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1Crime Scene Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is forensic science?

a)

When scientists improve plants by using DNA

b)

Any legal action that requires a police investigation

c)

The use of science in growing trees

d)

When science is used for the purposes of the law

2.

Forensic scientists...

a)

analyze evidence

b)

testify in court

c)

both analyze and testify

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following can be used to identify a suspect?

a)

Fingerprints

b)

DNA Evidence

c)

Eye Witness Account

d)

All of these

4.

The original location of a crime or accident

a)

Primary Crime Scene

b)

Secondary Crime Scene

c)

Original Crime Scene

d)

Unique Crime Scene

5.
Typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they secure the scene
a)
detectives
b)
specialists
c)
district attorney
d)
police officers
6.

The first step in investigating a crime scene is to

a)

examine possible evidence

b)

interview the first officer at the scene or the victim

c)

document what happened

d)

process the crime scene evidence

7.
Evidence can provide
a)
proof that a crime has been committed
b)
establish key elements of a crime
c)
exonerate the innocent
d)
all of the above
8.

What is a suspect?

a)

An excuse that basically says, “I didn’t do it!

b)

Someone thought to have committed the crime

c)

A person who helped the criminal

d)

A person who spilled punch on his white tux

9.

What is an alibi?

a)

A person who helped commit the crime

b)

A friend of the perpetrator

c)

An excuse that basically says, “I didn’t do it!"

d)

A special investigator who studies fingerprints.

10.

The first job of a police officer is to

a)

take photographs

b)

secure the area with crime scene tape

c)

make sure the scene is safe

d)

gather evidence

11.
Define the "Locard's Principle."
a)
the scientific examination of evidence in a criminal investigation
b)
states that criminals always take a trace of something with them or leave a trace of something behind at the scene of the crime
c)
a type of evidence
d)
the person who runs the Locard School
12.
What is a written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence?
a)
chain of custody
b)
crime scene documentation
c)
notes taken by first officer on scene
d)
crime scene sketch
13.
Which of the following is not included in a crime scene sketch
a)
Weather
b)
Reference points for placement of evidence
c)
Scale
d)
Distance measurements
14.

Documentation of a scene includes:

a)

Notes

b)

Sketches

c)

photos

d)

More than one of the above

15.
Person who determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts an autopsy
a)
detective
b)
CSI unit 
c)
medical examiner
d)
attorney
16.
Second person associated with committing a crime
a)
police officer
b)
evidence
c)
accomplice
d)
suspect
17.

Which of the following is the most common type of sketch?

a)

Bird's Eye View sketch

b)

Elevation sketch

c)

Three-dimensional sketch

d)

Exploded sketch

18.

Which of the following is used so a reader can understand the symbols used in the sketch?

a)

Scale

b)

Compass

c)

Legend

d)

Notation

19.

Search pattern that would be most effective in homes

a)

Grid

b)

Line

c)

Zone

d)

Spiral

20.

When evidence may be harder to find because the crime scene may contain a lot of items or debris, which search method would be the best to use?

a)

Spiral

b)

Grid

c)

Line or Parallel

d)

Zone