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CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR IAI CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Final analysis is done where? - correct answer- In the
courtroom
Major Goals of a Crime Scene Search - correct answer- * The
recongnition and identification of physical evidence
* The collection and proper preservation of the evidence
* Reconstrutction of the crime
* To assist detectives in forming a theory about the crime
The job of the CSI in "forensic science" - correct answer- Is to
properly recongnize, identify, collect, and preserve those pieces
of evidence that begin the process known as justice.
CSIs are responsible for what two of the four steps in the
admissiblity of phiysical evidence for court? - correct answer-
recognition and collection
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Physical evidence leads to the linkage of... - correct answer-
the victim, perpetrator and the scene
Four Major Factors that Determine the Value of Physical
Evidence - correct answer- Recognition-the CSI must have the
knowledge and understanding to recongnize potential items of
physical evidence located at the crime scene
Collection-Utilizing the appropriate skills and following accepted
protocols to gather and preserve the physical evidence
Testing Procedures-Application of acceptable scientific
procedures to analyze the physical evidence
Courtroom Presentation-Qualifications of the witnesses to
provide objective reports on the forensic analysis of the
evidence
Forensic Archeologist - correct answer- Utilizes archaeological
recovery techniques at scenes of mass graves or exhumations
Forensic Botanist - correct answer- Can aid in determining time
since death or assist in placing a suspect or victim at a location
by studying the anatomy of plant evenidence
Forensic Entomologist - correct answer- Can evaluate the life
cycle of insects found at the scene or on the body of a victim to
assist in establishing investigative leads such as the movement
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of a body after death, manner of death, and the postmortem
interval
Forensic Odontologist - correct answer- Dentist with special
training in the evaluation and handling of dental evidence,
including bitemark comparison and the identification of
victims/suspects
Forensic Pathologist - correct answer- A medical doctor with
additional specialty training in determination of injuries and
disease that cause death
Medical Examiner - correct answer- A medical doctor with five
or more years of specialized training in recognition of the cause
and manner of death
Coroner - correct answer- An eleted or appointed official who
conducts death investigations. the coroner is not required to
have a medical background and his/her duties are dictated by
jurisdiction.
FSAB - correct answer- Forensic Specialties Accreditation
Board- provides accreditation to those certifying bodies that
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meet stringent requirements for training, education, experience,
and testing of individual forensic scientist and specialist.
the duty of the expert witness is to - correct answer- educate
the jury and provide testimony using terminology that is easily
explainable and not misunderstood.
Essential elements of exper witness testimony - correct
answer- Clarity, simplicity, and honesty
expert witness testimony may be challenged in the following
ways: - correct answer- *the case may not require the expertise
*Basic qualifications and ability to give an opinion in the field at
issue
*Insufficient education or experience to have anything of value
to offer (no vaule added)
*the methodology utilized to support the opinion may not be
scientifically sound or capable of supporting the profered
opinion
*The methodology may be scientifically sound, but the opinion
based on the method is not sufficiently derived from that
scientific methodology
Acts of commission - correct answer- Intentional
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR IAI CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Final analysis is done where? - correct answer- In the
courtroom
Major Goals of a Crime Scene Search - correct answer- * The
recongnition and identification of physical evidence
* The collection and proper preservation of the evidence
* Reconstrutction of the crime
* To assist detectives in forming a theory about the crime
The job of the CSI in "forensic science" - correct answer- Is to
properly recongnize, identify, collect, and preserve those pieces
of evidence that begin the process known as justice.
CSIs are responsible for what two of the four steps in the
admissiblity of phiysical evidence for court? - correct answer-
recognition and collection
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Physical evidence leads to the linkage of... - correct answer-
the victim, perpetrator and the scene
Four Major Factors that Determine the Value of Physical
Evidence - correct answer- Recognition-the CSI must have the
knowledge and understanding to recongnize potential items of
physical evidence located at the crime scene
Collection-Utilizing the appropriate skills and following accepted
protocols to gather and preserve the physical evidence
Testing Procedures-Application of acceptable scientific
procedures to analyze the physical evidence
Courtroom Presentation-Qualifications of the witnesses to
provide objective reports on the forensic analysis of the
evidence
Forensic Archeologist - correct answer- Utilizes archaeological
recovery techniques at scenes of mass graves or exhumations
Forensic Botanist - correct answer- Can aid in determining time
since death or assist in placing a suspect or victim at a location
by studying the anatomy of plant evenidence
Forensic Entomologist - correct answer- Can evaluate the life
cycle of insects found at the scene or on the body of a victim to
assist in establishing investigative leads such as the movement
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of a body after death, manner of death, and the postmortem
interval
Forensic Odontologist - correct answer- Dentist with special
training in the evaluation and handling of dental evidence,
including bitemark comparison and the identification of
victims/suspects
Forensic Pathologist - correct answer- A medical doctor with
additional specialty training in determination of injuries and
disease that cause death
Medical Examiner - correct answer- A medical doctor with five
or more years of specialized training in recognition of the cause
and manner of death
Coroner - correct answer- An eleted or appointed official who
conducts death investigations. the coroner is not required to
have a medical background and his/her duties are dictated by
jurisdiction.
FSAB - correct answer- Forensic Specialties Accreditation
Board- provides accreditation to those certifying bodies that
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meet stringent requirements for training, education, experience,
and testing of individual forensic scientist and specialist.
the duty of the expert witness is to - correct answer- educate
the jury and provide testimony using terminology that is easily
explainable and not misunderstood.
Essential elements of exper witness testimony - correct
answer- Clarity, simplicity, and honesty
expert witness testimony may be challenged in the following
ways: - correct answer- *the case may not require the expertise
*Basic qualifications and ability to give an opinion in the field at
issue
*Insufficient education or experience to have anything of value
to offer (no vaule added)
*the methodology utilized to support the opinion may not be
scientifically sound or capable of supporting the profered
opinion
*The methodology may be scientifically sound, but the opinion
based on the method is not sufficiently derived from that
scientific methodology
Acts of commission - correct answer- Intentional
