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WorksheetsPBS 1.1.1-1.1.3
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 37mins
The amount of breaths someone takes per min
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Respiration Rate
Blood Pressure
The amount of times the heart beats per min
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Blood Pressure
Respiration Rate
What is a polygraph test?
A test to see how well you can adapt and control your physiological responses in a high stress environment.
A test that determines your age.
A test that determines how much you weigh without stepping on a scale.
A test used to determine whether you are a truther or a liar.
What does a polygraph measure?
Detects eye movement
Detects lies from physiological responses
Detects the severity of an emotion
Detects differences in brain activity
When analyzing polygraph results, what is the investigator looking for?
The person's heart rate will increase when telling a lie.
The person's breathing rate will increase when telling a lie.
The person's breathing rate will decrease when telling a lie.
The results of the relevant question are different from the results of the control question.
Identify the type of minutiae circled in the picture.
Ridge ending
Island/ Dot
Double Fork
Bifurcation/Fork
Match the fingerprint.
Whorl
Loop
Arch
Helix
Match the fingerprint
Loop
Whorl
Helix
Arch
Match the fingerprint.
Loop
Whorl
Helix
Arch
Other than ridge patterns scientists also have to use another pattern to identify and match fingerprints. What are these patterns called?
Medulla
Keratin
Whorls
Minutiae
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Name the primary finger print pattern
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Detection of sweat
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Blood Pressure
Respiration Rate
The force of blood on the vessels during contraction and relaxation of the heart.
Heart Rate
Skin Conductivity
Blood Pressure
Respiration Rate
If someone is In fight or flight, when heart rate increases, respiratory rate...
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
When people try and trick a lie detector test, their respiratory rate often
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
The innermost layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
The outermost layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
The middle layer of hair is the
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
True or False: No two people have been found with the exact same fingerprint pattern.
True
False
What are the parts to processing a crime scene
collect evidence, sketch, interview, examine, photograph
photograph, measurements, the scene
collect evidence, sketch, interview, explain, photograph,
Secure scene, photograph, sketch, interview, collect evidence for analysis
What was the best search method used to investigate Anna's crime scene?
grid method
spiral method
line (strip) method
zone method
Why is it important to have precise measurements when investigating a case?
to come to a conclusion
to avoid miscalculations
to be accurate
all of the above
What was found around Anna's mouth and nostrils?
vomit
adult blowflies and eggs
insulin
narcotics
What was found on Anna's shirt that could be evidence?
Flies
White powder
Strands of hair
red fibers
Which characteristic is important for the biomedical sciences professions?
collaborative
Critical thinker
ethical
all of these options are important
Which crime scene search method is shown in the diagram?
zone
link
wheel
line
Which crime scene search method is shown in the diagram?
zone
link
line/strip
wheel/ray
1-collect evidence
2-conduct interviews
3-protect the crime scene
4-photograph the crime scene
Which are included in crime scene sketches? (choose all that apply)
time of death
scale
evidence
cause of death
location
What part of the hair is represented by letter C?
cuticle
cortex
medulla
root
What part of the hair is represented by letter B?
cuticle
cortex
medulla
root
What part of the hair is represented by letter A?
cuticle
cortex
medulla
root
Which method of searching a crime scene is BEST for an area that does NOT have any easily definable areas/ sections such as a river or the ocean
Link method
Spiral method
Line method
Zone method
A Forensic Investigator is called to the scene of a mysterious death. Which of the following things should be forensic investigator NOT do to process the crime scene and document the evidence at a crime scene?
Move the body to better view the crime scene.
Photograph evidence.
Examine the crime scene and mark any evidence
Which of the following is NOT a step in processing a crime scene?
Interview
Examine
Infer
Photograph
When conducting an interview during a crime scene investigation, the goal of the interview is to
Establish the guilt or innocence of the suspect
Establish the hypothesis of the case
Jump to conclusions
obtain an overview of the crime scene
When you arrive at the crime scene, what should be done first?
Check the body for vital signs.
Secure the crime scene.
Start collecting evidence.
Interview any witnesses
What view do you want to use for your crime scene sketch?
View from window
View from door
View from the decedent's perspective
View from above
What components should be included in the legend? Check all that apply.
Date
Time
Location
Temperature
Altitude
Which of the following is NOT a search method used to sift through a crime scene?
Spiral Method
Wheel/Ray Method
Grid Method
List Method
What search method is being described: searchers begin at the center and move outward in straight lines.
Which of the following physiological responses are measured during a polygraph test? (check all that apply)
Respiration rate
Heart rate
Digestion rate
Blood pressure
Locard's Exchange Principle hypothesizes that it is impossible to commit a crime without leaving traces.
True
False
___________combines the fields of biology and medicine to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health.
Forensic Science
Biomedical Science
Criminal Justice
The _________ is the person who has died in forensic investigations and medical cases.
Witness
Decedent
Medical Examiner
The point of origin is ...
the location from which all measurements are taken.
a bird's eye view of a crime scene.
framing the scene with police tape.
documenting any evidence.
The body's reactions that can be felt, detected, or measured are called ___.
physiological responses
polygraph tests
sensors
baseline
When completing a polygraph test, _______ data is taken by asking control questions to provide a reference point for all physiological responses during the test.
baseline
relevant
dependent
independent
True or False: Some people may slow their breathing during a polygraph in an attempt to fool/cheat the test.
True
False
Which of the following images shows a loop fingerprint?
The hair cuticle is the -
Innermost layer of the hair shaft; composed of a soft, oily substance
Thickest Layer
Outermost part of the hair shaft; thin, protective layer
The middle layer
Which of the following is NOT true of polygraph tests?
Not admissible - or useable - as evidence in court
Subject is asked compound questions—questions that have several parts
Uses multiple sensors and computer software to record physiological changes
Control questions are asked first so changes can be identified
How many minutiae are necessary to match fingerprints?
5 - 11
12 - 15
16 - 21
22 - 28
Island
Bifurcation
Island/dot
Bifurcation
