Deck 17: Motor Vehicle Investigation

Question 1

Which criminal investigation can often associate a vehicle that was used in the crime?

A) Hit-and-run
B) Burglary
C) bombing
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following motives would explain why a suspect stole a vehicle?

A) Joyriding
B) To sell the parts for profit
C) To flee a crime
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

It has just started to rain outside and you are tasked with processing a vehicle, at the scene of a crime. Which action do you take first:

A) Conduct a scene walk through
B) Document the overall scene with photographs
C) Document, Preserve and collect fragile evidence
D) Dust for fingerprints using standard powders

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The search of a vehicle in which a homicide was committed should be conducted with the same degree of care as would be use when conducting the search of an indoor or outdoor scene involving a murder.

Question 5

When processing a scene involving the use of a vehicle as an improvised explosive device, which task is most important?

A) Finding out the exact time the bomb went off
B) Finding all metal parts of the vehicle
C) Finding as many parts of the explosive device as possible
D) Calling the FBI

Question 6

You are the lead crime scene investigator processing the scene of a hit-and-run accident. Which of the following pieces of evidence would you be most concerned about collecting?

A) Fingerprints on the victim's steering wheel
B) Mud samples from the tires
C) Tire standards form the victim's vehicle
D) Paint transfer on the victim's vehicle

Question 7

Which of the following can be used to determine the direction and speed of a suspect's vehicle in a hit-and-run accident?

A) SEM analysis of the pieces of rubber from the tire
B) Skid marks
C) Glass debris field
D) Location of vehicle parts