerprints or hair, paint
chips (one layer of paint)
◉ How is the crime scene reconstructed? who do you get
information from to do this? Answer: develop a likely sequence of
events at a crime scene by the observation and evaluation of
physical evidence and statements made by individuals. results from
evidence, a report from the medical examiner, detectives notes.
◉ What is significance of physical evidence? Answer: Helps narrow
down possibilities of people or what happened can also be used to
trace to a witness/suspect.
◉ Know why evidence is dried before packaging Answer: everything
needs to air dried before packaging to avoid smudging and
potentially losing evidence.
◉ Product Rule calculations Answer: Turn percentages into a
decimal, and then multiply them all together then by population.
, Ex- 45%, 20% 3% population-350 people
.45*.2*.03*350 = .945
◉ Know what a druggist fold (paper bindle) is, be able to do it
Answer: a folded paper used to hold trace evidence
1. Choose the appropriate-size sheet of clean paper for the bindle.
2. Crease the paper as shown in the figure.
3. Place evidence in the X location.
4. Fold left and right sides in.
5. Fold in top and bottom.
6. Insert the top flap into the bottom flap then tape closed
◉ Evaluate evidence Answer: packaged correctly? collected
correctly? how should it be collected?
◉ What type of evidence is found more often Answer: Class
◉ Know what types of evidence have databases. Know the names of
all databases Answer: -Fingerprint Databases: Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification system (IAFIS)
-DNA Databases: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
-Ballistics Databases: National Integrated Ballistics Network (NIBIN)
Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS)
2ND EDITION FULL TEST BANK WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS 2026
◉ What are examples of class vs. Individual evidence Answer: Class:
white cotton or blue denim Individual: fingerprints or hair, paint
chips (one layer of paint)
◉ How is the crime scene reconstructed? who do you get
information from to do this? Answer: develop a likely sequence of
events at a crime scene by the observation and evaluation of
physical evidence and statements made by individuals. results from
evidence, a report from the medical examiner, detectives notes.
◉ What is significance of physical evidence? Answer: Helps narrow
down possibilities of people or what happened can also be used to
trace to a witness/suspect.
◉ Know why evidence is dried before packaging Answer: everything
needs to air dried before packaging to avoid smudging and
potentially losing evidence.
◉ Product Rule calculations Answer: Turn percentages into a
decimal, and then multiply them all together then by population.
, Ex- 45%, 20% 3% population-350 people
.45*.2*.03*350 = .945
◉ Know what a druggist fold (paper bindle) is, be able to do it
Answer: a folded paper used to hold trace evidence
1. Choose the appropriate-size sheet of clean paper for the bindle.
2. Crease the paper as shown in the figure.
3. Place evidence in the X location.
4. Fold left and right sides in.
5. Fold in top and bottom.
6. Insert the top flap into the bottom flap then tape closed
◉ Evaluate evidence Answer: packaged correctly? collected
correctly? how should it be collected?
◉ What type of evidence is found more often Answer: Class
◉ Know what types of evidence have databases. Know the names of
all databases Answer: -Fingerprint Databases: Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification system (IAFIS)
-DNA Databases: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
-Ballistics Databases: National Integrated Ballistics Network (NIBIN)
Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS)
