FSc Ch#2

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

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.

Specialists at a crime scene include:

• entomologists

• forensic scientists

• forensic psychologists

• All of these choices

Medical examiners are also called:

• recorders to record the data.

• sketch artists to sketch the scene.

• photographers to take photos of the

  crime scene.

• All of the above