Evidence - laws & regulations

Which of the following best defines testimonial evidence?

• spoken word from a witness under oath

• evidence in document form

• evidence in the form of charts or diagrams

• physical evidence

Place the steps of evidence collection at a crime scene in the correct order. (write the capital letters with no spaces or punctuation, e.g. BDAC)

A. Initial walk-though

B. Collect evidence by tagging, logging and packaging it

C. Secure the crime scene

D. Document the scene with photos and sketches

Which of the following best describes trace evidence?

• tracing blood spatter back to its source at a crime scene

• tracing where a criminal lives based on the location of the cimes they have committed

• drawing a detailed illustatino of the crime scene for evidence

• very small pieces of evidence

Which of the following must law enforcement submit before obtaining a search warrant?

• chain of custody form

• DNA fingerprint documents

• affidavit of facts

• probable cause hearing

Which of the following best describes the type of evidence refering to a shoeprint left at a crime scene?

• ballistic evidence

• trace evidence

• impression evidence

• footwear forensics

Which of the following types of evidence is collected using filtered vacuum devices?

• trace evidence

• bodily fluids

• impression evidence

• demonstrative evidence

Which of the following best describes the observation category of probable cause?

• evidence which has been obtained through the exchange of others

• a witness saw or heard certain thing about the crime but did not actually see the crime being committed.

• an officer's observation of a person's criminal records

• information an officer obtains through senses

Which of the following is NOT a category of probable cause?

• exclusionary evidence

• observation

• circumstantial evidence

• expertise

Which of the following best describes a Terry stop?

• the act in which law enforcement has the right to stop and frisk someone based upon reasonable suspicion

• is the right of freedom from unreasonable invasion

• requires law enforcement to stop and document each person who handles evidence

• stops law enforcement from seizing evidence without a search warrant

which of the following rights does the 4th Amendment protect?

• the right to testify in court

• the right to refuse jury duty

• the right against unreasonable search and seizures

• the righ to refuse DNA testing