📚 CRDI311- PRELIM REVIEW

Who is known as the "Sherlock Holmes of Lyon" and formulated the Exchange Principle?

• Paul L. Kirk

• Dr. Edmond Locard

• Richard Saferstein

• Alphonse Bertillon

Which type of evidence answers the question "Who did this?" by linking suspects to the scene?

• Control Samples

• Reconstructive Evidence

• Associative Evidence

• Circumstantial Evidence

Which type of crime scene sketch shows the immediate scene only?

• Sketch in Details

• Sketch of Locality

• Sketch of the Ground

• Cross Projection

Which sketching method uses two fixed points to measure an object?

• Compass Point

• Baseline

• Triangulation

• Rectangular

Why is Locard's Exchange Principle important in crime scene investigation?

• It explains how to photograph a crime scene.

• It emphasizes that contact between people and objects always results in trace evidence.

• It describes how evidence should be sketched.

• It identifies which law applies to evidence collection.

How does associative evidence help an investigation?

• It determines the time of death.

• It shows how a crime happened.

• It links a suspect or victim to the crime scene.

• It reconstructs the sequence of events.

Why must the crime scene be secured immediately after discovery?

• To allow media access for transparency.

• To prevent contamination or destruction of evidence.

• To let bystanders see the scene.

• To make sketching easier for investigators.

An investigator finds bloodstains on a suspect's shirt. Which principle explains why this evidence is significant?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Saferstein's Law

• Commission Principle

• Reconstructive Rule

During a crime scene search, the officer places markers near footprints before taking photos. What is the purpose of this step?

• To preserve the locality sketch

• To highlight and document evidence properly

• To prevent suspects from fleeing

• To create baseline measurements

If an investigator fails to secure the crime scene and evidence gets contaminated, how will this affect the case?

• The investigation will proceed unaffected

• The evidence may be inadmissible in court

• The suspect will be automatically acquitted

• The evidence becomes reconstructive