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Forensic Science Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any material items that are present at the crime scene
a)
evidence
b)
accomplice
c)
detectives
d)
police officers
2.
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
3.
The CSI team includes
a)
Police officers and detectives
b)
District Attorney
c)
Specialists
d)
all of the above
4.

Refers to small evidence like hairs or fibers

a)
physical evidence
b)
trace evidence
c)
suspect
d)
witness
5.

A location other than where the crime took place, but is in some way related to the crime and where evidence is found

a)

Primary Crime Scene

b)

Secondary Crime Scene

c)

Trace Evidence

6.

A written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence.

a)

Chain of Custody

b)

Trace Evidence

c)

Locard exchange

7.

example of this evidence is an eye witness account of a crime, or a recording of the crime.

a)

Direct Evidence

b)

indirect evidence

c)

Circumstantial evidence

8.

indirect evidence, or evidence used to imply what happened at the crime scene

a)

direct evidence

b)

Circumstantial evidence

c)

secondary evidence

9.

material that connects an individual to a GROUP that have similar characteristics.

a)

individual evidence

b)

first responder

c)

Class evidence

10.

Where the crime took place

a)

Secondary Crime Scene

b)

Frist Responder

c)

Primary Crime Scene

11.

The first person on the scene

a)

Medical examiner

b)

CSI investigator

c)

First Responder

12.
The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called
a)
chain of command
b)
record of evidence
c)
chain of custody
13.
What are the four patterns to search for evidence
a)

spiral, round, line, quadrant

b)

grid, round, line, zone

c)
spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
d)

spiral, grid, line, quadrant

14.

Detectives and forensic scientists preserve an impression of the scene by...

a)

taking photos

b)

making sketches

c)

making video recordings

d)

all of these

15.

A clothing fiber found at a crime scene is an example of

a)

direct evidence

b)

circumstantial evidence

16.

Which is NOT one of the Seven S's of crime scene investigation?

a)

See the Scene

b)

Sketch the Scene

c)

Search for Evidence

d)

Sign Off the Evidence

17.

Small but measurable amounts of evidence are called...

a)

Trace evidence

b)

Physical evidence

c)

Class evidence

d)

Direct evidence

18.

Class or Individual Evidence: Fingerprint

a)

Class

b)

Individual

19.

Class or Individual Evidence: Car paint transfer

a)

Class

b)

Individual

20.

Class or Individual Evidence: Blood Typing

a)

Class

b)

Individual

21.

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.

a)

Bertollon's

b)

Landsteiner's

c)

Locard's

d)

Orfila's

22.

What is the Daubert Ruling?

a)

theories based on flawed or untestable hypotheses

b)

evidence accepted only if the principle is accepted by the sciences

c)

A judge determines whether an expert's testimony can be used in court

d)

eliminates "junk" science by not allowing expert witnesses

23.

The Chain of Custody is a common practice, but not required for all types of evidence

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Which type of search pattern is this?

a)

grid

b)

spiral

c)

strip / line

d)

quadrant / zone

25.

Which type of search pattern is this?

a)

grid

b)

spiral

c)

strip / line

d)

quadrant / zone

26.

Which type of search pattern is this?

a)

grid

b)

spiral

c)

strip / line

d)

quadrant / zone

27.

Which type of search pattern is this?

a)

grid

b)

spiral

c)

strip / line

d)

quadrant / zone

28.

When searching for evidence it's important to ....

a)

collect only what can be used in court

b)

take things that can have tests run on them

c)

take the most important items first, then come back for the rest

d)

take everything, evidence can be eliminated later

29.

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

a)

labeled and documented

b)

analyzed in a scientific manner

c)

handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

d)

all of the above

30.

Forensic Science is

a)

microscopes used for vapor

b)

the applications of testing

c)

applying principles of science to the law

d)

the application of evidence to testing