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WorksheetsForensics ch. 2 Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Evidence that can narrow a suspect pool down to a smaller group
a)
individual
b)
class
c)
trace
d)
circumstantial
2.
Evidence that can be transferred such as skin, hair, fibers
a)
individual
b)
class
c)
trace
d)
circumstantial
3.
Evidence that narrows the suspect pool to a single person excluding all others
a)
individual
b)
class
c)
trace
d)
cicumstantial
4.
Evidence on its own can be explained with multiple reasons - does not lead you to a conclusion of fact rather you make an inference - like the presence of a fingerprint being at a scene can be explained with multiple scenarios
a)
individual
b)
class
c)
trace
d)
circumstantial
5.
The footprint at the crime scene was only a partial print so size could not be determined only the make of the shoe - this is an excellent example of what type of evidence
a)
trace
b)
class
6.
Each person's DNA is
a)
similar
b)
the same
c)
different
d)
Santa
7.
enables federal, state, & local crime labs to electronically exchange & compare DNA profiles
a)
CODIS
b)
IAFIS
c)
NIBIN
d)
PDQ
8.
Class Evidence is
a)
Material that connects an item to a group of other items or people.
b)
my date of birth
c)
when you're in class and see evidence
9.
What type of evidence is a statement made under oath by a competent witness?
a)
direct evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
indirect evidence
d)
circumstantial evidence
10.
Hair, fiber, fingerprints, documents, blood, soil drugs, tool marks, impressions and glass are examples of what type of evidence?
a)
direct evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
indirect evidence
d)
circumstantial evidence
11.
What type of evidence is material that can be related to a single source?
a)
class evidence
b)
physical evidence
c)
indirect evidence
d)
individual evidence
12.
Which is the most reliable type of evidence?
a)
physical evidence
b)
direct evidence
c)
testimonial evidence
d)
all types of evidence are as reliable as the next type
13.
Which is direct evidence?
a)
fingerprints
b)
DNA
c)
witness testimony
d)
hair color
14.
Which type of evidence is the most common?
a)
circumstantial
b)
direct
c)
testimonial
d)
fingerprints
15.
Which of the following is evidence said by a person in court?
a)
fingerprints
b)
testimonial
c)
indirect
d)
class
16.
A toxicologist deals with...
a)
Blood
b)
Bones
c)
Poison
d)
Teeth
17.
A knife with no blood on it is considered...
a)
Biological
b)
Physical
c)
Testimonial
d)
Surveillence
18.
What is an example of Class Evidence?
a)
DNA
b)
FIngerprint
c)
A gun
d)
Hair with root connected
19.
__________________ material that has been collected from a known location but is a unknown origin.
a)
Pattern Evidence
b)
Class Evidence
c)
Questioned or Unknown
d)
Transient evidence
20.
A torn t-shirt can be classified as __________ evidence.
a)
Class
b)
Individual
c)
Pattern
d)
Transient
21.
________is term used in criminal forensics to indicate elements of physical evidence that might be expected to degrade or disappear within a particular time frame.
a)
Testimonial Evidence
b)
Associative Evidence
c)
Class Evidence
d)
Transient Evidence
22.
___________ evidence is produced by a specific action or event and must be observed and recorded.
a)
Direct
b)
Transient
c)
Conditional
d)
Indirect
23.
What type of evidence is temporary; easily changed or lost; usually observed by the first officer at the crime scene?
a)
Pattern
b)
Conditional
c)
Transfer
d)
Transient
24.
Evidence having class characteristics can
a)
exonerate an innocent suspect
b)
link a person to a crime with high degree of certainty
c)
always be fitted together in the manner of a jig-saw puzzle
d)
have no evidential value
25.
Provide links between evidence and individuals involved in a crime.
a)
Circumstantial Evidence
b)
Blue evidence
c)
The evidence
d)
Associative evidence
26.
true or false: a witnesses memory of a crime fades over time
a)
true
b)
false
27.
true or false: interviewing techniques have NO effect on a witnesses' story accuracy
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Fingerprints are known as class evidence.
a)
true
b)
false
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