WMD Exam 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What do weapons of mass destruction do? - CORRECT ANSWER Kill a bunch of
people at once
Personnel duties and responsibilities of traditional crime scene processing (6) - CORRECT
ANSWER team leader, photographer/ photographic log recorder, sketch preparer,
evidence recorder/ custodian, evidence recovery personnel, specialists (as needed)
Steps to crime scene processing (11) - CORRECT ANSWER preparation, approach
scene, initiate preliminary search, evaluate physical evidence possibilities, prepare narrative
description, depict scene photographically, prepare diagram/sketch of scene, conduct detailed
search, record and collect physical evidence, conduct final survey, release the scene
Zone search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER the crime scene is divided into sectors,
and each team members takes one sector.
Parallel search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER all of the members of the team form a
line, walking in a straight line, at the same speed, from one end of the crime scene to the
other.
Grid search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER two parallel searchers, offset by 90
degrees, performed one after another
Spiral search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER starting at the middle or the outside of the
scene and working your way to the opposite; helpful if there is only one searcher
Line search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER Generally used in large crime scenes,
where team members stand in a line equal distance apart and walk to the opposite side of the
crime scene, then circle back to the front end of the scene further to the right or left.
, How big is a crime scene? - CORRECT ANSWER as big as however far the evidence
is
Trace evidence - CORRECT ANSWER hairs, fibers, gunshot residue, paint residue,
broken glass, unknown chemicals, drugs
Impression evidence - CORRECT ANSWER fingerprints, footwear, tool marks,
striations on a fired bullet
Body fluid evidence - CORRECT ANSWER blood, semen, saliva, vomit
Weapons and firearms evidence - CORRECT ANSWER knives, guns, bullet holes,
cartridge casings
Questioned documents/digital - CORRECT ANSWER diaries, suicide notes, phone
books; answering machines, caller ID units, cellphones
Locard's Exchange Principle - CORRECT ANSWER Whenever two objects come into
contact with one another, there is exchange of materials between them.
Evidence package label - 7 essential pieces of information - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
file number (case identifier), 2. date of search, 3. item number, 4. description of item, 5.
location item found, 6. full name of finder and initials, 7. full name of second person who
witnessed item in place and initials
What survives after detonation? - CORRECT ANSWER fingerprints, dentition, DNA,
Anthropology/ x-rays
Types of explosions - CORRECT ANSWER mechanical, chemical, nuclear
Mechanical explosion - CORRECT ANSWER a build-up of pressure which
subsequently bursts some form of containment
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What do weapons of mass destruction do? - CORRECT ANSWER Kill a bunch of
people at once
Personnel duties and responsibilities of traditional crime scene processing (6) - CORRECT
ANSWER team leader, photographer/ photographic log recorder, sketch preparer,
evidence recorder/ custodian, evidence recovery personnel, specialists (as needed)
Steps to crime scene processing (11) - CORRECT ANSWER preparation, approach
scene, initiate preliminary search, evaluate physical evidence possibilities, prepare narrative
description, depict scene photographically, prepare diagram/sketch of scene, conduct detailed
search, record and collect physical evidence, conduct final survey, release the scene
Zone search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER the crime scene is divided into sectors,
and each team members takes one sector.
Parallel search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER all of the members of the team form a
line, walking in a straight line, at the same speed, from one end of the crime scene to the
other.
Grid search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER two parallel searchers, offset by 90
degrees, performed one after another
Spiral search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER starting at the middle or the outside of the
scene and working your way to the opposite; helpful if there is only one searcher
Line search pattern - CORRECT ANSWER Generally used in large crime scenes,
where team members stand in a line equal distance apart and walk to the opposite side of the
crime scene, then circle back to the front end of the scene further to the right or left.
, How big is a crime scene? - CORRECT ANSWER as big as however far the evidence
is
Trace evidence - CORRECT ANSWER hairs, fibers, gunshot residue, paint residue,
broken glass, unknown chemicals, drugs
Impression evidence - CORRECT ANSWER fingerprints, footwear, tool marks,
striations on a fired bullet
Body fluid evidence - CORRECT ANSWER blood, semen, saliva, vomit
Weapons and firearms evidence - CORRECT ANSWER knives, guns, bullet holes,
cartridge casings
Questioned documents/digital - CORRECT ANSWER diaries, suicide notes, phone
books; answering machines, caller ID units, cellphones
Locard's Exchange Principle - CORRECT ANSWER Whenever two objects come into
contact with one another, there is exchange of materials between them.
Evidence package label - 7 essential pieces of information - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
file number (case identifier), 2. date of search, 3. item number, 4. description of item, 5.
location item found, 6. full name of finder and initials, 7. full name of second person who
witnessed item in place and initials
What survives after detonation? - CORRECT ANSWER fingerprints, dentition, DNA,
Anthropology/ x-rays
Types of explosions - CORRECT ANSWER mechanical, chemical, nuclear
Mechanical explosion - CORRECT ANSWER a build-up of pressure which
subsequently bursts some form of containment
