Forensic Science Bertino

a folded paper used to hold trace evidence

• first responder

• paper bindle

• direct evidence

• datum point

An evidence log and a chain of custody must be attached to the evidence container.

• True

• False

Direct evidence includes

• first-hand observations such as eyewitness accounts

• second-hand observations

• circumstantial evidence

• none of these choices

Circumstantial evidence is:

• direct evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does directly prove it

• indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does not directly prove it

• indirect evidence that cannot be used to imply a fact

• None of these choices

Trace evidence is a type of circumstantial evidence, examples of which include:

• hair found on a brush

• fingerprints found on a glass

• blood drops on a shirt

• All of these choices

Specialists at a crime scene include:

• entomologists

• forensic scientists

• forensic psychologists

• All of these choices

Evidence that comes directly from a person or animal (body parts, fluids, hair, skin, blood, etc). is known as _______________ evidence.

• Direct

• Circumstantial

• Physical

• Biological

A fingerprint would be

• Circumstantial and Physical

• Circumstantial and Biological

• Direct and physical

• Physical only

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

• DNA

• forensic science

• tool marks

• trace evidence

What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?

• fingerprints can help identify people

• wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)

• for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene