CRIMINAL JUSTICE NOCTI PACKAGE
EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRECISE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Actus Reus. Answer: The actual criminal act
⩥ Mens Rea. Answer: legal phrase used to describe the mental state a
person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be
intentional
⩥ Loops. Answer: the most common fingerprint
⩥ Chain of Custody. Answer: a process used to maintain and document
the chronological history of evidence
⩥ Nolo Contedere. Answer: a plea of "no contest" that one could use in
court. It means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not denying it
either.
⩥ Use of Force Continuum. Answer: 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization,
Empty- Hand Control, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
,⩥ Verbalization. Answer: Not physical. Officers issue calm,
nonthreatening commands.
⩥ Empty Hand Control. Answer: Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard
techniques
⩥ Less-Lethal. Answer: Officers use different technologies to gain
control
pepper spray, baton, taser
⩥ Lethal. Answer: Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a
situation.
⩥ 1st Amendment. Answer: Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press,
Assembly (peaceful), and Petition
⩥ 2nd Amendment. Answer: Keep and bear arms
⩥ 4th Amendment. Answer: Illegal search and seizure
⩥ 5th Admendment. Answer: Due process, double jeopardy, self-
incrimination, and just compensation (eminent domain)
,⩥ 6th Amendment. Answer: Speedy and public trial by impartial jury,
informed of nature and cause of accusation, confront the witnesses
against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
⩥ 7th Amendment. Answer: Civil Jury Trial
⩥ 8th Amendment. Answer: Cruel and unusual punishment
⩥ Plain View Doctrine. Answer: Officer can visually see contraband,
therefore no warrant is needed.
⩥ Terry v. Ohio. Answer: Terry Frisk- weapons only
⩥ Mapp v. Ohio. Answer: Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
⩥ Carroll v. US. Answer: Mobility Doctrine
⩥ Katz v. US. Answer: wiretap
⩥ Miranda v. Arizona. Answer: Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
⩥ Gideon v. Wainwright. Answer: 6th amendment- right to counsel
, ⩥ Basic rules of blood storage. Answer: • Refrigerate, do not freeze
standards collected in yellow stoppered vacutainers.
• Submit to the lab as soon as possible.
⩥ What are the basic rules of saliva collection and storage?. Answer: •
Collect on a sterile gauze pad or swabs, allow to air dry and package in
paper. Do not use plastic containers.
⩥ Firearms
Never submit a loaded gun to the Laboratory, unless ??. Answer: it is
delivered in person
⩥ • Place weapons in strong........ Answer: cardboard or wooden boxes,
well packed, to prevent shifting of guns in transit.
⩥ True or False
Rifles or shotguns should not be taken apart.. Answer: True
⩥ Gunshot residue is extremely fragile evidence and should be collected
as soon as. Answer: POSSIBLE - preferably within three hours of the
discharge of firearm
⩥ True or False
EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRECISE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Actus Reus. Answer: The actual criminal act
⩥ Mens Rea. Answer: legal phrase used to describe the mental state a
person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be
intentional
⩥ Loops. Answer: the most common fingerprint
⩥ Chain of Custody. Answer: a process used to maintain and document
the chronological history of evidence
⩥ Nolo Contedere. Answer: a plea of "no contest" that one could use in
court. It means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not denying it
either.
⩥ Use of Force Continuum. Answer: 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization,
Empty- Hand Control, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
,⩥ Verbalization. Answer: Not physical. Officers issue calm,
nonthreatening commands.
⩥ Empty Hand Control. Answer: Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard
techniques
⩥ Less-Lethal. Answer: Officers use different technologies to gain
control
pepper spray, baton, taser
⩥ Lethal. Answer: Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a
situation.
⩥ 1st Amendment. Answer: Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press,
Assembly (peaceful), and Petition
⩥ 2nd Amendment. Answer: Keep and bear arms
⩥ 4th Amendment. Answer: Illegal search and seizure
⩥ 5th Admendment. Answer: Due process, double jeopardy, self-
incrimination, and just compensation (eminent domain)
,⩥ 6th Amendment. Answer: Speedy and public trial by impartial jury,
informed of nature and cause of accusation, confront the witnesses
against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
⩥ 7th Amendment. Answer: Civil Jury Trial
⩥ 8th Amendment. Answer: Cruel and unusual punishment
⩥ Plain View Doctrine. Answer: Officer can visually see contraband,
therefore no warrant is needed.
⩥ Terry v. Ohio. Answer: Terry Frisk- weapons only
⩥ Mapp v. Ohio. Answer: Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
⩥ Carroll v. US. Answer: Mobility Doctrine
⩥ Katz v. US. Answer: wiretap
⩥ Miranda v. Arizona. Answer: Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
⩥ Gideon v. Wainwright. Answer: 6th amendment- right to counsel
, ⩥ Basic rules of blood storage. Answer: • Refrigerate, do not freeze
standards collected in yellow stoppered vacutainers.
• Submit to the lab as soon as possible.
⩥ What are the basic rules of saliva collection and storage?. Answer: •
Collect on a sterile gauze pad or swabs, allow to air dry and package in
paper. Do not use plastic containers.
⩥ Firearms
Never submit a loaded gun to the Laboratory, unless ??. Answer: it is
delivered in person
⩥ • Place weapons in strong........ Answer: cardboard or wooden boxes,
well packed, to prevent shifting of guns in transit.
⩥ True or False
Rifles or shotguns should not be taken apart.. Answer: True
⩥ Gunshot residue is extremely fragile evidence and should be collected
as soon as. Answer: POSSIBLE - preferably within three hours of the
discharge of firearm
⩥ True or False
