NOCTI GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE TESTS CERTIFICATION
REVIEW SET 2026 ANSWERS GUARANTEED
PASS
⫸ Actus Reus Answer: The actual criminal act
⫸ Mens Rea Answer: legal phrase used to describe the mental state a
person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be
intentional
⫸ Loops Answer: the most common fingerprint
⫸ Chain of Custody Answer: a process used to maintain and document
the chronological history of evidence
⫸ Nolo Contedere Answer: a plea of "no contest" that one could use in
court. It means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not denying it
either.
⫸ Use of Force Continuum Answer: 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization,
Empty- Hand Control, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
⫸ Verbalization Answer: Not physical. Officers issue calm,
nonthreatening commands.
,⫸ Empty Hand Control Answer: Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard
techniques
⫸ Less-Lethal Answer: Officers use different technologies to gain
control
pepper spray, baton, taser
⫸ Lethal Answer: Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a
situation.
⫸ 1st Amendment Answer: Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press,
Assembly (peaceful), and Petition
⫸ 2nd Amendment Answer: Keep and bear arms
⫸ 4th Amendment Answer: Illegal search and seizure
⫸ 5th Admendment Answer: Due process, double jeopardy, self-
incrimination, and just compensation (eminent domain)
⫸ 6th Amendment Answer: Speedy and public trial by impartial jury,
informed of nature and cause of accusation, confront the witnesses
against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
⫸ 7th Amendment Answer: Civil Jury Trial
,⫸ 8th Amendment Answer: Cruel and unusual punishment
⫸ Plain View Doctrine Answer: Officer can visually see contraband,
therefore no warrant is needed.
⫸ Terry v. Ohio Answer: Terry Frisk- weapons only
⫸ Mapp v. Ohio Answer: Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
⫸ Carroll v. US Answer: Mobility Doctrine
⫸ Katz v. US Answer: wiretap
⫸ Miranda v. Arizona Answer: Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
⫸ Gideon v. Wainwright Answer: 6th amendment- right to counsel
⫸ How should liquid blood stains be collected and stored? Answer:
Blood that is in liquid pools should be picked up on a gauze pad or other
clean sterile cotton cloth and allowed to air dry thoroughly, at room
temperature. It should be refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible and
brought to the Laboratory as quickly as possible. Delays beyond 48
hours may make the samples useless.
, ⫸ How should dried blood stains be collected and stored? Answer: • On
clothing, if possible, wrap the item in clean paper, place the article in a
brown paper bag or box and seal and label container. Do not attempt to
remove stains from the cloth.
• On small solid objects, send the whole stained object to the Laboratory,
after labeling and packaging.
• On large solid objects, cover the stained area with clean paper and seal
the edges down with tape to prevent loss or contamination. If impractical
to deliver the whole object to the Laboratory, scrape the stain onto a
clean piece of paper, which can be folded and placed in an envelope. Do
not scrape directly into evidence envelope. Scrape blood from objects
using a freshly washed and dried knife or similar tool. Wash and dry the
tool before each stain is scraped off. Seal and mark the envelope.
• Do not mix dried stains. Place each stain in a separate envelope.
• Never attempt to wipe dried stains from an object using a moistened
cloth or paper.
⫸ How are autopsy blood samples collected? Answer: Request that
pathologist obtain the sample directly from the heart into a yellow
(ACD) or purple stoppered vacutainer (some labs request both). In rare
cases when no liquid blood is available, ask pathologist to collect a
section of liver, bone, and/or deep muscle tissue and freeze for typing. In
such cases, proceed also with collection of a secondary standard as
described below.
⫸ How do you collect blood samples from a live victim? Answer: For
typing purposes, have sample drawn into yellow and purple stoppered
vacutainers. Note these are distinguished from the BA tubes which have
grey stoppers.
GUIDE PRACTICE TESTS CERTIFICATION
REVIEW SET 2026 ANSWERS GUARANTEED
PASS
⫸ Actus Reus Answer: The actual criminal act
⫸ Mens Rea Answer: legal phrase used to describe the mental state a
person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be
intentional
⫸ Loops Answer: the most common fingerprint
⫸ Chain of Custody Answer: a process used to maintain and document
the chronological history of evidence
⫸ Nolo Contedere Answer: a plea of "no contest" that one could use in
court. It means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not denying it
either.
⫸ Use of Force Continuum Answer: 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization,
Empty- Hand Control, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
⫸ Verbalization Answer: Not physical. Officers issue calm,
nonthreatening commands.
,⫸ Empty Hand Control Answer: Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard
techniques
⫸ Less-Lethal Answer: Officers use different technologies to gain
control
pepper spray, baton, taser
⫸ Lethal Answer: Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a
situation.
⫸ 1st Amendment Answer: Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press,
Assembly (peaceful), and Petition
⫸ 2nd Amendment Answer: Keep and bear arms
⫸ 4th Amendment Answer: Illegal search and seizure
⫸ 5th Admendment Answer: Due process, double jeopardy, self-
incrimination, and just compensation (eminent domain)
⫸ 6th Amendment Answer: Speedy and public trial by impartial jury,
informed of nature and cause of accusation, confront the witnesses
against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
⫸ 7th Amendment Answer: Civil Jury Trial
,⫸ 8th Amendment Answer: Cruel and unusual punishment
⫸ Plain View Doctrine Answer: Officer can visually see contraband,
therefore no warrant is needed.
⫸ Terry v. Ohio Answer: Terry Frisk- weapons only
⫸ Mapp v. Ohio Answer: Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
⫸ Carroll v. US Answer: Mobility Doctrine
⫸ Katz v. US Answer: wiretap
⫸ Miranda v. Arizona Answer: Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
⫸ Gideon v. Wainwright Answer: 6th amendment- right to counsel
⫸ How should liquid blood stains be collected and stored? Answer:
Blood that is in liquid pools should be picked up on a gauze pad or other
clean sterile cotton cloth and allowed to air dry thoroughly, at room
temperature. It should be refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible and
brought to the Laboratory as quickly as possible. Delays beyond 48
hours may make the samples useless.
, ⫸ How should dried blood stains be collected and stored? Answer: • On
clothing, if possible, wrap the item in clean paper, place the article in a
brown paper bag or box and seal and label container. Do not attempt to
remove stains from the cloth.
• On small solid objects, send the whole stained object to the Laboratory,
after labeling and packaging.
• On large solid objects, cover the stained area with clean paper and seal
the edges down with tape to prevent loss or contamination. If impractical
to deliver the whole object to the Laboratory, scrape the stain onto a
clean piece of paper, which can be folded and placed in an envelope. Do
not scrape directly into evidence envelope. Scrape blood from objects
using a freshly washed and dried knife or similar tool. Wash and dry the
tool before each stain is scraped off. Seal and mark the envelope.
• Do not mix dried stains. Place each stain in a separate envelope.
• Never attempt to wipe dried stains from an object using a moistened
cloth or paper.
⫸ How are autopsy blood samples collected? Answer: Request that
pathologist obtain the sample directly from the heart into a yellow
(ACD) or purple stoppered vacutainer (some labs request both). In rare
cases when no liquid blood is available, ask pathologist to collect a
section of liver, bone, and/or deep muscle tissue and freeze for typing. In
such cases, proceed also with collection of a secondary standard as
described below.
⫸ How do you collect blood samples from a live victim? Answer: For
typing purposes, have sample drawn into yellow and purple stoppered
vacutainers. Note these are distinguished from the BA tubes which have
grey stoppers.
