WorksheetsForensics - Unit 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide:
facts
opinion
judgment
reflection
An opinion is something that can be proven.
True
False
What are the 5 senses?
Hearing
Sight
Touch
Smell
Taste
What is the first step in the 7 S' of investigating a crime scene?
scanning a crime scene
seeing a crime scene
separating witnesses
securing a crime scene
What is the very last step of the 7 S's of investigating a crime scene?
securing a crime scene
seeing a crime scene
securing and collecting evidence
searching a crime scene
The evidence seal (red tape) on an evidence bag must never be broken.
True
False
If the evidence seal (red tape) is broken on an evidence bag, what will happen? (More than one answer)
The evidence may not be usable in court
The scientist will be fired
The Chain of Custody log must be completed
The evidence must be placed in a new evidence bag with a new seal
Eyewitness accounts vary from person to person and may be inaccurate.
True
False
(a) (Direct or Circumstantial) evidence cannot be argued with. It provides investigators with a direct story of what happened.
(a) (Direct or Circumstantial) evidence must still be tested further because it does not yet give us enough information to declare a suspect. We have to do more tests to see who or what it belongs to.
Which type(s) of evidence is circumstantial? (There may be more than one answer)
signed ransom note
glass fragments
paint transfer
video surveillance
Which piece of evidence is direct evidence?
Glass fragments
Tool marks
Tire prints
Police dashboard cam footage
Broken glass is considered to be (a) (physical or biological) evidence.
_________________ evidence narrows a suspect to a group of people or things.
Individual
Class
Physical
Circumstantial
How many photographs are required for each piece of evidence?
5
1
9
3
What size of search is the Spiral Search most effective in?
small area
large area
Which search pattern requires all searchers to stop and move at the same time?
Spiral Search
Grid Search
Line/strip Search
Quadrant (Zone) Search
What is the first step in creating a crime scene sketch?
Adding all evidence
Labeling all items
Creating an outline
Adding Crime Scene Info
True or False? Evidence drawings must be as realistic as possible.
True
False
Why do we need to add evidence measurements to our sketches?
So that we know exactly where the evidence is located within the crime scene
So that we can find the evidence again when we come back
It's just part of the required items
So we can double check witness statements, etc.
When we label the evidence, do we just write the name of the item right next to it or do we use letters/numbers?
Write the word right on the sketch
Letters/Numbers
The crime scene sketch is done with what kind of view?
Side view
Left hand side view
straight on view
Birdseye view
Blood would be an example of what kind of evidence? (Click all that apply)
Direct
Circumstantial
Physical
Biological
A hair without the DNA attached would be considered what kind of evidence?
Circumstantial
Direct
Physical
Biological
A burglary caught on a Ring camera would be considered what kind of evidence?
Direct
Circumstantial
