forensics test 1 review

The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called

• chain of command
• record of evidence
• chain of custody

In a crime scene sketch, there should always be an arrow to show which way is

• South
• East
• West
• North

In a crime scene sketch, to show where a dead body or weapon is located, one should measure and draw the distance from the evidence

• 1 a movable landmark
• 2 immovable landmarks
• 3 the body

Define the "Locard's Principle."

• the scientific examination of evidence in a criminal investigation
• states that criminals always take a trace of something with them or leave a trace of something behind at the scene of the crime
• a type of evidence
• the person who runs the Locard School

Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred. 

• primary crime scene

• secondary crime scene 

• tertiary crime scene 

• Alibi 

Crime scene sketches provide _____________ not present in photographs, video evidence, etc

• Positioning of evidence

• Condition of evidence

• Close-ups and details

• Distances and dimensions

What is probable cause?

• Permission from a person to enter/search their property

• Reasonable basis for believing a crime may have been committed

• Emergency circumstances that allows someone to enter the premises without consent or a warrant

• A legal document authorizing police officers to enter & search the premises.

A large group of people are used to search a large, outdoor crime scene. They stand just a few feet from each other and follow a straight path, with each searcher only responsible for a narrow strip of ground. This type of search pattern may be described as...

• Grid

• Line

• Zone

• Spiral

Prior to 72 hours after death, livor mortis, rigor mortis and algor mortis are used instead of ____________ evidence.

• fingerprint

• dental

• insect

• glass

Which term below is not an example of an open wound?

• contusion

• abrasion
• puncture
• laceration