1) ____________ people (officer, bystanders) on the scene can be counterproductive due to the

increased possibility of contaminating evidence

a) Investigating
b) Unnecessary
c) Angry witnesses
d) Media
2) An ___________ occurs when an officer makes detailed and systematic inquiries or observations.
a) investigation
b) observation
c) inference
d) inquiry
3) Identify when to request medical assistance.
a) Determined whether any person at the scene has sustained injuries and the extend of the injuries
b) Depend of the officer training
c) Victim request medical assistance as a precaution
d) Depend on agency policy
4) In responding to a potential crime scene, an officer will receive pertinent information regarding the
incident from ___________.
a) witnesses
b) victims
c) dispatch
d) supervisors
5) What information is not necessary to obtain regarding crime scene prior to arrival?
a) How many persons are involved?
b) What is the location?
c) Are any weapons involved?
d) Are additional services needed?
e) Is my vehicle maintenance up to date?
6) Broken glass, stones, sticks, baseball bats, and branches are common threats that may be present
due to _________ at the scene.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) any of the above
7) When should an officer begin taking field notes?
a) Prior to arrival at the scene
b) After talking to witnesses
c) As he or she discovers the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the incident
d) At any point he or she feels comfortable
9) When gathering initial information about the call and arriving at the scene, ________ is the highest
concern.
a) witness
b) suspect
c) victim
d) safety
9) Specific concerns to consider for officer safety are the number of entrances and exits, suspects,
bystanders, natural and manmade dangers, and _________.
a) the physical size of the scene

b) an armed suspect
c) suicidal person
d) bomb threat
10) What factors affect the number of officers responding to a scene?
a) Known weapons
b) Potential weapons
c) Natural elements
d) Any
11) Firearms, knives, and explosives are common threats that may be present due to _________ at the
scene.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) any of the above
12) What information is not necessary to obtain regarding crime scene prior to arrival?
a) When is my shift over?
b) Is special equipment needed?
c) How many officers are necessary to safely contain or control the situation?
d) Any special concerns and/or dangers associated with the call
e) Has the complainant indicated the suspect's location?
13) ________ include fire, electricity, water hazards, and rain, and they are common threats that may be
present due to conditions at the scene.
a) Known weapons
b) Potential weapons
c) Natural elements
d) Any
14) Who can an officer ask immediately on the scene if the suspect is on or near the scene or if he or she
knows if someone on the scene is armed?
a) Fellow officer
b) Any person on the scene
c) Dispatch
d) Communications
15) An __________ begins upon the officer's arrival at the scene of a reported crime and usually ends
with him or her filing the initial report or turning the matter over to a detective or investigator.
a) investigation
b) observation
c) inference
d) inquiry
16) A person that has sustained injuries at the scene, an officer should provide first-aid procedures and
appropriate medical assistance should be requested through ________.
a) per agency policies
b) dispatch
c) based on your training level
d) all of the above
17) The first responding officer should make an initial determination regarding the type of crime
committed and defines the appropriate __________ of the crime scene.
a) extent
b) extinct

c) level
d) meaning
18) Personal observations and statements from the victim, witnesses, and suspects should be used to
learn the ____________
a) identity of suspect
b) the whereabouts of material witnesses
c) location of evidence
d) criminal intentions of the suspect
19) The crime scene depends on the ____________.
a) type of crime
b) type of evidence
c) location of the evidence
d) all
20) The officer should visually scan the crime scene using a systematic approach, trying to observe the
total scene while determining where to establish a __________.
a) command post
b) concealment area
c) perimeter
d) any
21) Officers should look for the places where the crime or incident _________.
a) began and ended
b) occurred and excavated
c) evidence and precursors
d) occurred and began
22) It is better to__________ the perimeter of a crime scene.
a) evaluate
b) seal
c) stake-out
d) overestimate
23) It is easier to adjust from a large scene to a smaller one than to expand to a larger scene as the
investigation progresses. What this is about?
a) Survey the scene
b) Obtaining information regarding crime scene prior to arrival
c) Determine if crime or incident is life threatening
d) Identify when to continue or relinquish the crime scene
24) What will dictate how far the responding officer should continue investigating the incident before
turning the scene over to specialized investigators?
a) FDLE guidelines
b) DOC investigators
c) Agency policy and procedures
d) Your ability as a Patrol Officer
25) What agency handles incidents involving possible terrorists acts in the state of Florida?
a) DOC
b) DOJ
c) FDLE
d) FBI
26) _________ pattern is often used indoors and involves overlapping a series of lanes in a cross pattern.

a) Strip/line search
b) Spiral search
c) Grid search
d) Zone/quadrant search
27) Which of these is an example of trace evidence?
a) Blood
b) Glass
c) Tire tracks
d) DNA
28) Which of these is an example of impression evidence?
a) Soil, dirt
b) Gunshot residue
c) Wood
d) Fingerprints
29) __________ contends that everyone who enters a crime scene will both bring something into and
take something from it.
a) Forensic Science Theory
b) Locard's Exchange Principle
c) Quid pro quo
d) Edmond's Theory of Exchange
30) When searching a scene for evidence, an officer should use a ___________ approach or established
pattern.
a) quick
b) secret
c) random
d) systematic
31) __________ is the process of microscopically analyzing trace evidence.
a) Microanalysis
b) Fiber analysis
c) Trace analysis
d) Photosynthesis
32) Which of the following is not a type of biological specimen?
a) Blood
b) Bite marks
c) Semen
d) Saliva
33) _________ are as unique as fingerprints for identification and evidence.
a) Hairs
b) DNA
c) Teeth marks
d) Blood
34) __________ are among the most valuable types of physical evidence and one of the most common
types of evidence an officer will recover at the crime scene.
a) Bite marks
b) Biological
c) Latent prints
d) Footwear impressions

35) Lifting a print is often a _________ opportunity and should be treated as such.
a) one shot
b) detailed
c) common
d) chance
36) ________ are transferred from the friction ridges on fingers by a foreign substance (not a body
residue), like blood, paint or dirt, and are readily visible.
a) Latent prints
b) Patent prints
c) Plastic prints
d) Elimination prints
37) _________ are molded or embedded fingerprints created by touching an impressionable surface such
as wet paint or mud and are easily seen.
a) Elimination prints
b) Patent prints
c) Plastic prints
d) Latent prints
38) If a wooden object or other material contains an embedded bullet, officers should attempt to remove
it, because the item is evidence.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
39) __________ is a complex task that requires highly specialized training.
a) Fingerprint analysis
b) Evidence collection
c) Computer evidence recovery
d) Blotter spot analysis
40) _________ section of a crime laboratory analyzes samples of blood and urine to detect alcohol and
other impairing drugs or chemicals.
a) Toxicology
b) Microanalysis
c) Breathalyzer operator
d) Firearms
41) A ___________ is anything containing a mark to convey a message.
a) field note
b) letter
c) document
d) piece of paper
42) When handling money at a crime scene, an officer should be very careful to avoid any appearance of
impropriety.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
43) _________ is documentation of everyone who handled the evidence as well as when, why, and what
changes, if any, were made to it.
a) Crime log
b) Chain of custody
c) Evidence list
d) Time line

44) An officer should visually scan the crime scene using a _________ approach.
a) thorough
b) systematic
c) expanded
d) depends on the circumstances
45) The determination on how far an officer should continue investigating will be made in part by the
nature or severity of the crime and __________.
a) available resources
b) level of crime committed
c) officer's discretion
d) depends on the circumstances
46)A ___________ is a person who alleges that a crime has been committed.
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
47) A ___________ is a person harmed by the crime.
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
48) A __________ is a person believed to have committed a crime or offense.
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
49) Smaller agencies have investigators who will conduct all interviews in major cases.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
50) A victim of a crime may also be the _________.
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
51) A person who initially identified as a witness may become a _________ as the investigation
progresses.
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
52) __________ should be asked to stay at the scene for further interviewing.
a) Suspects
b) Vital witnesses
c) Victims
d) Witnesses
53) An officer should document all witnesses, victims, complainants, and suspects present by name,
DOB, address, sex, race, home and work numbers in _________.

a) arrest affidavit
b) field notes
c) video camera
d) their audio recordings
54) What is the first step in preparing to interview victims, complainants, or witnesses at a crime scene?
a) Determine the elements of the crime
b) Assess their credibility
c) Refer to your training at the academy and agency
d) Determine to what extent the crime will be investigated
55) A _________ is a person who sees, knows, or vouches for something and makes a sworn statement
about that information
a) complainant
b) victim
c) suspect
d) witness
56) Larger agencies have investigators who will conduct all interviews in major cases and smaller
agencies that responsibility may fall to the responding patrol officer.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
57) ________ often hesitate to get involve.
a) Complainants
b) Victims
c) Suspects
d) Witnesses
58) Why should witnesses be separated in crime scene investigations?
a) To prevent them from going to jail for lying
b) To prevent them from discussing the incident and coordinating their accounts of what happened
c) To prevent them from contaminating the evidence
d) To prevent them from gossip
59) Which is not a good area to keep witnesses separated?
a) Isolate within one large room by being placed on opposite sides of the room with their backs to each
other
b) Inside of a patrol car, through because of space limitations, only one interview should be placed in
each car.
c) Separate places that are near the crime scene area but no risk of contaminating evidence
d) Isolate within one small room by being placed on the same sides of the room facing each other
60) If necessary, another officer can stay with each witness to ensure control and safety until the
_____________ can complete the interviews.
a) cover officer
b) investigator
c) primary officer
d) any
61) Separating witnesses helps each of them focus on what they saw or heard and maintains
the___________ of their statements.
a) integrity
b) truthfulness
c) honesty
d) control

62) The interviewing officer should ensure that while giving statements, no victims or witnesses can be
intimidated________ by anyone.
a) coercively or visually
b) coercively or verbally
c) visually or verbally
d) verbally or threatened
63) Some witnesses has unknown motives to mislead
a) other witnesses
b) officers
c) suspects
d) victims
64) Separation of family members during a crisis might ___________.
a) make a bad situation even worse
b) be a poor judgment on the officer's behalf unless it involves a child abuse incident
c) officer should use their best judgment in assessing whether separation is necessary
d) all
65) For ___________ reasons, officers must always maintain visual contact with witnesses,
complainants, and suspects and always follow agency policy and procedures.
a) credibility
b) liability
c) perception
d) safety
66) What should an officer do if the interviewee is suffering from physical or mental trauma?
a) Make a note to interview the person later when he or she has recovered
b) Continue with the interview because this maybe a major case
c) Continue with the interview after the person calms down
d) Request your supervisor on scene for moral support
67) When there are injured persons at the scene, responding officers have additional responsibilities such
as providing _________.
a) trauma relief
b) first aid
c) psychological support
d) any
68) If the victim does not require immediate first aid, the officer should ask ________, fundamental
questions about how the victim sustained the injury
a) hard
b) carefully
c) direct
d) critical
69) An officer should note whether the information the victim provides appears to be consistent with
the_________ and evidence at the scene.
a) statements
b) injuries
c) affidavit
d) Miranda rights
70) Officers must record the names of medical personnel who provide services to the victim because
they may be called as a _________.

a) defendants
b) complainant
c) professional
d) witness
71) When dealing with the media or designating an assigned authorized spokesperson on the scene, the
officer should refer to ______________.
a) FDLE guidelines
b) agency policy and procedure
c) city media agreement
d) State Attorney's Office
72) A protected, well-managed crime scene allows the production of credible evidence in court that can
establish the guilt or innocence of a suspect.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
73) __________ evidence is gathered from witnesses and is generally less reliable than physical
evidence.
a) Testimonial
b) Actual
c) Depositional
d) Key
74) When __________ evidence is handled, preserved, maintained, and scientifically analyzed, it cannot
not give false results.
a) testimonial
b) actual
c) physical
d) key
75) Why is testimonial evidence less reliable than physical evidence?
a) people perceive things differently
b) do not remember accurately
c) lie
d) all
76) __________ property is designed for the use and enjoyment of the public and is open to the public.
a) Private
b) Public
c) Abandoned
d) Personal
77) There is no crime scene exception to the ________ Amendment search warrant requirement.
a) First
b) Fourth
c) Fifth
d) Sixth
78) Once the nature of the scene and type of crime being investigated are determined, an officer can
decide how to best to _______.
a) his level of involvement
b) rights to process the crime scene although not fully trained in the area
c) protect the scene
d) all

79) A crime scene must be protected until it can be ________ and documented.
a) photographed
b) sanitized
c) process for trace evidence
d) weaponries
80) An officer's ___________ to the evidence will determine the appropriate method of protection.
a) agency supervisors
b) attorney's training
c) academy training
d) recognition of threats
81) When determining the extent of a crime scene to secure, ______.
a) academy training play a crucial role in the decision
b) agency police determine the officer action
c) it is better to overestimate the perimeter
d) scene sanitization process
82) Who may decide to adjust the original boundaries or perimeter of the crime scene based on the size
and type of the structure or property to be searched.
a) Immediate Supervisor not assigned to the case
b) Investigator assigned to the case
c) Detective not assigned to the case
d) Campus parking patroller assigned to the case
83) An officer has the authority to arrest any individual who crosses an area marked by crime scene tape
after being warned.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
84) Officers must always be aware of __________ to the crime scene area.
a) suspects
b) intrusion
c) potential threats
d) gathering crowds
85) Boundaries should be established for the crime scene and guarded against unnecessary entrance by
cordoning off the area with _________.
a) tape
b) crime scene barrier tape
c) yellow tape
d) yellow and black tape
86) An officer should first attempt to locate and identify the point of the suspect's entry and _______ from
the crime scene.
a) motive
b) burglary tools
c) exit
d) all
87) It is not necessary for an officer to view the most distant piece of evidence.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
88) Persons should be instructed to move behind the crime scene tape and advised that refusal may
results in ________.

a) arrest
b) citation
c) warning
d) notice to appear
89) Curious, unauthorized people can damage, contaminate, or destroy evidence at a scene, and should
not be allowed to enter the secured crime scene area.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
90) To prevent intrusion by anyone who knowingly or unknowingly approaches the crime scene
perimeter, an officer should used _________ and directions.
a) identify instigator
b) less lethal weapons
c) verbal commands
d) deadly force
91) Officers must always be aware of _________ to the crime scene area.
a) witnesses
b) suspect family members
c) potential threats
d) crime scene tape integrity
92) Officers have the authority to arrest any individual who crosses an area marked by __________ after
being warned.
a) crime scene ropes
b) crime scene barrier tape
c) crime scene analysis tape
d) any
93) ______ search pattern is usually conducted outside by one person and begins at a certain point and
walks in increasingly larger circles to the outermost boundary of the search area.
a) Grid
b) Strip/line
c) Spiral
d) Zone/quadrant
e) Pie/wheel
94) If evidence is contaminated or altered in any way, the crime scene officer must document the incident
in a contamination list or _________.
a) sworn complaint
b) notice to appear
c) crime scene book
d) crime scene log
95) Once the crime scene perimeter is established, an officer must not allow unauthorized removal or
alteration of any ___________.
a) crime scene tape
b) evidence
c) key witnesses
d) investigators notes
96) Which information is not required to be documented in a crime scene log?
a) original condition of the evidence
b) events leading to its damage
c) destruction of evidence

d) perceptions by the perimeter officer

97) Who normally communicates with the media?
a) Public Affairs Officer
b) Public Information Officer
c) Lead investigator
d) Your Supervisor
98) When dealing with the media or designating an assigned authorized spokesperson on the scene, the
officer should refer to _________.
a) Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
b) Department of Justice
c) University of Florida Police Department (UFPD)
d) agency policy and procedures
99) An officer will collect two kinds of evidence at crime scenes: testimonial and _______ evidence.
a) hearsay
b) physical
c) hard
d) soft
100) _________ evidence is gathered from witnesses and is generally less reliable.
a) Soft
b) Testimonial
c) Physical
d) Hard
101) Blood, fingerprints, or tire tracks are ________ type of evidence.
a) soft
b) testimonial
c) physical
d) hard
102) ________ evidence is generally less reliable than physical evidence because people perceive
events differently, do not remember accurately, or lie.
a) Forensic
b) Testimonial
c) Physical
d) Ballistic
103) _______ type of evidence when correctly handled, preserved, maintained, and scientifically
analyzed, it cannot give false results.
a) Fibers evidence
b) Testimonial
c) Physical
d) Hard
104) The crime scene must be protected until it can be ________and documented.
a) photographed
b) secured
c) sanitized
d) washed down
105) What will determine the appropriate method of protection for crime scene evidence?
a) Officer's determination to get promoted
b) Officer's assessment of the crime scene

c) Officer's recognition or threats to the evidence

d) Officer's awareness
106) At an outside crime scene involving degradable easily destroyed, biological, or trace evidence, an
officer must protect the evidence from weather elements such as rain, hail (granizo), lightning, or
_________.
a) people
b) wind
c) storms
d) contamination
107) Once the nature of the scene and type of crime being investigated are determined, an officer can
decide how best to ________.
a) collect the evidence
b) proceed
c) protect the scene
d) interview bystanders
108) Crime scene perimeters should be larger rather than smaller, because it is easier to reduce the size
of a perimeter than to _________.
a) break it down
b) seal it
c) enlarge it
d) any
109) A larger crime scene also helps keep crows back if _________ gather.
a) police officers
b) paramedics
c) citizens
d) firefighters
110) _________ prints are transferred from the friction ridges on the fingers by a foreign substance (not a
body residue), like blood, paint, or dirt, and are readily visible.
a) Latent
b) Patent
c) Plastic
d) Elimination
111) The job of a ________ is to determine what evidence at the scene belongs to the criminal and not to
the victims or witnesses
a) investigator
b) supervisor
c) crime scene technician
d) crime scene analyst
112) At any __________, the victim and the suspect usually leaves or take away some sort of evidence.
a) crime lab
b) crime scene
c) victim's car
d) suspect's car
113) Fingerprints, shoe prints, blood, fibers, hair, tool marks, paint scratches, broken glass, body fluids,
controlled substances, electronic equipment and computers, firearms, broken or damage materials, tire
tracks, documents, and bones are evidence that might be found and collected at crime scenes.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

114) Who may decide to adjust the original boundaries or perimeter of the crime scene based on the size
and type of the structure or property to be searched?
a) Supervisor, investigator, specialized investigator, or detective
b) Police Academy Instructor
c) Corporal in Internal Affairs
d) Chief
115) When searching a scene for evidence, an officer should use a __________ approach or established
pattern.
a) quadrant
b) pattern
c) systematic
d) routine
116) What will help dictate the type of search pattern of scene?
a) Type of crime
b) Academy training
c) Training in counter-terrorism
d) FDLE policy
117) An officer should also identify the MOST distant pieces of evidence.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
118) ______ prints are molded or imbedded fingerprints created by touching an impressionable surface
such as wet paint or mud and are easily seen.
a) Latent
b) Patent
c) Plastic
d) Elimination
119) ______ type search pattern is usually outside by several people and the area is divided into lanes
that are searched by one or more people in both directions until the entire area has been examined.
a) Grid
b) Strip/line
c) Spiral
d) Zone/quadrant
e) Pie/wheel
120) ______ type search is often used indoors; a variation of the strip/line search pattern. It overlaps a
series of lanes in a cross pattern, making the search more methodical and thorough.
a) Grid
b) Strip/line
c) Spiral
d) Zone/quadrant
e) Pie/wheel
121) ______ type search is used outdoors or for an area that is large and should be divided into four
different sections and searched using a grid, strip/line, or spiral patterns.
a) Grid
b) Strip/line
c) Spiral
d) Zone/quadrant
e) Pie/wheel

122) _______ search pattern entails dividing the area into a number of pie-shaped sections, which are
usually searched using the strip/line pattern and should be used for extremely large search areas.
a) Grid
b) Strip/line
c) Spiral
d) Zone/quadrant
e) Pie/wheel
123) Officer should never handle evidence without ________.
a) permission from supervisor
b) FDLE evidence collection policy
c) reading agency policy and procedure
d) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
124) ________ will dictate specific evidence-handling procedures.
a) Permission from supervisor
b) FDLE evidence collection policy
c) Agency policies and procedures
d) Police academy
125) __________is the process of microscopically analyzing trace evidence, such as paint, glass, and
cloth fibers, to determine a possible source of origin.
a) Evidentiary-analysis
b) Microanalysis
c) Macro analysis
d) Crime scene technical analysis
126) ______ is a depiction of a crime scene sketched as if looking down from above the scene.
a)Tool marks
b) Body tissues
c) Soil, dirt
d) Birds-eye-view
127) What is the most common way to process latent fingerprints?
a) Dusting with several types of powder which develops the print and makes it visible
b) Infrared light since it's better than dusting
c) Casting into a mold
d) Any
128) __________ is the documentation of who came into contact with the evidence, as well as when,
why, and what changes, if any, were made to the evidence.
a) Trace evidence
b) Chain of custody
c) Fiber evidence
d) Photograph
129) A person occupying private property has an expectation of privacy that may not be violated without a
search warrant or a _________ to the warrant requirement.
a) custodial exception
b) valid exception
c) reasonable exception
d) mere exception
130) Based on the type of crime committed and the kind of evidence consistent with the crime, an officer
should be able to identify the ________ of each item of evidence.
a) type and category

b) type and label

c) category and label
d) category and marking
131) ________ prints allow fingerprint analysts to distinguish between prints belonging to the victim or
witnesses and possible suspects.
a) Latent
b) Patent
c) Plastic
d) Elimination
132) Why does inked fingerprints must be taken from innocent parties who may have been at the crime
scene?
a) To eliminate their prints from the scene
b) To see if there is an outstanding warrant
c) Verify against FCIC/NCIC
d) All
133) When officers recover firearms or ammunition, they should follow ________ for handling the
evidence.
a) academy
b) agency policy and procedures
c) FDLE
d) firearms
134) If a wooden object or other material contains an embedded bullet, officers should NOT remove it
immediately.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
135) ________ are commonly found at crime scenes and often store vital evidence.
a) Computers
b) Video games
c) Stereos
d) Televisions
136) The _________ section of a laboratory analyzes samples of blood and urine to detect alcohol and
other impairing drugs or chemicals.
a) urology
b) radiology
c) toxicology
d) any of the above
137) A _________ is anything containing a mark to convey a message and must be carefully handle.
a) paperwork
b) document
c) file
d) hearsay
138) Document analyst use a variety of scientific methods to examine documents and may answer the
question about the document's __________ and authenticity.
a) authorship
b) fingerprints
c) current location
d) original location

139) An officer who finds money at a crime scene should follow agency policy and procedures and should
be careful to avoid any appearance of _________.
a) temptations
b) desires
c) second thoughts
d) impropriety
140) The __________ is documentation of everyone who handled the evidence as well as when, why,
and what changes, if any, were made to it.
a) temptations
b) inventory
c) second thoughts
d) chain of custody
141) When photographing specific items such as blood drops, weapons, or tire marks, an officer should
place an identifier such as _______ with the evidence to establish the original positions for photographing
and sketching.
a) pens or rulers
b) Miranda cards
c) dollar bills or coins
d) any
142) Florida statute 918.13 states that to alter, destroy, conceal, or remove any record, document, or
thing with the purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation is a
__________.
a) dereliction of duty
b) Misdemeanor
c) perjury
d) felony
143) Crime scene ________ are a means of documentation that aid in the reconstruction, explanation,
and permanent recording of an incident.
a) sketches
b) tape
c) barrier tape
d) all
144) A chain of custody documentation in addition to who handled the evidence, also proves that the
evidence submitted in _________is the same evidence that was collected at the crime scene.
a) arrest warrant
b) court
c) hearsay log
d) exception to hearsay log
145) The most common method of sketching is using the ________ or downward observation
perspective.
a) bird's-eye-view
b) hawk's-eye-feet-correlation
c) triangulation
d) vexing
146) _________ is the most common method of surveying (measuring and documenting) objects within
the crime scene.
a) Bird's-eye-view
b) Hawk's-eye-feet-correlation
c) Triangulation

d) vexing (fastidiar)
147) A sketch should show room by room, the size and relationship of entrances, exits, and ________.
a) contents
b) witnesses
c) complainants
d) furniture
148) If an officer leaves something out of a sketch, such as a window, piece of furniture, or light fixture, he
or she must be prepared to explain the omission at the deposition or ________.
a) police headquarters
b) sheriff office
c) trial
d) local state attorney's office
149) Photographing the scene allows the court and jury to obtain an accurate understanding of how it
looked on the day the officer responded.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
150) _________ should take place before any detailed investigation begins.
a) Securing the scene
b) Photographing
c) Interviewing
d) Documenting the scene
151) A crime scene sketch supplements an officer's field notes and photographs and helps with
________. These sketches are usually admissible in court.
a) observation
b) perception
c) report writing
d) analysis
152) Officers should avoid including bystanders or pets in crime scene _________.
a) reports
b) photographs
c) sketches
d) all
153) The ________ process begins upon the officer's arrival at the scene of a reported crime and usually
ends with him or her filing the initial report or turning the matter over to a detective or investigator.
a) sworn statement
b) inquiry
c) investigation
d) interview
154) Who may an officer learn from that someone is injured?
a) Dispatch
b) Agency
c) Tele-type operator
d) All
155) In responding to a potential crime scene, an officer will receive pertinent information regarding the
incident from _______.
a) dispatch
b) agency

c) tele-type operator
d) all
156) While driving to the scene, an officer should formulate key question(s) to help assess the situation
adequately _______.
a) What is the location and are any weapons involved?
b) I should request back-up?
c) Have the kids had dinner?
d) It is time to go home?
157) Electricity, fire, and water hazards are common threats known as ________.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) All
158) Electricity is what type of common threat ________.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) All
159) Stones are what type of common threat ________.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) manmade weapons
160) First-aid procedures should be applied and appropriate medical assistance should be requested
through ________.
a) dispatch
b) agency
c) tele-type operator
d) all
161) Branches are what type of common threat _______.
a) known weapons
b) potential weapons
c) natural elements
d) manmade weapons
162) The determination in how far to continue an investigation, will be made in part by the nature,
_______ or incident and available resources.
a) cleanliness
b) damage
c) severity
d) any
163) When establishing which people to interview at a crime scene, an office should ask those present
where they were and ________.
a) how many suspects were there
b) how they were involved in the incident
c) how many witnesses were there
d) determine the severity of the crime

164) Witnesses who feel ________ by an officer or others may say little or nothing so they can leave the
scene quickly.
a) like a convict
b) animosity
c) intimidated
d) slighted
165) Which question is not appropriate to ask an injured person?
a) When were you hit?
b) Were you hit?
c) Where were you hit?
d) Why were you hit?
166) Where should the officer with the crime scene log be posted?
a) Entrance(s)
b) Exits
c) Inside the perimeter
d) Outside the perimeter
167) Who will designate one point of access to the crime scene and assigned an officer to maintain a
crime scene log at that location.
a) Primary officer or investigator
b) Chief
c) Dispatch
d) Fist responder
168) What pioneer in forensic science, formulated the fundamental principle:"Every contact leaves a
trace"
a) Dr. Emery Locard
b) Dr. Edmond Locard
c) Dr. Charles Locard
d) Dr. Edward Locard
169) The job of a crime scene analyst is to determine what evidence at the scene belongs to the criminal
and not to the victims or witnesses.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
170) Locard's Principle contends that everyone who enters a crime scene will both bring something into
and ________.
a) determine something other than evidence
b) take something from it
c) determine the suspect identity only
d) determine the victim identity only
171) If a substance appears to be blood at a scene, an officer should identify whether anyone at the
scene had a bleeding injury as this could be the ________ if no one else had been injured.
a) witness
b) victim
c) perpetrator
d) complainant
172) Which is NOT a type of impression evidence?
a) Tool marks
b) Footwear impressions
c) Paint chips, transfer evidence

d) Fingerprints
173) What type of evidence is hair?
a) Trace
b) Biological
c) Impression
d) Questioned document evidence
174) Checks, bank statements, or credit cards are referred to as what type of evidence?
a) Document
b) Questioned documents Evidence
c) Electronic
d) Trace
175) Database information falls in what category of evidence as stated in the Florida Basic Recruit
Training Program Volume 1 version 2008.4
a) Electronic
b) Questioned Document
c) Firearms
d) Documents
176) Blood alcohol levels, drugs, poisons, etc. falls in what category of evidence?
a) Trace Evidence
b) Chemistry or toxicological Evidence
c) Firearms Evidence
d) Electronic Evidence
177) Cell phones, computers, and thumb drives falls into what category of evidence?
a) Electronic Evidence
b) Questioned Document
c) Firearms
d) Documents
178) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will protect the evidence from contamination and protect the
officer from exposure to _______.
a) agency scrutiny
b) dangerous substances
c) legal liabilities
d) criminal liabilities
179) Officer safety and ________ preservation requires utmost care.
a) agency
b) evidence
c) legal liabilities
d) criminal liabilities
180) _______ can reveal the manufacturer and other information about the source item.
a) Fiber analysis
b) Microanalysis
c) Photo analysis
d) All
181) The relationship of fiber evidence to the victim, suspect, or the crime scene is _______ in any cases.
a) circumstantial
b) window dressing
c) crucial

d) routine
182) The direction of force or the sequence of glass breakage can determine on which side of the glass
the suspect stood, thus establishing the suspect's _______ path.
a) entry and exit
b) weight
c) physical features
d) position
183) Paint transfer can be useful evidence in solving crimes such as _______.
a) a rape
b) a hit-and-run
c) a citizen contact in reference to jay-walking
d) all
184) Crime laboratory experts in _______ can identify these body fluids and, if needed, conduct further
testing using DNA analysis.
a) biology
b) urology
c) serology
d) physiology
185) The direction of blood spatter can be analyzed by experts to determine the type of weapon, direction
of attack, and _______.
a) race of the attacker
b) relative size of the attacker
c) history of behavior
d) relative stance of the attacker
186) ______ and tire tracks are individualizing evidence because they can link a suspect to a crime by
matching an impression at the scene with an object in the suspect's possession.
a) Fingerprints
b) Tire impression
c) Biological
d) Footwear impression
187) _______ analyst use a variety of scientific methods to examine documents for alterations,
obliterations, handwriting analysis, identifications, ink comparisons, and machine impressions.
a) Electronic
b) Computer
c) Firearms
d) Document
188) In photographing, all objects pictured must be material or _______ to the scene.
a) relevant
b) crucial
c) suspect
d) all
189) Hair fibers, clothing paint chips, glass wood soil, dirt are examples of ______.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence

g) questioned documents
190) Blood, semen, saliva, bones, teeth, hair, DNA are examples of _______.
a) impression evidence
b) trace evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
191) Fingerprints, tire tracks, footwear impressions, footprints, bite marks, tool marks are examples of
_______.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
192) Weapons, projectiles, gunshot residue, cartridge cases, tool marks, database information are
examples of _______.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
193) Computers, cell phones, PDAs, thumb drives, external hard drives, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, digital
cameras, answering machines, digital recording devices are examples of ________.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
194) Blood alcohol, levels, drugs, poisons, etc. are examples of ________.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA
e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
195) Checks, bank statements, address books, wire transfers, credit cards, phone bills, photographs, or
cameras photo copies are examples of ________ evidence.
a) trace evidence
b) impression evidence
c) firearms evidence
d) biological evidence DNA

e) electronic evidence
f) chemistry or toxicological evidence
g) questioned documents
196) _______ is the property that belongs to an individual and is not open to the public and where the
person occupying that property has an expectation of privacy.
a) Public property
b) School property
c) Government property
d) Private property
197) _______ is a search pattern often used outside by several people in which the search area is
divided into lanes that are searched by one or more people in both directions until the entire area has
been examined.
a) Spiral search pattern
b) Grip search pattern
c) Strip/line search pattern
d) Zone/quadrant search pattern
198) ________ is the method employed in crime-scene sketching using measurements made from at
least two fixed objects to form a triangle.
a) Triangulation
b) Trace evidence
c) Microanalysis
d) Latent prints
199) ________ a search pattern often used for an area that is large or outdoors in which the area is
divided into four different sections and searched using an alternative search pattern.
a) Spiral search pattern
b) Strip/line search pattern
c) Zone/quadrant search pattern
d) Grid search pattern
200) _______ is a person who has information about some element of a crime or about evidence or
documents related to a crime and who may have heard statements or observed events before, during, or
after a crime; a person who sees, knows, or vouches for something and makes a sworn statement about
that information.
a) Complainant
b) Suspect
c) Witness
d) Victim