Forensics Final Study Guide

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

• victim
• officer
• suspect
• bad guy

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

• officer

• victim

• out of luck

• suspect

The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions

• Health Science

• Biology

• Physical Science

• Forensic Science

Processing a crime scene involves:

• only collecting evidence and taking pictures

• Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

• only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

• only sketching the scene and taking pictures

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

• Photography

• Collecting evidence

• Sketching

• Securing the perimeter

Physical evidence found in small, measurable amounts

• trace evidence

• biological evidence

• primary evidence

• secondary evidence

What pattern of fingerprint is shown?

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

Which type of fingerprint is shown in the image below?

• arch
• whorl
• loop
• none of these

Identify the fingerprint pattern shown.

• loop

• arch

• whorl

Interview and Interrogation mean the same thing.

• True

• False