Part I:
Q1. Discuss whether dogs are subject to the same legal limitations on searches as officers.
Q2. Define curtilage.
Q3. What are the recognized exceptions in which investigators are permitted to conduct a search without obtaining a warrant?
Q4. What is the plain-view doctrine?
Q5. When is trash subject to search?
Part II:
Q1. Describe the basic types of equipment that a department would need to process a crime scene.
Q2. Explain the difference between competent, material, and relevant evidence.
Q3. When would an investigator make use of an ultraviolet light?
Q4. How should an investigator avoid contaminating evidence?
Q5. Discuss the difference between individual and class.