NYPD Police Science 2nd Trimester Collecting
and Processing evidence
Chain of Custody - 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: - ANSWER -Identified
-Collected and Handled
-Examined and Packaged
-Recorded and stored
Property Clerk Invoice Worksheet (PCI Worksheet) - 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) - ANSWER -Generated after PCI Worksheet is entered into FORMS
Property.
-DO NOT HAND WRITE
-UMOS digitally signs the PCI
Acknowledgement of Found Property - 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 - 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 - ANSWER Finest Online Records Management System- Located on the Department
Home Page
Property Transfer Report (PTR) - 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) - 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 - ANSWER To obtain a serial number for chain of
custody
What not to do when describing property on a worksheet: - 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 - ANSWER When there are:
-Different Property Types
-Different Property Categories
-Different Owners
and Processing evidence
Chain of Custody - 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: - ANSWER -Identified
-Collected and Handled
-Examined and Packaged
-Recorded and stored
Property Clerk Invoice Worksheet (PCI Worksheet) - 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) - ANSWER -Generated after PCI Worksheet is entered into FORMS
Property.
-DO NOT HAND WRITE
-UMOS digitally signs the PCI
Acknowledgement of Found Property - 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 - 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 - ANSWER Finest Online Records Management System- Located on the Department
Home Page
Property Transfer Report (PTR) - 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) - 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 - ANSWER To obtain a serial number for chain of
custody
What not to do when describing property on a worksheet: - 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 - ANSWER When there are:
-Different Property Types
-Different Property Categories
-Different Owners
