Crime Scene Investigator IAI Certification Practice Test
questions with verified answers
A checklist is useful when processing a scene and should always be followed step
by step. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ false - steps may go out of order sometimes
A functional detail is one that may manifest itself in the operating condition of
items in the scene. An example of this is whether the door was locked at the time
of a break in. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
An example of a predictable effect is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. odors
c. onset of rigor mortis
d. the presence of ice in a glass Ans✓✓✓ c. onset of rigor mortis
An example of a transitory evidence is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. presence of frozen ice cream in a bowl
c. onset of livor mortis
d. sequence of insects at death scene Ans✓✓✓ b. presence of frozen ice cream in
a bowl
An example of an unpredictable effect is:
a. the haphazard opening of a revolver cylinder
b. the smell of burnt gunpowder
, c. insect activity at a death scene
d. the heat signature of a tire in the roadway Ans✓✓✓ a. haphazard opening of a
revolver cylinder
Any good crime scene processing methodology will demand which of the
following?
a. Knowledge/flexibility
b. Skills and tools
c. A methodological approach/coordinated effort
d. All of the above
e. A & C only Ans✓✓✓ d. all of the above
Any number of conditions might prevent a fingerprint from occurring on a surface
that otherwise would be expected to hold prints. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ true
At trial, the investigator should state the facts even if it is not supportive of the
prosecution's arguments (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ true
Class characteristics best serve the forensic professional by:
a. placing an item within a group
b. linking a specific individual to the crime
c. eliminating possibilities
d. all of the above
e. a and c only Ans✓✓✓ e. a and c only
Crime prevention refers to:
questions with verified answers
A checklist is useful when processing a scene and should always be followed step
by step. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ false - steps may go out of order sometimes
A functional detail is one that may manifest itself in the operating condition of
items in the scene. An example of this is whether the door was locked at the time
of a break in. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ False
An example of a predictable effect is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. odors
c. onset of rigor mortis
d. the presence of ice in a glass Ans✓✓✓ c. onset of rigor mortis
An example of a transitory evidence is:
a. moving an item of evidence from one location to another
b. presence of frozen ice cream in a bowl
c. onset of livor mortis
d. sequence of insects at death scene Ans✓✓✓ b. presence of frozen ice cream in
a bowl
An example of an unpredictable effect is:
a. the haphazard opening of a revolver cylinder
b. the smell of burnt gunpowder
, c. insect activity at a death scene
d. the heat signature of a tire in the roadway Ans✓✓✓ a. haphazard opening of a
revolver cylinder
Any good crime scene processing methodology will demand which of the
following?
a. Knowledge/flexibility
b. Skills and tools
c. A methodological approach/coordinated effort
d. All of the above
e. A & C only Ans✓✓✓ d. all of the above
Any number of conditions might prevent a fingerprint from occurring on a surface
that otherwise would be expected to hold prints. (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ true
At trial, the investigator should state the facts even if it is not supportive of the
prosecution's arguments (T/F) Ans✓✓✓ true
Class characteristics best serve the forensic professional by:
a. placing an item within a group
b. linking a specific individual to the crime
c. eliminating possibilities
d. all of the above
e. a and c only Ans✓✓✓ e. a and c only
Crime prevention refers to:
