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Fall 2020 Forensics Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forensic science is the application of science to:

a)

crime scene reconstruction

b)

civil laws

c)

criminal laws

d)

both civil and criminal laws

2.

After providing medical assistance for anyone injured on the scene, the first officer should immediately:

a)

Search the scene

b)

Photograph the scene

c)

Secure the scene

d)

Scan the scene

3.

A rough sketch does not need to include which of the following?

a)

Compass pointing north

b)

Date, location, and time

c)

Sketch of the suspect

d)

Location all recovered evidence

4.

An investigator packages up a piece of evidence and hands it off to the lab technician for analysis. Both the investigator and lab tech need to fill out the:

a)

evidence log

b)

chain of custody

c)

final sketch

d)

signature form

5.

Place the following steps of the 7 S's in the correct order:

A. sketch the scene

B. secure the evidence

C. scan the scene

D. search for evidence

a)

D, B, C, A

b)

C, B, D, A

c)

A, D, C, B

d)

C, D, A, B

6.

The cross-race effect is the scientific theory that people are better at recognizing members of _________ race(s)

a)

the same

b)

different

c)

any

d)

no

7.

Investigator's arrive to a woman's college dorm room where she was attacked. The dorm room is considered:

a)

primary crime scene

b)

secondary crime scene

8.

An investigator is creating a hand-drawn sketch at the scene. She has included all measurements and every object at the scene. She is creating the:

a)

final sketch

b)

primary sketch

c)

secondary sketch

d)

rough sketch

9.

A man murders his ex-wife's new boyfriend out of jealousy. This explain which facet of guilt?

a)

means

b)

motive

c)

opportunity

10.

Lie detector tests are NOT ______ in court most states because they are not considered valid or acceptable.

a)

allowed

b)

useful

c)

safe

d)

admissible

11.

Identify this search pattern:

a)

zone

b)

grid

c)

spiral

d)

line

12.

Identify this search pattern:

a)

zone/quadrant

b)

spiral

c)

wheel/pie

d)

line

13.

Identify this search pattern:

a)

spiral

b)

line

c)

wheel/pie

d)

grid

14.

If a suspect does not have an alibi, this supports which facet of guilt?

a)

means

b)

motive

c)

opportunity

15.

All of the following ranges need to be shot during crime scene photography except which?

a)

close-up

b)

microscopic

c)

overview

d)

mid-range

16.

What is the very last step of the 7 S's of investigating a crime scene?

a)

securing a crime scene

b)

seeing a crime scene

c)

securing and collecting evidence

d)

searching a crime scene

17.

Eyewitness accounts vary from person to person and may be inaccurate.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A folded paper used to hold physical evidence

a)

ziplock bag

b)

druggist fold

c)

envelope

d)

plastic vial

19.

Which pattern that would be most effective in a house with multiple rooms?

a)

Grid

b)

Line

c)

Zone/quadrant

d)

Spiral

20.

What pattern is this? (Left Hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

21.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
22.
The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch
23.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Plain Whorl

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

24.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Radial Loop

25.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Ulnar Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Double Loop Whorl

26.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Fork

b)

Splitting Ridge

c)

Delta

d)

Y

27.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Eye

b)

Island

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

28.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bridge

b)

Junction

c)

Connector

d)

Zigzag

29.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Hook

b)

Hanging Ridge

c)

Overhang

d)

Mini-fork

30.

What is the most common type of fingerprint?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

31.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
32.

Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft materials?

a)

visible

b)

latent

c)

hidden

d)

plastic

33.
A fingerprint is considered individual evidence.
a)
False
b)
True
34.

A fingerprint not seen with the naked eye

a)

Powedered

b)

Whorl

c)

Latent

d)

Minutaie print

35.
The most common form of developing latent prints
a)
Dusting
b)
Silver Nitrate
c)
photography
d)
Black light
36.
Video recording of a crime?
a)
Direct Evidence
b)
Circumstantial Evidence
37.
A paint chip is able to be linked to a manufacturer but NOT a specific car is an example of what?
a)
Individual Characteristics
b)
Class Characteristics
38.

Semen, blood and saliva (spit) are examples of...

a)

Class Characteristics

b)

Biological Evidence

c)

Direct Evidence

39.

Patent and plastic prints do not need to be developed. Instead, you simply need to ________ them.

a)

Powder

b)

Draw

c)

Tape

d)

Photograph

40.
An alternate location where additional evidence has been found.
a)
Secondary crime scene
b)
Primary crime scene
c)
Physical location 
d)
Suspected location 
41.

The number of deltas found in an arch pattern is ______.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

42.

The number of deltas found in a loop pattern is ______.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

43.

No two people have been found with exactly the same fingerprint pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

a)

Three times

b)

Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

c)

The pattern will never change.

d)

It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.

45.

Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
46.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
47.

Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
48.

What is the loop that opens towards the little finger called?

a)

Radial loop

b)

Ulnar loop

c)

Delta loop

d)

Recurring loop

49.

What are the two patterns found in arches?

a)

Circles and spirals

b)

Plain and tented

c)

Tented and looped

d)

Right loops and left loops

50.

C is also called a:

a)

Island

b)

Dot

c)

Eye

d)

Ridge Ending

e)

Fork