Forensics Post-test

An eyewitness account is what type of evidence?

• Circumstantial

• Direct

• Physical

• Trace

What  type of fingerprint pattern has one delta in it?

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

• None of the above

The most common type of fingerprint is the

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

• Delta

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a crime scene investigator?

• Photograph the scene

• Interview the witness

• Search the crime scene for evidence

• Take notes at the scene

Part of the crime scene investigators job is to sketch the crime scene as well as photograph it

• True

• False

Hair, glass, gun-shot residue and paint residue are all examples of trace evidence.

• True

• False

What type of cuticle does human hair have?

• Coronal

• Spinal

• Imbricate

Human hair will always have a thicker medulla than animal hair.

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT a human blood type?

• A

• B

• D

• O

Who developed the DNA fingerprinting technique in 1984?

• Sir Edmund Richard Henry

• Walter McCrone

• Sir Alec Jeffreys

• Francis Galton