IAI CSI CERTIFICATION REVIEW EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

IAI CSI CERTIFICATION REVIEW
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


The final analysis is done where? - ANS courtroom


Some major goals of a crime scene search are - ANS *the recognition and identification of
physical evidence


*the collection and proper preservation of evidence


*reconstruction of the crime


*assist detectives in forming a theory about the crime


The job of the CSI in "forensic science" is to - ANS properly recognize, identify, collect, and
preserve pieces of evidence


'Justice' begins via _____________. - ANS evidence


CSIs are responsible for what two of the four steps in the admissibility of physical evidence for
court? - ANS recognition and collection


Physical evidence leads to the linkage of the _________, _____________, and ___________. -
ANS victim; perpetrator; scene




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,One major factor that determines the value of physical evidence is __________________. -
ANS recognition


Recognition of physical evidence is the knowledge and understanding to recognize __________
___________ of ____________ ___________. - ANS potential items; physical evidence


The second major factor that determines the value of physical evidence is ______________. -
ANS collection


The collection of physical evidence is utilizing the appropriate skills and following protocols to
__________ and __________ physical evidence. - ANS gather; preserve


Third major factor that determines the value of physical evidence is _____________
___________. - ANS testing procedures


Testing procedures of physical evidence is the application of _____________ ___________
__________ to analyze the physical evidence. - ANS acceptable scientific procedures


The fourth major factor that determines the value of physical evidence is __________________
_______________. - ANS courtroom presentation


Courtroom presentation of physical evidence is the qualifications of the __________ to provide
__________ reports on the forensic _________ of physical evidence. - ANS witness;
objective; analysis


Forensic Archaeologist studies ____________; it utilizes _________________ recovery
techniques at scenes of mass graves or exhumations. - ANS bones; archaeological


Forensic Botanist studies ____________; can aid in determining _________ ____ _______ or
assist in placing a suspect/victim at a location by studying the anatomy of _________ evidence.
- ANS plants; time of death; plant



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,Forensic Entomologist studies __________; can evaluate the _______ _____ of insects found at
the scene/on the ______ of a victim to assist in establishing investigative leads such as the
______________ of a body after death, ___________ ____ _________, and the postmortem
interval. - ANS insects; life cycle; body; movement; manner of death


Forensic Odontologist studies __________; ________ with special training in the evaluation and
handling of ___________ evidence, including _______-______ comparison and the
identification of victims/suspects. - ANS teeth; dentist; dental; bite-mark


Forensic Pathologist studies ____________; a medical _________ with additional specialty
training in determination of __________ and ______________ resulting in death. -
ANS medicine; doctor; injuries and disease


The Medical Examiner is a ___________ __________ with ________ or more years of
specialized training in the recognition of the cause and _________ of death. - ANS medical
doctor; five; manner of death


The Coroner is an ____________ official, either a layman or physician, who certifies
__________ and can order additional investigations of suspicious deaths. - ANS elected;
deaths


FSAB stands for - ANS Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board


FSAB provides _______________ to those that meet requirements for training, education,
experience, and testing of individual forensic scientists and specialists. - ANS accreditation


The duty of the expert witness is to ____________ the jury and provide testimony using
________________ that is easily explainable and not misunderstood. - ANS educate;
terminology


Essential elements of expert witness testimony are __________, ___________, and
____________. - ANS clarity; simplicity; and honesty



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, Expert witness testimony may be challenged in the following ways: - ANS *the case may not
require expertise


*basic qualifications and the ability to give an opinion in the field at issue


*insufficient education/experience to have anything of value to offer


*the methodology utilized to support the opinion may not be scientifically sound/capable of
supporting the opinion


*the methodology may be scientifically sound, but the opinion based on the method is not
sufficiently derived from that scientific methodology


Acts of commission are _____________. - ANS intentional


Acts of omission are __________________. - ANS unintentional


The O.J. Effect is famous for _____________ the chain of evidence/custody, ___________, or
the science. - ANS discrediting; scientists


'Corpus deliciti' means the ___________ of the __________. - ANS facts; case


Physical evidence can reveal information that will aid in investigation by: - ANS *providing
essential info on the facts of the case


*revealing the MO


*demonstrating the correlation between the victim, suspects, locations, and objects


*proving/disproving witness statements

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