Unit 5 - Documentation and Evidence

Question 1

Using inappropriate language or slang in your notebook is appropriate when
a) Another security professional says they think they heard the individual making a threat
b) You do not like the individual
c) You are angry about the situation
d) You are making note of a verbatim comment
e) A witness tells you they think they heard the individual making a threat

Answer 1

d) You are making note of a verbatim comment

Question 2

When calling in a license plate using the phonetic alphabet, “EZM” would be expressed as:
a) Earache-Zion-Malta
b) Echo-Zulu-Mike
c) Elbow-Zulu-Malta
d) Echo-Zion-Mike

Answer 2

b) Echo-Zulu-Mike

Question 3

The phonetic alphabet is:
a) Used by hearing impaired persons
b) Comprised of sounds only
c) Used frequently for clarity in communication
d) The letters on a telephone keypad

Question 4

Fingerprints, footprints, and samples on which DNA testing may be performed; it is usually invisible to the naked eye and must be collected by trained experts is an example of
a) Documentary evidence
b) Circumstantial evidence
c) Physical evidence
d) Trace evidence

Answer 4

d) Trace evidence

Question 5

When calling in license plate using the phonetic alphabet, “SAM” would be expressed as:
a) Shade-Alpha-Monroe
b) Sierra-Alpha-Milo
c) Sierra-Alpha-Mike
d) Short-Arm-Milo

Answer 5

c) Sierra-Alpha-Mike

Question 6

Recording the name of the police officer who assumes control of a crime scene is:
a) Necessary for keeping the media informed
b) Preserving the chain of evidence
c) Not required
d) Required for filling our Post-orders

Answer 6

b) Preserving the chain of evidence

Question 7

Events should be written in ___________________ order.
a) First
b) Logical
c) Remembered
d) Chronological

Answer 7

d) Chronological

Question 8

The notes in your notebook will help you
a) Obtain a security license in another classification
b) Prepare reports for your employer and others
c) Avoid court testimony
d) Communicate non-verbally

Answer 8

b) Prepare reports for your employer and others

Question 9

To make a correction in a notebook entry, you should
a) Use whiteout
b) Scribble out the error and rewrite on a separate line
c) Draw a single line through the incorrect information and initial next to the change
d) Always use pencil so you can erase errors and make changes
e) Rip out the page and start on the next page

Answer 9

c) Draw a single line through the incorrect information and initial next to the change

Question 10

What tone should you use in your report writing?
a) Formal
b) Friendly
c) Informal
d) Technical

Answer 10

a) Formal

Question 11

Which of these is not appropriate to be contained in a notebook?
a) Email address of the secretary
b) Complaints from members of the public
c) Cell phone number of a witness
d) Record of a false alarm

Answer 11

a) Email address of the secretary

Question 12

Evidence based on something said by a third party (e.g. you overhear an individual threatening another person) is known as
a) Hearsay
b) Direct
c) Opinion
d) Documentary

Answer 12

a) Hearsay

Question 13

On the 24-hour clock you would write 5:30 PM as:
a) 1730
b) 530
c) 1330
d) 5:30

Answer 13

a) 1730

Question 14

Photographs, security video footage, and various types of documentation is
a) Trace evidence
b) Documentary evidence
c) Circumstantial evidence
d) Physical evidence

Answer 14

b) Documentary evidence

Question 15

You should advise the police about witnesses to the incident when:
a) You have finished interviewing the witness
b) The police arrive
c) You believe the witness is lying
d) The witness does not know the suspect

Answer 15

b) The police arrive

Question 16

If a witness tells you they think a specific individual committed a crime, you should
a) Not write anything in your notebook because it is based on mere suspicion
b) You should not state the individual committed the crime, only write down that they have reason to believe the crime was committed by the named individual
c) Arrest the individual believed to have committed the crime
d) Call the police to handle it
e) Tell the witness he or she has to arrest the individual because you did not see it committed

Answer 16

b) You should not state the individual committed the crime, only write down that they have reason to believe the crime was committed by the named individual

Question 17

You should not write your ______________ in your notebook.
a) Shift start and end times
b) Partner’s name
c) Explanation of what occurred
d) Opinion

Answer 17

d) Opinion

Question 18

When you lose your security license, you must file a written report to:
a) Your supervisor
b) The client where you lost your license
c) The Registrar of Security Programs
d) The police

Answer 18

c) The Registrar of Security Programs