Colorado Post Study, And Final Exam With
100% Correct And Verified Answers
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
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,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
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,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
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, 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
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