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WorksheetsEvidence and Investigation
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 3hrs 1mins
What does the word forensics mean?
The process of collecting evidence for crime scene analysis
Innocent until proven guilty
It's elementary, my dear Watson
Out in the open for discussion
We leave fingerprints behind because
Our fingers have oily ridges that leave a residue
Dirt collects on them if we don't wash our hands enough
Our fingers sweat through their pores
Humidity in the air causes dust to stick to impressions
No 2 people have the exact same fingerprints
True
False
Which type of fingerprint is this?
whorl
arch
loop
Which type of fingerprint is this?
whorl
arch
loop
Which type of fingerprint is this?
whorl
arch
loop
What are 3 things you can learn from a footprint impression?
The gender of the person
the direction the person was walking
the age of the person
whether the person was moving fast or slow
an approximate weight of the person
Which place is the best footprint (best impression) is most likely to be found?
loose sand
hard packed snow
fresh mud
sidewalk
The writing from which number best matches the sample from the crime scene?
1
2
3
4
5
A graphologist is a person who?
Takes measurements at the scene of a crime
Analyzes hand writing
Creates charts to track the popularity of certain types of fingerprints
A specialist who determines which direction tire tracks are going
What are some characteristics of writing that investigators will look at to classify a writing sample? Check 3
Spacing between letters and words
The slant of the writing
The colour of the ink
formation of loops and dots
The chemical make up of the paper sample
While on patrol, the police come across a summer cabin that appears to have been broken into. They make a diagram of the scene. Which of the following statements is an observation that can be made from th e
diagram?
The rear door of the cabin is open
The window was broken with a rock
The off-road vehicle tracks were made by the same vehicle
The robber could not hook up the horse trailer to the vehicle
The estimated height of an individual who leaves a 28.5 cm footprint is?
200 cm tall
190 cm tall
180 cm tall
170 cm tall
Which of the following correctly identifies the direction and speed of travel for
the set of footprints exiting the house above?
Running to the west
Walking to the west
Running to the east
Walking to the east
An observation that can be made from the diagram above is that the
human tracks were made by two different shoe sizes
coyote was scared and ran away when it saw the bear
bear tracks are on top of the coyote and human tracks
coyote was scared and ran away when it saw the people
An inference that can be made from observing the diagram above is that the person who left the footprints
Was scared out of the office by an employee
Left through the front door because the back door was locked
Moved faster when exiting than when entering
Moved slowly throughout the office to find what they were looking for
What are 2 things investigators might loook at when trying to match foot prints?
the tread from the manufacturer
the size and wear pattern of the print
the age of the shoe
the spacing of the prints
Eye witnesses are the best kind of information because their memories are always reliable.
true
false
What type of forensic evidence can almost certainly identify any person on the planet?
Eye scanning
palm prints
DNA
carbon fibre matching
