SFS1a - Locard

What states "Every criminal can be connected to a crime by particles carried from the crime scene. When a criminal comes into contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs."?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• FBI motto

• Frye Standard

• Daubert Ruling

A home burglary has occurred. It appears the perpetrator entered after breaking a window. A metal safe had been opened by drilling through its tumblers. A suspect was seen running through the garden. Which of the following could be found on the suspect and would demonstrate Locard's exchange principle?

• cat hair on their shirt from their house

• coffee stain on their pants

• mud on their shoes from the victim's garden

• a wedding ring on their finger

What does Locard's Exchange Principle state?

• every crime will be solved

• all physical evidence provides information

• every contact leaves trace evidence

• crimes cannot be solved without physical evidence

A red car hits a white car and then leaves the scene of the accident. Which of the following best shows Locard's exchange principle?

• A little bit of red paint is found on the white car

• The driver in the white car has a broken wrist

• There is video evidence of the wreck

• An eyewitness saw that a child was driving the red car

Hair, body fluids, pollen, dirt, fibers, and fingerprints are all examples of _____ evidence.

What does this image best describe?

• A suspect and a victim

• 4th ammendment

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Daubert and Frye

Locard’s exchange principle implies all of the following EXCEPT

• Cat hair can be transferred to your pants.

• Soil samples can be carried from the yard into your home

• Fibers can be transferred from one person to another.

• Blood spatter can be used to identify blood type.

Which of the following does NOT show transfer of evidence or a trace left behind?

• a footprint

• hair that was transferred to a hairbrush

• the victim's own blood on their clothes

• the blood of the victim found on a suspect