Colorado POST Study Guide
(2026) | Real Exam Practice
Questions | Graded A+
‣ Written material, audio and video recordings, photographs and
sketches, are what type of evidence . 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 . 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 . Answer: Physical
‣ The classification for the extremely small pieces of evidence, i.e.,
hairs, fibers and fingerprints, is what type of evidence . Answer: Trace
‣ Circumstantial evidence is broken down into two characteristic types.
These are ___ and ___ . 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 trial, that officer has
maintained the . Answer: Chain of Custody
‣ When evidence relates to a fact at issue in the trial, the evidence is
deemed to be . Answer: Relevant
‣ When evidence has enough substantial importance to affect a point at
issue at trial, the evidence is deemed to be . Answer: Material
‣ Evidence that has been properly collected, identified, filed and
continuously secured is deemed to be . Answer: Competent
‣ Before evidence is collected, you should photograph and sketch it. .
Answer: True
‣ The minimum marking that should be placed on collected evidence is: .
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. . 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. . 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. . Answer: False
‣ 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. . Answer: False
‣ A gunshot residue test may be collected from a subject whether they
object to the test or not. . Answer: True
‣ The three elements sought after in the Scanning Electron Microscope
Gun Shot Residue Test are: . 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? . Answer: DNA
‣ Hair and fiber evidence can be picked up with the fingers, tape, or a
specialized vacuum system with a filter. . 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 damaged by accident, the case would
be a claim of negligence. If the property were intentionally destroyed, an
intentional tort would be involved." . Answer: Government Immunity
Act
, ‣ In what sequence were the bullet holes in this glass made? . 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. . Answer: True
‣ Personal opinions, as well as observations, should always be noted. .
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. _____________________ . Answer: a. Time and date of the call for
service
b. Location responding
d. Arrival time at the scene
‣ Record all information that helps answer the questions;
a. ______________?
(2026) | Real Exam Practice
Questions | Graded A+
‣ Written material, audio and video recordings, photographs and
sketches, are what type of evidence . 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 . 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 . Answer: Physical
‣ The classification for the extremely small pieces of evidence, i.e.,
hairs, fibers and fingerprints, is what type of evidence . Answer: Trace
‣ Circumstantial evidence is broken down into two characteristic types.
These are ___ and ___ . 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 trial, that officer has
maintained the . Answer: Chain of Custody
‣ When evidence relates to a fact at issue in the trial, the evidence is
deemed to be . Answer: Relevant
‣ When evidence has enough substantial importance to affect a point at
issue at trial, the evidence is deemed to be . Answer: Material
‣ Evidence that has been properly collected, identified, filed and
continuously secured is deemed to be . Answer: Competent
‣ Before evidence is collected, you should photograph and sketch it. .
Answer: True
‣ The minimum marking that should be placed on collected evidence is: .
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. . 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. . 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. . Answer: False
‣ 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. . Answer: False
‣ A gunshot residue test may be collected from a subject whether they
object to the test or not. . Answer: True
‣ The three elements sought after in the Scanning Electron Microscope
Gun Shot Residue Test are: . 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? . Answer: DNA
‣ Hair and fiber evidence can be picked up with the fingers, tape, or a
specialized vacuum system with a filter. . 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 damaged by accident, the case would
be a claim of negligence. If the property were intentionally destroyed, an
intentional tort would be involved." . Answer: Government Immunity
Act
, ‣ In what sequence were the bullet holes in this glass made? . 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. . Answer: True
‣ Personal opinions, as well as observations, should always be noted. .
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. _____________________ . Answer: a. Time and date of the call for
service
b. Location responding
d. Arrival time at the scene
‣ Record all information that helps answer the questions;
a. ______________?
