Crime Scene Investigation types of evidence

Multiple Choice

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

All evidence must be collected in glass test tubes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Blood-stained materials should be store in what type of container

• paper bags
• air-tight new paint can
• mason jar with a lid
• plastic bag with a seal

Multiple Choice

What are the four patterns to search for evidence

• spiral, round, linear, quadrant
• grid, round, linear, zone
• spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
• spiral, grid, linear, quadrant

Multiple Choice

"With contact between two items, there will be an exchange." This is known as _____

• physical evdience
• Locard's exchange principle
• Forensic exchange principle
• the law of forensics 

Multiple Choice

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

• individual evidence

• class evidence

• direct evidence

• trace evidence

Multiple Choice

The idea that with any contact between two items there will be transfer is known as _____

• physical evdience

• Locard's exchange principle

• Forensic exchange principle

• the law of forensics

Multiple Choice

How should a shirt with biological evidence on it such as a blood drop be packaged?

• it should be packaged in paper to allow for drying

• it should be packaged in plastic immediately

• it should be packaged in the same container as other evidence