Colorado POST Study, and Final Questions with 100% Correct Answers

What a person can testify to, under oath, about their personal experience related to the investigation at hand, is what type of evidence Correct Answer Testimonial Written material, audio and video recordings, photographs and sketches, are what type of evidence Correct Answer Documentary Mockups and scale models of objects or places related to the crime scene and helps juries visualize more clearly what they are unable to view personally, is what type of evidence Correct Answer Demonstrative Evidence that is real, which has substance, that helps to establish the facts of the case, can be seen, touched, smelled or tasted, is what type of evidence Correct Answer Physical The classification for the extremely small pieces of evidence, i.e., hairs, fibers and fingerprints, is what type of evidence Correct Answer Trace Circumstantial evidence is broken down into two characteristic types. These are ___ and ___ Correct Answer Class and Identifying If an officer is able to testify that he or she took control of the item of physical evidence, identified it, placed it in a locked or protected area and retrieved the item being offered on the day of trial, that officer has maintained the Correct Answer Chain of Custody When evidence relates to a fact at issue in the trial, the evidence is deemed to be Correct Answer Relevant When evidence has enough substantial importance to affect a point at issue at trial, the evidence is deemed to be Correct Answer Material Evidence that has been properly collected, identified, filed and continuously secured is deemed to be Correct Answer Competent Before evidence is collected, you should photograph and sketch it. Correct Answer True The minimum marking that should be placed on collected evidence is: Correct Answer Initial and Date If the object cannot be marked because it is a liquid, is too small to mark adequately, or any marking what so ever will destroy evidence on the surface of the object, then no marking is required. Correct Answer False A pair of blue jeans that has been soaked with blood may be placed in a heat sealed plastic bag to prevent leakage. Correct Answer false As long as the items were taken from the same person, a shirt and a pair of pants can be placed in the same bag and sealed. Correct Answer False All collected firearms should be rendered safe. After removing the magazine and any chambered bullet from a semi-automatic weapon, they can all be placed in separate bags and then all may be placed in a gun box. Correct Answer False A gunshot residue test may be collected from a subject whether they object to the test or not. Correct Answer True The three elements sought after in the Scanning Electron Microscope Gun Shot Residue Test are: Correct Answer Lead, Antimony, Barium Blood was once classified as Class Characteristic Circumstantial Evidence. What one innovation has changed blood to an Identifying Characteristic Circumstantial Evidence? Correct Answer DNA Hair and fiber evidence can be picked up with the fingers, tape, or a specialized vacuum system with a filter. Correct Answer True "A claim for damages against a governmental entity which alleges that property taken for evidence was subsequently damaged is essentially a claim in tort. If the property was damaged by accident, the case would be a claim of negligence. If the property were intentionally destroyed, an intentional tort would be involved." Correct Answer Government Immunity Act In what sequence were the bullet holes in this glass made? Correct Answer B, C, A Investigative notes are a permanent written record of the facts of a case to be used in further investigation, in writing reports, and in prosecuting the case. Correct Answer True Personal opinions, as well as observations, should always be noted. Correct Answer False Record general information upon receipt of a call for service. The information that should be recorded is: a. _____________________ b. _____________________ c. Pertinent information given about the call. d. _____________________ Correct Answer a. Time and date of the call for service