Crime Scene Investigation Questions

Crime scenes can be located in which of the following places?

• Homes

• Public places

• Vehicles

• All of the above

How would time of day affect a crime scene investigation?

• It affects the visibility and evidence collection.

• It has no impact on the investigation.

• It only affects the availability of witnesses.

• It determines the type of crime committed.

What should be done before any evidence is processed?

• Document the scene

• Collect fingerprints

• Analyze the evidence

• Interview witnesses

Choose ONE career related to Forensic Science.

• Forensic Pathologist

• Forensic Toxicologist

• Forensic Anthropologist

• Forensic Odontologist

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What is the significance of preserving the crime scene?

• To make the crime scene look more dramatic for the media

• To collect evidence without contamination or tampering.

• To allow the suspect to return to the scene and tamper with evidence

• To give the investigators more work to do

A location other than where the crime took place, but is in the same way related to the crime and where evidence is found

• Primary Crime Scene

• Secondary Crime Scene

• Trace Evidence

• Police Station

Typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they secure the scene

• detectives
• specialists
• district attorney
• police officers

Evidence can

• provide proof that a crime has been committed

• establish key elements of a crime
• exonerate the innocent
• all of the above

What is the primary purpose of DNA analysis in forensic science?

• To determine the age of the suspect

• To identify potential diseases

• To match a suspect with evidence at a crime scene

• To predict the future physical characteristics of a suspect

Which of the following is not a form of documentation at a crime scene?

• notes

• photography

• collecting evidence

• sketches