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FORENSICS Are your the weakest link.

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense
a)
victim
b)
officer
c)
suspect
d)
bad guy
2.

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

a)

officer

b)

victim

c)

out of luck

d)

suspect

3.

Processing a crime scene involves:

a)

only collecting evidence and taking pictures

b)

Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

c)

only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

d)

only sketching the scene and taking pictures

4.

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

a)

Photography

b)

Collecting evidence

c)

Sketching

d)

Securing the perimeter

5.

What pattern of fingerprint is shown?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

6.
Which type of fingerprint is shown in the image below?
a)
arch
b)
whorl
c)
loop
d)
none of these
7.

Identify the fingerprint pattern shown.

a)

loop

b)

arch

c)

whorl

8.
What does the 4th Amendment guarantee?
a)
no illegal search and seizure
b)
the right for cops to come into your house unnannounced
c)
no illegal gambling in your house
d)
no illegal cruel and unusual punishments
9.

The First 10 Amendments are referred to as

a)

The Big 10

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Magna Carta

10.

Which amendment guarantees a speedy trial?

a)

6th

b)

14th

c)

5th

d)

8th

11.

Which amendment includes the right not to incriminate oneself or to be tried for the same crime twice (double jeopardy)?

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

4th

d)

8th

12.

What are fingerprints used for?

a)

determine eye color

b)

Identification

c)

To help you fight crime.

13.
Which of the following CANNOT be determined from a person's shoe impressions?
a)
Age
b)
Body weight
c)
Surface the person walks on
d)
Activities of the wearer
14.
A footprint is left in dust at a crime scene and was only found due to electrostatic lifting.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
15.
A shoe impression is left in paint at a crime scene.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
16.
What type of tire mark shows distance since brakes were applied and speed?
a)
Skids Marks
b)
Yaw Marks
c)
Tire Scrub
d)
Skid Scrub
17.
A tire track is left sunk into the mud.  What type of impression is this?
a)
Patent
b)
Latent
c)
Plastic
d)
Lasting
18.
What type of tire mark shows area of impact?
a)
Skids Marks
b)
Yaw Marks
c)
Tire Scrub
d)
Skid Scrub
19.
What type of evidence is impression evidence?
a)
Class Only
b)
Individual Only
c)
Trace Only
d)
Class or Individual, depending on the characteristics
20.
How many teeth does a fully developed human adult normally have?
a)
20
b)
28
c)
24
d)
32
21.
Forensic dentistry involves the study of teeth with the intention of providing facts to be used as evidence in court. What is another name for this field of study?
a)
forensic anthropology
b)
forensic odontology
c)
forensic palynology
d)
forensic entomology
22.
If a mass death occurs and many people die at the same place, How would the bodies be identified/
a)
DNA analysis
b)
Fingerprints
c)
Dental records
d)
Photographs
23.
Ted Bundy was convicted with this time of evidence.
a)
Bite Mark
b)
DNA
c)
Shoe Print
d)
Tire Impression
24.
Which of the following describes the area of a tire tread that makes contact with the road?
a)
Groove
b)
Rib
c)
Ridge
d)
Valley
25.

Processing a crime scene involves:

a)

only collecting evidence and taking pictures

b)

Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

c)

only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

d)

only sketching the scene and taking pictures

26.
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin 
27.
The middle layer of a hair (compared to the wood of a pencil) is the __
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
28.

When using a microscope which of the following is true

a)

always begin viewing at the lowest power

b)

always adjust with the coarse adjustment knob first

c)

always have both eyes open

d)

all of the above

29.

A crime scene investigator observes the scene and makes mental notes (or records them) of what he/she hears, sees, and smells.

a)

forensics

b)

forensic anthropologist

c)

crime scene

d)

approach the scene

30.

Walking around the outside of the scene to see if anything is obvious about the crime.

a)

secure and protect the scene

b)

initiate preliminary survey

c)

prepare a narrative of the scene

d)

crime scene

31.

A skeletal biologist who applies what is known about human skeletal variation (differences) to the individual case by developing a profile (age, gender, ancestry, stature).

a)

forensics

b)

forensic anthropologist

c)

crime scene

d)

approach the scene

32.
Entomologists studies _______
a)
fossils
b)
insects
c)
animals
d)
plants
33.

The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions

a)

Health Science

b)

Biology

c)

Physical Science

d)

Forensic Science

34.
Evaluate offenders  to determine if they are competent to stand trial
a)
Pathology
b)
Polygraphy
c)
Entomology
d)
Psychiatry
35.
Investigate accidents dealing with transportation, structure collapses,  and product liability
a)
Criminalistics
b)
Engineering 
c)
Computer Science
d)
Ballistics
36.
Study medical history of victims and determine cause and circumstance   of death
a)
Pathology
b)
Polygraphy
c)
Psychology
d)
Serology
37.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
38.
How many categories of finger prints are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
Not everyone's fingerprints are unique?
a)
True
b)
False
40.
•Police investigators are experts in collecting “dactylograms”, otherwise known as?
a)
pictures
b)
fingerprints
c)
evidence
d)
baseball cards
41.
Finger prints have general patterns that allow them to be classified and ______.
a)
studied
b)
destroyed
c)
washed
d)
categorized
42.
What happened to cause the downfall of anthropometry as a way to ID people?
a)
Nothing happened.  It is still used today.
b)
Two federal prisoners had similar names , faces and the same measurements.
c)
Fingerprinting was found to be easier.
d)
The US changed to the metric system.
43.
This scientist is considered the father of Forensic Toxicology.
a)
Alphonse Bertillon
b)
Francis Galton
c)
Mathieu Orfila
d)
Karl Landsteiner
44.
This British scientist published the first statistical proof that fingerprints are unique.
a)
Mathieu Orfila
b)
Alphonse Bertillon
c)
Francis Galton
d)
Karl Landsteiner
45.
This scientist devised a system of identifying a person using 11 different body measurements.
a)
Alphonse Bertillon
b)
Mathieu Orfila
c)
Francis Galton
d)
Karl Landsteiner
46.
What is the definition of Forensic Science?
a)
Collecting Evidence at a Crime Scene
b)
The use of science and technology in service to the law
c)
Proving people innocent
d)
Proving people guilty
47.
This author of the Sherlock Holmes books introduced forensic science to the common people in the 19th century.
a)
Arthur Conan Doyle
b)
Sherlock Holmes
c)
Dr. John Watson
d)
Author Conan Doyle
48.
What is a Forensic psychologist?
a)
Criminalist that collects, documents, and preserves evidence at a crime scene
b)
Forensic scientist that would address a suspect's sanity or competency to stand trial
c)
Forensic scientist that can determine the cause of material or structural failures
d)
Forensic scientist that applies dental science in the identification of unknown human remains and bite marks.
49.
What is a Crime Scene Investigator?
a)
Criminalist that collects, documents, and preserves evidence at a crime scene
b)
Forensic scientist that would address a suspect's sanity or competency to stand trial
c)
Forensic scientist that can determine the cause of material or structural failures
d)
Forensic scientist that applies dental science in the identification of unknown human remains and bite marks.
50.
Which kind of people are more likely to falsely confess to a crime?
a)
People with criminal parents.
b)
Members of the military
c)
Juveniles, mentally disabled and mentally ill people.
d)
Students who have studied forensics.
51.
This principle states that when a criminal comes in contact with an object or person, a cross transfer of evidence appears.
a)
Bernoulli principle
b)
Locard's Principle of Exchange
c)
Dan Bauer
d)
Locomotion Principle 
52.
Which of the following does the Innocence Project NOT recommend to solve the issue of faulty eyewitness testimony?
a)
Double-blind administration of all line-ups
b)
Proper lineup composition
c)
Recording the procedure
d)
Hinting who the suspect is to the witness
53.
When we witness a crime our observations are affected by all but which of the following:
a)
Our emotional state
b)
Whether we are alone or with other people
c)
What type of activity is going on around us
d)
What we had for lunch the day before.
54.
Over 250 people have been exonerated by the Innocence Project.  What is the main reason they were originally convicted?
a)
False Confession
b)
Faulty Eyewitness Testimony
c)
DNA Evidence
d)
Fingerprint Evidence
55.
What does the Innocence Project do?
a)
Exonerates people by using DNA analysis  to look at old cases.
b)
Excuses felons from their crimes.
c)
Helps catch criminals.
d)
Tests the DNA of every murder case.
56.

Collects, ID’s, and analyzes physical evidence (crime scene reconstruction, drug analysis, chemistry, trace evidence, DNA, firearms, fingerprints, documents, voices, impressions, etc)

a)

Crime Scene Investigator

b)

Criminalist

c)

Forensic Psychiatrist

d)

Forensic Serologist

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