Forensics Quiz 1

Forensic science is the application of science to:

• civil laws.

• crime scene reconstruction.

• speech making.

• both criminal and civil laws.

• criminal laws.

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

• Galton

• Bertillon

• Goddard

• Gross

• Boaz

Who postulated the exchange of evidence principle?

• Gross

• Bernoulli

• Locard

• Galton

• Osborn

The tendency of the public to believe that every crime scene will yield forensic evidence and their unrealistic expectations that a prosecutor’s case should always be bolstered and supported by forensic evidence is known as:

• the Scientific Method

• Jurisprudence

• Anthropometry

• Locard’s Principle

• the CSI Effect

The first officer arriving at a crime scene, after providing or obtaining medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects (if possible), should immediately:

• photograph the scene.

• search for evidence.

• make a rough sketch of the scene.

• take notes.

• secure the scene.

Which of the following is a correct physical evidence collection procedure?

• All items collected from the same grid area should be packaged together.

• The victim's clothing should be obtained at the crime scene and vacuumed to obtain trace evidence.

• Bloodstained garments should be packaged separately in paper bags.

• Every item collected should be secured individually in a plastic bag to prevent contamination.

• Items recovered from the scene of a murder should be sent along with the body to the medical examiner.

Diagram and label the four primary search patterns that are employed to systematically search a crime scene for physical evidence.

You saw a video about the OJ Simpson case. Give two pieces of evidence found at the crime scene that should have proved OJ guilty: ________ and ________. Give me two reasons why he was acquitted: ________ and ________.

The continuous record indicating who has handled evidence or what crime lab has analyzed the evidence is known as the ____________.

• physical evidence log

• chain of custody

• evidence of custody

• chain of evidence log

A piece of torn linen fabric with hot air balloons design found at a crime scene is (pick all that apply):

• Direct evidence

• Circumstantial evidence

• Individual evidence

• Class evidence