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Forensics Ch. 2 Vocab

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence.

a)

class evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

chain of custody

d)

trace evidence

2.

_____ is indirect evidence used to imply a fact but not support it directly

a)

circumstantial evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

primary crime scene

d)

chain of custody

3.

_____ is material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group.

a)

first responder

b)

class evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

crime scene

4.

_____ is a multidisciplinary approach in which specific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime.

a)

chain of custody

b)

first responder

c)

crime-scene investigation

d)

paper bindle

5.

_____ is a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission.

a)

crime-scene investigation

b)

crime-scene reconstruction

c)

primary crime scene

d)

trace evidence

6.

_____ is a permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene.

a)

datum point

b)

class evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

secondary crime scene

7.

_____ is evidence, that supports an alleged fact of a case.

a)

paper bindle

b)

crime scene

c)

direct evidence

d)

datum point

8.

_____ is the first safety official to arrive at a crime scene.

a)

first responder

b)

forensic scientist

c)

medical examiner

d)

ballistics expert

9.

______ is a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing.

a)

chain of custody

b)

secondary crime scene

c)

individual evidence

d)

class evidence

10.

_____ is a folded paper used to hold trace evidence.

a)

paper bindle

b)

grocery bag

c)

ziplock bag

d)

datum point

11.

_____ is the location where the crime took place

a)

direct evidence

b)

primary crime scene

c)

datum point

d)

secondary crime scene

12.

______ is a location other than the primary crime scene, that is related to the crime; where evidence is found.

a)

primary crime scene

b)

crime-scene reconstruciton

c)

secondary crime scene

d)

triangulation

13.

_____ is small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene.

a)

primary crime scene

b)

gross evidence

c)

triangulation

d)

trace evidence

14.

_____ is a mathematical method of estimating positions of objects at a location such as a crime scene, given locations of stationary objects.

a)

triangulation

b)

physics

c)

datum point

d)

crime-scene reconstruction