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Crime Scene Investigation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Locard's exchange principle state?

a)

Every crime will be solved

b)

Every contact leaves trace evidence

c)

All physical evidence provides information

d)

Crimes cannot be solved without physical evidence

2.

What type of evidence cannot prove 100% that a person was at the crime scene during the crime?

a)

Direct

b)

Circumstantial

3.

What type of evidence would a fingerprint be considered?

a)

Physical

b)

Biological

4.

True or False: Blood would be considered both biological and class evidence

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Individual evidence would be more beneficial to an investigation than class evidence

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Direct evidence narrows an identity to a single person or thing

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Eyewitness testimony would be considered:

a)

Direct evidence

b)

Circumstantial evidence

8.

A shoe print (if unique) would be considered both:

a)

Physical

b)

Biological

c)

Class

d)

Individual

9.

When arriving to a crime scene the officer has a duty to ensure the scene is safe and

a)

secured

b)

scanned

c)

photographed

d)

sketched

10.

In order for an officer to figure out what actually happened, it is common practice to

a)

speak with the witnesses in a group setting

b)

speak with the witnesses individually

c)

only speak with the witnesses who have pertinent information

11.

While scanning the scene it is important that officers

a)

take photographs

b)

collect evidence

c)

hurry up before asked to get a search warrant

d)

determine if there is a secondary crime scene

12.

It is best practice to take photographs from

a)

90 degree angles

b)

every angle possible

c)

45 degree angles

13.

True or False: Evidence markers should be placed before taking pictures so each piece of evidence can be seen clearly in the photos

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Sketching should be done before pictures of the scene are taken

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: A rough sketch is almost never drawn to scale

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What should be included in a rough sketch of a crime scene?

a)

North Labeled

b)

Measured distances of all evidence

c)

Only the evidence and not any surrounding items

d)

Write "to scale"

17.

What type of sketch uses two fixed objects to measure the distance to the pieces of evidence?

a)

Baseline method

b)

Coordinate method

c)

Triangulation method

18.

What type of sketch uses a reference point and line to measure the distance to the pieces of evidence?

a)

Baseline method

b)

Coordinate method

c)

Triangulation method

19.

What type of sketch method is used here?

a)

Baseline

b)

Coordinate

c)

Triangulation

20.

What type of sketch method is used here?

a)

Baseline

b)

Coordinate

c)

Triangulation