Crime Scene Investigation

A crime scene investigator usually does not have to obtain a degree in Crime Scene Investigation through either a college degree program or a certification program.

• True

• False

An evidence log and a chain of custody must be attached to the evidence container.

• True

• False

Evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact is called direct evidence.

• True

• False

A kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing is called individual evidence.

• True

• False

Detectives look for leads by interviewing witnesses and talking to the crime scene investigators about the evidence.

• True

• False

The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:

• recognize evidence at the scene of a crime.

• document evidence at the scene of a crime.

• collect evidence at the scene of a crime.

• All of these choices.

Direct evidence includes:

• first-hand observations such as eyewitness accounts.

• second-hand observations.

• circumstantial evidence.

• None of these choices.

Circumstantial evidence is:

• direct evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does directly prove it

• indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does not directly prove it.

• indirect evidence that cannot be used to imply a fact.

• None of these choices.

Trace evidence is a type of circumstantial evidence, examples of which include:

• hair found on a brush.

• fingerprints found on a glass.

• blood drops on a shirt.

• All of these choices.

Class evidence narrows an identity to:

• a group of persons or things.

• an individual person or thing.

• an individual person.

• a subgroup.