WorksheetsForensic Science Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
Refers to small evidence like hairs or fibers
A location other than where the crime took place, but is in some way related to the crime and where evidence is found
Primary Crime Scene
Secondary Crime Scene
Trace Evidence
A written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence.
Chain of Custody
Trace Evidence
Locard exchange
example of this evidence is an eye witness account of a crime, or a recording of the crime.
Direct Evidence
indirect evidence
Circumstantial evidence
indirect evidence, or evidence used to imply what happened at the crime scene
direct evidence
Circumstantial evidence
secondary evidence
material that connects an individual to a GROUP that have similar characteristics.
individual evidence
first responder
Class evidence
Where the crime took place
Secondary Crime Scene
Frist Responder
Primary Crime Scene
The first person on the scene
Medical examiner
CSI investigator
First Responder
spiral, round, line, quadrant
grid, round, line, zone
spiral, grid, line, quadrant
Detectives and forensic scientists preserve an impression of the scene by...
taking photos
making sketches
making video recordings
all of these
A clothing fiber found at a crime scene is an example of
direct evidence
circumstantial evidence
Which is NOT one of the Seven S's of crime scene investigation?
See the Scene
Sketch the Scene
Search for Evidence
Sign Off the Evidence
Small but measurable amounts of evidence are called...
Trace evidence
Physical evidence
Class evidence
Direct evidence
Class or Individual Evidence: Fingerprint
Class
Individual
Class or Individual Evidence: Car paint transfer
Class
Individual
Class or Individual Evidence: Blood Typing
Class
Individual
The principle that states that "the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene & leave with something from it, & that both can be used as forensic evidence is known as ______________ Exchange Principle.
Bertollon's
Landsteiner's
Locard's
Orfila's
What is the Daubert Ruling?
theories based on flawed or untestable hypotheses
evidence accepted only if the principle is accepted by the sciences
A judge determines whether an expert's testimony can be used in court
eliminates "junk" science by not allowing expert witnesses
The Chain of Custody is a common practice, but not required for all types of evidence
true
false
Which type of search pattern is this?
grid
spiral
strip / line
quadrant / zone
Which type of search pattern is this?
grid
spiral
strip / line
quadrant / zone
Which type of search pattern is this?
grid
spiral
strip / line
quadrant / zone
Which type of search pattern is this?
grid
spiral
strip / line
quadrant / zone
When searching for evidence it's important to ....
collect only what can be used in court
take things that can have tests run on them
take the most important items first, then come back for the rest
take everything, evidence can be eliminated later
All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be
labeled and documented
analyzed in a scientific manner
handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen
all of the above
Forensic Science is
microscopes used for vapor
the applications of testing
applying principles of science to the law
the application of evidence to testing
