Forensics Final Exam Review

Which variable does not change in an experiment?

• independent

• dependent

When the crime scene includes a dead body, the photographer should

• take pics of injuries and weapons

• attempt to identify the victim

• determine time of death

The most basic methods of crime scene recording DO NOT include

• note taking

• videotape

• photos

• sketches

True or False. The police are not required to obtain a search warrant if they are in the process of a legal arrest.

• True

• False

True or False. An expert witness must have a degree in forensic science.

• True

• False

Which mortis refers to stiffness?

• livor

• algor

• rigor

Do identical twins have identical fingerprints?

• yes

• no

True or False. Fingerprints are formed after birth.

• True

• False

Corroborative evidence is used to

• support other evidence

• establish a suspect

• rule out a suspect

Latent prints are

• readily visible

• not readily visible