ABMDI EVIDENCE TEST. FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026

ABMDI EVIDENCE TEST. FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST 2025/2026 Floor Plan View - CORRECT ANSDepicts the location looking down from a bird's eye view When packaging items for the laboratory, you should - CORRECT ANSPlace items in separate packages Partial cremains were recovered from a local funeral home. Which of the following would be the best evidence for testing to establish identification? - CORRECT ANSPartial femur bone Regarding chain of custody of evidence, which is not correct - - CORRECT ANSThe chain is unbroken even when evidence is lost After you completed an investigation at a private residence, the family calls your office to report the theft of personal property from their residence. How should you handle the situation? - CORRECT ANSRefer the caller to your supervisor immediately All of the following are considered common errors investigators make when collecting evidence, except which one? - CORRECT ANSCollecting too much evidence What to do with GSW cases - CORRECT ANSPlace paper bags over hands, label with date, time, initials. Document in report Issues with evidence collection - CORRECT ANS1. Recognition 2. collected properly 3. packaging 4. storage Evidence - CORRECT ANSAny materials contributed to the manner or cause of death Property form should include - CORRECT ANSdate, case #, signed witness, investigator Types of evidence - CORRECT ANSLigatures, suicide notes, bullets casings, guns, medications, etc. Chain of custody - CORRECT ANSDocument in which is created to exchange item or person from one location to another Property should be generally described and not - CORRECT ANS Classified Physical evidence - CORRECT ANSEvidence recovered from the body and scene or during an autopsy When transferring evidence, you should transfer evidence... - CORRECT ANSIn person Transference of evidence - CORRECT ANSSubstances such as plant materials, pollen grains, and plant seeds transferred from crime scenes to victim/perpetrator Blood samples obtained from scene should be preserved in - CORRECT ANSPaper bag or envelope Flammable liquids should be stored in - CORRECT ANSClean glass w/ air tight seal Samples of wood/cloth/paper/soil from fires should be stored in - - CORRECT ANSSmall, clean metal can and sealed immediately Large pieces of wood, upholstery, wallboard, and smaller exhibits from fires that will not fit into a can should be stored in - CORRECT ANSHeat sealed KAPAK plastic Place weapons in - CORRECT ANSCardboard or wooden boxes Place spent cartridge casings in - CORRECT ANSSeparate pill bottles or paper envelopes after wrapping in paper Drugs and illegal substances are to be stored in - CORRECT ANS KAPAK plastic bags The recovery team at a mass disaster should include 3 people. 1 photographer to take overall photos of scene and bodies, and 2 are team members. What is not a job of the 2 team members? - CORRECT ANSDetermine agency in charge One of the first things you should do to manage the collection of evidence at a homicide scene is - CORRECT ANSEstablish a safe and clean area from which you can coordinate the scene In a court of law, handling evidence in a "legally acceptable manner" refers to - CORRECT ANSDocumenting the chain of custody Loose bones should be placed in - CORRECT ANSPaper bags or boxes In scenes illuminated by bright light, there will usually be a dark shadow area. Details in the deep shadow areas will be lost when the exposure is based on the overall brightness of the scene. The brightness level in the shadow areas can raised to the overall brightness of the theme by using - CORRECT ANSFlash-fill photography Using an alternate light source, you can identify stains that may contain samples of - CORRECT ANSSerum, semen, saliva, urine Which of the following methods is the least sensitive chromatographic technique - CORRECT ANSThin layer chromatography