NYPD Police Science- 2nd Trimester Collecting and Processing evidence Exam with Questions and Correct Answers

NYPD Police Science- 2nd Trimester
Collecting and Processing evidence Exam
with Questions and Correct Answers 2025




Chain ,of ,Custody ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Record ,of ,the ,persons ,who ,have ,identified,
,collected, ,handled, ,examined, ,packaged, ,recorded ,and ,stored ,the ,evidence.
(Begins ,when ,evidence ,is ,discovered ,until ,it ,is ,presented ,in ,court)

All ,evidence ,that ,is ,recovered ,should ,be ,properly: ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER--Identified
-Collected ,and ,Handled
-Examined ,and ,Packaged
-Recorded ,and ,stored

Property ,Clerk ,Invoice ,Worksheet ,(PCI ,Worksheet) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER--
Handwritten ,form ,that ,is ,used ,by ,reporting ,members ,to ,record ,and ,process ,property
,coming ,into ,police ,custody. ,
-Given ,to ,Desk ,Officer ,for ,review ,and ,then ,gets ,submitted ,by ,the ,desk ,officer ,to ,the
,Command ,Clerk ,for ,FORMS ,entry


Property ,Form ,Invoice ,(PCI) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER--Generated ,after ,PCI ,Worksheet
,is ,entered ,into ,FORMS ,Property. ,
-DO ,NOT ,HAND ,WRITE
-UMOS ,digitally ,signs ,the ,PCI

Acknowledgement ,of ,Found ,Property ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-This ,form ,is ,to ,be
,prepared ,as ,a ,receipt ,for ,people ,who ,turn ,in ,found ,property ,to ,the ,police.


Notice ,to ,Persons ,from ,Whom ,Property ,has ,been ,Removed ,by ,the ,Police ,Department
,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-NOTICE ,that ,contains ,info ,to ,assist ,crime
,victims/complainants ,with ,being ,reunited ,with ,property ,that ,was ,invoiced ,as ,evidence

, ,and ,will ,assist ,the ,DA's ,office ,and ,the ,Property ,Clerk ,Division ,(PCD) ,in ,expediting
,the ,return. ,
Also ,informs ,victim ,of ,the ,procedure ,for ,getting ,a ,DA's ,release ,for ,their ,property ,and
,is ,also ,given ,to ,prisoner, ,finder, ,owner


FORMS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Finest ,Online ,Records ,Management ,System- ,Located
,on ,the ,Department ,Home ,Page


Property ,Transfer ,Report ,(PTR) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Used ,to ,forward ,invoiced
,property ,or ,to ,account ,for ,invoiced ,property ,that ,is ,being ,temporarily ,removed ,from
,the ,command. ,Used ,by ,the ,DESK ,OFFICER ,mostly


Request ,for ,Laboratory ,Examination ,Report ,(RLER) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER--Fill ,out
,all ,captions ,giving ,clear ,description ,of ,what ,occurred, ,where ,evidence ,came ,from,
,and ,what ,questions ,you ,want ,lab ,to ,answer. ,Information ,related ,to ,the ,complaint,
,offense ,and ,defendant ,should ,be ,complete ,as ,possible ,to ,associate ,the ,Modus
,operandi ,of ,the ,cases.
-Given ,to ,Desk ,Officer ,for ,review

Serialized ,Property ,Clerk ,Invoice ,Purpose ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-To ,obtain ,a ,serial
,number ,for ,chain ,of ,custody


What ,not ,to ,do ,when ,describing ,property ,on ,a ,worksheet: ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Do
,NOT ,use ,words ,such ,as ,"pair", ,"sets", ,Gold ,jewelry, ,Silver ,Jewelry. ,Instead, ,Use: ,2
,Shoes, ,2 ,gloves ,2 ,white ,metal ,earrings, ,1 ,gold ,metal ,ring, ,etc


When ,you ,have ,Separate ,PCIs ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-When ,there ,are:
-Different ,Property ,Types
-Different ,Property ,Categories
-Different ,Owners
-Different ,Locations
*Prescription ,Medications ,possessed ,by ,a ,person ,will ,be ,invoiced ,separately ,from
,other ,proptery*


Pre-Numbered/ ,Barcoded ,Plastic ,Security ,Envelope ,(PSE) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Used ,for ,all ,small ,property ,items ,EXCEPT ,evidence ,requiring ,serological ,examination,
,computer ,evidence ,and ,jewelry


Pre-Numbered/ ,Barcoded ,Jewelry ,Security ,Envelope ,(JSE) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Used ,for ,Jewelry ,items

Pre-Numbered/ ,Barcoded ,Narcotics ,Evidence ,Envelope ,(NEE) ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Used ,to ,invoicing ,controlled ,substances ,and ,illegally ,possessed ,weed


Plastic ,Bank ,"Deposit ,Bag" ,And ,"Deposit ,Slip" ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Used ,for
,invoicing ,non-evidence ,currency