Forensic Basic Quiz #1

What is the correct order of processing evidence and analysis of a crime scene?
1-Secure & Collect Evidence
2-Separate Witnesses
3-Secure the Crime Scene
4-Sketch the Crime Scene

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The reason it is important to separate witnesses at the crime scene is to

• to prevent contamination of the evidence

  
  

• prevent witnesses from talking to each other and influencing their recall

  
  

• protect them from the suspect

What is the first "S" in the 7 S's of Crime Scene Investigation?

• Search for Evidence

  
  

• Separate the Witnesses

  
  

• Scan the scene

  
  

• Secure the scene

  
  

An eye witness' testimony can be affected by...

• How they felt that day

• Religious Views

• Who else is around.

• All of these above

What decided what evidence is allowed in courts depends on what is “generally accepted” by the relevant scientific community?   

• The Daubert standard
• The hearsay rule
• The Frye standard
• The Federal Rules of Evidence

What states "Every contact leaves a trace"

• Frye Standard

• FBI Motto

• Daubert's Ruling

• Locard's Exchange Principle

Daubert established the role of the trial judge as ______ for the admission of expert evidence and

testimony

• prosecutor
• adjudicator
• witness
• gatekeeper