Assingment 18
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- From whom should you obtain authorization to conduct a polygraph examination?
- Director NCIS
- The polygraph examiner is prohibited from conducting examination when, in the examiner's opinion, the person fits which descriptions?
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Physically fatigued.
Known to have mental disorder.
Below the age of reason. - Upon completion of the polygraph examination, the examiner may come to one of how many conclusions?
- Four
- The subject is informed that the examination has been completed and the charts will be subjected to a detailed analysis.
- No deception
- The examinee is deliberately distorting the charts.
- No opinion
- The examiner interrogates the examinee and attempts to determine the causes of specific responses.
- Deception indicated.
- The examinee has a cold and rapport is not established.
- Inconclusive
- The examinee seems to suffer from a permanent psychological disorder.
- No opinion
- After the subject leaves the room the examiner carefully evaluates the charts and confers with the investigator if doubt exits.
- No deception
- A subsequent examination may be made by the original examiner without obtaining additional approval.
- Inconclusive
- When evidence is searched for in large outdoor areas, it is advisable to divide the area into strips approximately how wide?
- 4 ft.
- When you search indoors or outdoors, the search area may be divided into what type of areas?
- Zones or Sectors
- Evidence may not be released to any person other than the evidence custodian without supervisor approval.
- True
- Properly prepared sketches are useful for which of the following reasons?
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Preparing reports
Questioning witnesses
Refreshing your memory - A sketch provides the best means of portraying distances between objects at the scene.
- True
- What method of sketching should be used for indoor sketches?
- Triangulation
- What consideration is most important in crime scene photography?
- Maintaining perspective
- Controls the amount of time the light is allowed to reach the film.
- Shutter speed
- Controls the amount of light transmitted to the film.
- Lens speed
- Identifies the sensitivity of the film to light.
- Film speed
- Controls the amount of light entering the lens.
- Filters
- Determines the light value of a scene or object
- Exposure meter
- Classified as slow, medium, or fast.
- Film speed
- What are the two general categories of color film?
- Negative and Positive
- Physical evidence is one of the most valuable assets in pursuing an investigation to a succesful conclusion.
- True
- Which techniques are used to achieve the maximum benefit from physical evidence?
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Handling
Collecting
Preserving - Physical evidence is divided into a total of how many general categories?
- Three
- A wall, floor, or telophone pole would be what category of evidence?
- Fixed
- Which individuals must be able to authenticate a piece of evidence at a later date?
- Person who first receives it.
- Correct ID of evidence occurs when the member taking custody of the evidence promptly marks and tags the item.
- True
- Evidence should be inscribed with which two items?
- Initials of collector and date and time.
- Which actions you as the evidence collector should NOT do when marking evidence?
-
Destroy latent charasteristics
Reduce the object's function
Devalue the object - When an item of evidence cannot be marked without destroying evidentiary characteristics, which actions should be taken?
- Place the item in a sealed container and mark it for identification.
- What individual appoints the evidence custodian and the alternate?
- CO
- What method should be used to enter items on the evidence custody document?
- Typed or printed in ink
- What should be done with the second copy of the evidence/property custody document.
- Attach it to the ICR
- The evidence log and all supporting documentation should be retained for a minimum of how many years?
- Five
- Approved evidence containers and storing room requirements are outlined in which publication?
- OPNAVINST 5510.1
- The combinations of all evidence containers must be changed in which situations?
-
Annually
When a new SO is appointed
When suspected breach of evidence security occurs. - A complete inventory of evidence and reconciliation of documents must be accomplished at least how often?
- Semiannually
- Which individuals should NOT be involved in an evidence inventory?
- An interested third party.
- Which individuals should be involved in an evidence inventory?
-
SO
Evidence custodian
Alternate evidence custodian - Of the methods of evidence transmittal, which one is NOT authorized?
- Second-Class Mail
- What methods of evidence transmittal are authorized?
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Registered Mail
First-Class Mail
Freight or Hand Carry - Which materials may NOT be transmitted through the US Mail?
-
Gas
Chemical
Ammunition - What is the final link in the evidence custody chain?
- Disposition