Forensics Midterm Multiple choice

What is the principle that cross transfers create evidence

• and evidence solves crimes?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Mendel's Law of Segregation

• Newton's Third Law of Motion

• Einstein's Theory of Relativity

What type of evidence includes firsthand observations?

• Direct evidence

• Circumstantial evidence

• Physical evidence

• Biological evidence

Dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers are all ______.

• DNA

• forensic science

• tool marks

• trace evidence

This evidence can be traced to a single source.

• Transient

• Individual

• Class

• Circumstantial

What type of evidence is shoe size?

• Class

• Individual

Which evidence is considered to be more reliable?

• Testimonial

• Physical

Perception

• Interpreting information received from the senses
• A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
• deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
• Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts

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Observation

• What a person perceives using his or her senses
• A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
• deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
• Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts

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(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly is known as _______________ evidence.

• Direct

• Circumstantial

• Physical

• Biological

Body parts, body fluids, hair, skin, blood would be considered _______________ evidence.

• Direct

• Circumstantial

• Physical

• Biological