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A police officer is at a crime scene and locates a footprint in a flowerbed near an open window. The window is examined closely and pry marks are discovered on the lower window sash and the window sill indicating forced entry. The police officer pointed out the evidence to the investigator who photographed the evidence and collected the footwear impression using a liquid footwear casting system. Who is required to testify in court to get the evidence admitted during the trial?
 
  A) The investigator who collected the evidence
  B) The police officer who discovered the evidence
  C) Both the police officer who discovered the evidence and the investigator who collected the evidence are usually required to testify.
  D) Everyone at the crime scene is required to testify.

Question 2

An investigator needs fingerprints from a knife recovered from a crime scene. The investigator intends to send the knife to the FBI crime lab by placing the knife into a cardboard box after it is secured to a rigid board. The invoice, transmittal form, and property receipt are also secured inside the box. The box is sealed and then sent to the crime lab. What can be said about the process that was used to ship the evidence to the crime lab?
 
  A) The process used was proper.
  B) The process used was improper because the invoice should have been affixed to the outside of the box.
  C) The process used was improper because the knife should have been placed in a plastic bag first to ensure that DNA was preserved.
  D) The box used should have been sprayed with a stencil indicating FRAGILE but otherwise the process was correct.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




D2AR0N

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Reply 2 on: Aug 17, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Gracias!

 

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