COLORADO POST Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | Real Recently Tested
Questions | A+ Verified
• 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
b. Location responding
d. Arrival time at the scene
• Record all information that helps answer the questions;
a. ______________?
b. ______________?
c. ______________?
d. ______________?
e. ______________?
f. ______________? . CORRECT ANSWER: Who
What
Why
Where
How
When
• The reason a _________ is used for a writing instrument for notes is because it is
___________________. . CORRECT ANSWER: Pen, Permanent
• In what week of gestation does the permanent ridge structure development stop? .
CORRECT ANSWER: 24th Week
• Position of the volar pads on the fingers when friction ridges start to form, in uterum,
determines the _____________________________. . CORRECT ANSWER:
Fingerprint Pattern Type
• The two major layers of friction ridge skin structure are __________________ and
________________. . CORRECT ANSWER: Dermis and Epidermis
• There are no sebaceous glands on the friction ridge surfaces of the body. .
CORRECT ANSWER: True
• The two areas of the body that have friction ridge skin are the: . CORRECT
ANSWER: Palmer and Plantar
• Perspiration is made up of _____________ % water and ______________ % organic
matter. . CORRECT ANSWER: 99.5 and 0.5
• The latent fingerprint is a chance or accidental impression of the friction ridges of the
skin. The factors affecting the latent fingerprint being left on a surface may be grouped
, into three stages in the formation of a latent print. These factors are: . CORRECT
ANSWER: Subject, Surface, Enviormental
• A latent fingerprint is developed on a television set moved during a 2nd Degree
Burglary. The friction ridge detail is very fine and the ridges are close together. With this
observation, the investigator may assume that the suspect has to be female. .
CORRECT ANSWER: False
• Improper and excessive handling of evidentiary items probably destroys more latent
fingerprint than any other factor. . CORRECT ANSWER: True
• What is the best process for developing a latent fingerprint on a soda can? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Powder
• The best method to use on a document that cannot be damaged in any manner, due
to either their high intrinsic or sentimental value is the; . CORRECT ANSWER: Iodine
Method
• The most suitable reagent for revealing latent fingerprints on porous surfaces such as
paper, cardboard, raw wood and plasterboard is: . CORRECT ANSWER: Ninhydrin
• You may be able to improve the ability to develop some latent fingerprints by
reanimating the print with humidity. One can reanimate the print with humidity by: .
CORRECT ANSWER: Breathing on it
• Ninhydrin reacts with what kind of acid, turning the latent Ruhemann's Purple? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Amino
• Iodine reacts with what kind of material, turning the latent brown? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Oily Substances
• After development of a latent with iodine, it must be photographed quickly because the
developed latent; . CORRECT ANSWER: Disappears Quickly
• The basic factors are, that fingerprints are permanent and that fingerprints of no two
individuals are identical. . CORRECT ANSWER: True
• What are the three basic fingerprint patterns? . CORRECT ANSWER: Arch, Loop,
Whorl
• What does AFIS stand for? . CORRECT ANSWER: Automated Fingerprint
Identification System
• A latent fingerprint on a crime scene is proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the
person who left the print, did the crime. . CORRECT ANSWER: False
(2026/2027) | Real Recently Tested
Questions | A+ Verified
• 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
b. Location responding
d. Arrival time at the scene
• Record all information that helps answer the questions;
a. ______________?
b. ______________?
c. ______________?
d. ______________?
e. ______________?
f. ______________? . CORRECT ANSWER: Who
What
Why
Where
How
When
• The reason a _________ is used for a writing instrument for notes is because it is
___________________. . CORRECT ANSWER: Pen, Permanent
• In what week of gestation does the permanent ridge structure development stop? .
CORRECT ANSWER: 24th Week
• Position of the volar pads on the fingers when friction ridges start to form, in uterum,
determines the _____________________________. . CORRECT ANSWER:
Fingerprint Pattern Type
• The two major layers of friction ridge skin structure are __________________ and
________________. . CORRECT ANSWER: Dermis and Epidermis
• There are no sebaceous glands on the friction ridge surfaces of the body. .
CORRECT ANSWER: True
• The two areas of the body that have friction ridge skin are the: . CORRECT
ANSWER: Palmer and Plantar
• Perspiration is made up of _____________ % water and ______________ % organic
matter. . CORRECT ANSWER: 99.5 and 0.5
• The latent fingerprint is a chance or accidental impression of the friction ridges of the
skin. The factors affecting the latent fingerprint being left on a surface may be grouped
, into three stages in the formation of a latent print. These factors are: . CORRECT
ANSWER: Subject, Surface, Enviormental
• A latent fingerprint is developed on a television set moved during a 2nd Degree
Burglary. The friction ridge detail is very fine and the ridges are close together. With this
observation, the investigator may assume that the suspect has to be female. .
CORRECT ANSWER: False
• Improper and excessive handling of evidentiary items probably destroys more latent
fingerprint than any other factor. . CORRECT ANSWER: True
• What is the best process for developing a latent fingerprint on a soda can? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Powder
• The best method to use on a document that cannot be damaged in any manner, due
to either their high intrinsic or sentimental value is the; . CORRECT ANSWER: Iodine
Method
• The most suitable reagent for revealing latent fingerprints on porous surfaces such as
paper, cardboard, raw wood and plasterboard is: . CORRECT ANSWER: Ninhydrin
• You may be able to improve the ability to develop some latent fingerprints by
reanimating the print with humidity. One can reanimate the print with humidity by: .
CORRECT ANSWER: Breathing on it
• Ninhydrin reacts with what kind of acid, turning the latent Ruhemann's Purple? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Amino
• Iodine reacts with what kind of material, turning the latent brown? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Oily Substances
• After development of a latent with iodine, it must be photographed quickly because the
developed latent; . CORRECT ANSWER: Disappears Quickly
• The basic factors are, that fingerprints are permanent and that fingerprints of no two
individuals are identical. . CORRECT ANSWER: True
• What are the three basic fingerprint patterns? . CORRECT ANSWER: Arch, Loop,
Whorl
• What does AFIS stand for? . CORRECT ANSWER: Automated Fingerprint
Identification System
• A latent fingerprint on a crime scene is proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the
person who left the print, did the crime. . CORRECT ANSWER: False
