WorksheetsForensic
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 54mins
What serial killer uses chemicals to get rid of evidence?
Richard Ramirez
Jeffery Dahmer
Dennis Rader
Charles Manson
What does "rizz" mean?
getting food
having a lot of money
flirting
new car
What was Richard Ramirez' nickname?
The Grim Reaper
The Zodiac
The Night Stalker
The Giggling Granny
Define Pronation.
Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while walking or running
Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing only during walking.
Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing only while running.
What is Over Pronation?
The ankle is turned in, toward the other foot
The ankle is turned outward, toward the same foot
The ankle is turned in, toward the same foot
What is the BTK's name?
John Wayne Gacy
Dennis Rader
Harold Shipman
H.H. Holmes
Which of these is NOT something that may be learned by analyzing footwear impressions?
The possible gender of the culprit
How long ago the crime happened
That one person was present at two different crime scenes
Who is the villain in the Scream movie series?
Jason
Michael Myers
Ghostface
Freddy Kruger
Which of these is considered INDIVIDUAL evidence?
Stride length of a suspect
Accidental characteristics found in an impression
Brand / type of shoe that made an impression
The sole pattern / design of a footwear impression
Which of these describes the common approach path?
the path that all CSI take in / out / through the scene as they collect evidence
the path that the culprit took when he / she came in to the crime scene to commit a crime
the path that the culprit took when he / she left the crime scene
the path that surrounds the outer edge of a crime scene that must be protected from onlookers
Measuring the foot length and stride length of a footwear impression can be used to approximate the ____________ of the suspect.
Weight
age
height
walking speed
Who died in the Lion King?
Simba
Rafiki
Mufasa
Scar
Which of these statements is FALSE?
when searching for the brand of shoe that left an impression, CSI use databases that store thousands of shoe images
knowing the height of the culprit can allow CSI to eliminate possible suspects
it is nearly impossible for two shoes to have the same accidental characteristics in the same locations
knowing the brand of shoe that left an impression is not helpful to an investigation because many people have the same brand of shoe
You find this impression made in sand. This type of footwear impression is considered a...
Latent Impression
2D Visible Impression
3D Plastic impressions
You find this muddy impression left on a tile floor. This type of footwear impression is considered a...
Latent Impression
2D Visible Impression
3D Plastic Impression
What does "og" mean?
old grandpa
old gangster
old generation
You believe there may be bloody shoe prints at the scene of a murder, but you can not see any. You spray a special chemical called Amino Black, which turns a deep blue when it reacts with the proteins in blood. Sure enough, several impressions become visible. This impression is considered...
Latent Print
2D visible Impression
3D Plastic Impression
This type of footwear impression must be collected with casting material.
Latent Impression
2d Visible Impression
3D Plastic Impression
All 3 types of impressions can be collected with casting material
Which types of impressions must be photographed?
Latent Impression
2D Visible Impression
3D Plastic impression
All must be photographed
What does "tea" mean?
juicy scoop
dried leaves
gossip4
An electrostatic dust lifter would be used to collect which type of impression?
Latent Print
2D Visible Impression
3D Plastic Impression
All 3 types of impressions can be collected with an electrostatic dust lifter.
Which state did Ted Bundy commit some of his crimes?
Ohio
Oregon
Tennesee
Colorado
On which type of impression might CSI use fingerprint powder?
Latent Impression
2D Visible Impressions
3D Plastic Impressions
Fingerprint powder may be used in proccing of all 3 types of impressions.
What serial killer was taken out of their school yearbook?
John Wayne Gacy
Ted Bundy
Jeffery Dahmer
Jack the Ripper
After placing the scale beside the impression, what is the NEXT step towards photographing a footwear impression?
Check for wind speed
Be sure your camera is parallel
Put hardening spray on the print so it does not get messed up
take a selfie with the print to prove that you were the one who took the photographs
How many pictures must you take of a 3D footwear impression?
Just one
Two - one with highlight source and one with a low light source
four
six
The purpose of hardening spray is...
to harden the soil around a footwear impression so that it does not get messed up when pouring a cast
to speed up the hardening process of the casting material after it is poured on an impression
to protect the cast / mold after is is collected, applied before it is washed, so that the water does not remove the details of the impression
to protect the cast / mold after it is washed to prevent the cast from chipping / breaking as it is sent to the lab for analysis
What are the Edgewood colors?
black and gold
orange and green
blue and gold
caca green and red
Evidence 1: A clear shoe impression was found at the scene of a house break. There are five matching points of similarity between the impression and the suspect’s shoe. Is this print class or individual evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 2: A broken test tube was found at a crime scene. Small rounded fragments of glass are found at the suspect’s home. The fragments are too small and too few to piece together. Are the small glass fragments individual or class evidence to the broken tube at the scene?
Class
Individual
Evidence 3: A note was found at a crime scene. A notepad with a similar type of paper was found in the desk of a suspect. Is the note be individual or class evidence to the pad of paper?
Class
Individual
Evidence 4: A torn T-shirt was found in the back seat of a suspect’s car. Two pieces of torn cloth were found at the scene of the crime. The torn fragments match with, and fit the tear in the shirt. Are the two pieces be individualized to the T-shirt? Or class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 5: The Sports page of a local newspaper was found at the scene of a murder. The same paper was found at the suspects home, missing the Sports section: the same local paper, the same issue date. Is the Sports page individual or class evidence to the paper found with the suspect?
Class
individual
Evidence 6: Some powder was found in a plastic bag in a suspect’s pocket. Traces of similar looking powder were found on the victim’s clothing. Chemical analysis determined that the powders are the same substance. Is the powder on the clothing individual or class evidence to the bag of powder?
Class
Individual
What MLB player went to Edgewood?
Pedro Martinez
Babe Ruth
Ron Roenick
Clayton Kershaw
Evidence 7: A hair was found on the kitchen floor of the victim’s home. Hair samples were taken from the suspect to microscopically compare with the hair at the scene. They are microscopically similar. Is the hair individual to the suspect? Or is this class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 8: A rag is found at the scene of a house fire. The rag contains traces of gasoline. A gas can with traces of gasoline is found in the suspect’s garage. Is the gas on the rag individual to the gas in the can? Or is it class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 9: A bullet is found at a crime scene. A gun is found at the suspect’s house that fires the same caliber bullet. Striation (scratch) marks on the crime scene bullet match the striations on known bullets fired from the suspect's gun. Can the bullet be individualized to the suspect’s gun? Or is this class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 10: A vinyl glove was found at the scene of a robbery. A box of the same type, size, and brand of gloves was found at a suspect’s home. Is the glove box individual or class evidence to the suspect’s box?
Class
Individual
Evidence 11: A ransom note was left for police. A notebook was found at a suspect's office of the same brand of notebook. One page in the notebook is missing, with a torn edge that matches the torn edge of the ransom note. Is the note individual or class evidence to the suspect’s notebook?
Class
Individual
Evidence 12: A blood sample is taken from a blood spatter pattern at a crime scene. The blood was found to be type A+. It turns out that the primary suspect is also type A+. Is the blood type individual or class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 13: A drop of blood was left at the crime scene. A DNA fingerprint is made from both the blood drop and from the suspect - they match. Is a DNA fingerprint individual or class evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 14: A brown fiber was found attached to the clothes of the victim. Brown carpet was found at the suspect's home. It is microscopically consistent with the fiber on the victim. Is this brown fiber class or individual evidence?
Class
Individual
Evidence 15: A robber slides a note to the bank teller, asking her to give him all the money in the drawers. After the robbery, a fingerprint was found on the note and compared to the Suspect - there are five matching points of similarity between the suspect's left thumb print and the print on the note. Is the fingerprint individual or class evidence?
Class
Individual
What are the colors on Freddy Krueger's striped sweater?
orange and brown
red and green
orange and green
red and blue
Which of these is NOT a reason to take photographs of a crime scene?
to document the relative locations and positions of evidence
some evidence can not be collected
some evidence does not last / is temporary
once evidence is used in court it is thrown away, and photographs allow CSI to study evidence years later
How many pictures should be taken of each piece of evidence?
3
5
20
as many as needed
All photographs should be documented in a list so they can be put into context later. All of the following should be included in that documentation EXCEPT....
Weather Conditions
Date
Camera Settings
Subject of the photo
Location/Brief Description
You have just taken a close up photo of a knife with the evidence number and ruler. Why is it also important to take a photo without the number and ruler?
Just in case the evidence number changes
To prove there is nothing hiding under the number / ruler at the scene
As a backup if the first photo is corrupted or lost
The one with the ruler/number is for CSI, the one without is for use in Court with the Jury
What is California's state flower
white rose
sunflower
poppy
tulip
Select the photograph(s) that must be taken directly above the evidence (at a 90 degree angle) so that there is no distortion of the object.
Overview photo
Midrage photo
Close up with a ruler
Close up without a ruler
A Forensic Photographer takes just four photos of each piece of evidence (One overview, one midrange, and two close up).
True
False
You are photographing each of the following pieces of evidence. With which one would you most likely use oblique lighting?
tire track impression in the dirt
knife covered in blood
a laceration wound on a victim
broken window glass on the carpet
What serial killer never caught?
The Candyman
The Campus Killer
The Zodiac
The Killer Clown
CSI use a presumptive test to...
locate small traces of blood at a crime scene
determine if a stain is blood or not blood
determine if blood is human blood or not human blood
determine the blood type of a blood stain
This chemical binds to the iron in blood and glows under black light. It can show blood spatter patterns that criminals think they have cleaned up.
Luminol
Bleach
Amindo Black
Hydrogen Peroxide
Based on the blood drop, what position was the victim in when he was hit?
Position A
Position B
Position C
Position D
Identify the picture(s) that contain medium velocity blood spatter patterns.
Identify the picture(s) that contain high velocity spatter pattern.
Identify the picture(s) that have a wipe pattern.
Identify the picture that contains transfer patterns.
Identify the picture(s) that contain cast off patterns.
Identify the picture(s) that contain patterns that would indicate blunt force trauma (someone getting hit with a bat, for example)
What is likely the cause of this stain pattern?
cast off from a baseball bat
impact spatter
gun shot spatter
wipe pattern
Which of these is NOT a human blood type?
A-
D-
O-
B-
Which of your body cells carries proteins that determine your blood type?
your red blood cells
your white blood cells
your skin cells
all of your cells
Using the Key, determine which of these cells represents the blood type AB-
Which blood type is the most common? (In other words, more people are this blood type than any other type)
Type O+
Type A+
Type B+
Type AB+
Blood type is _____________ evidence.
Direct evidence
Individual evidence
Unsure evidence
Class evidence
You are a CSI seeking to determine the blood type of a sample. You mix a drop of the blood sample with Anti-A serum. The blood does NOT clump. This means that...
The blood type is A+
There are no proteins in the blood sample
The blood does not have A proteins in it
The blood has A proteins in it
You are a CSI seeking to determine the blood type of a sample. The blood clumps with Anti-A serum, it clumps with Anti-B, and it clumps with Anti-D (Rh) serum. What blood type is this sample?
O+
AB+
B+
A+
What blood type is this?
O+
AB+
AB-
O-
Drops of blood found at a crime scene are determined to be O+. The victim is O+. Which of these statements is TRUE?
the drops must be from the victim
the drops could be from the suspect
this evidence is not helpful to the investigation
the drops must be from the suspect
Drops of blood found at a crime scene are determined to be type A+. The victim is type O+. The suspect, Greg Shadow, is type A+. Which of these statements is TRUE?
the drops must be from Greg Shadow
Greg Shadow is guilty of murder
the drops can not be from the victim
this evidence is not helpful to the investigation
Which of these types of evidence is ALWAYS ONLY class evidence.
bite mark evidence
3D footwear impression evidence
2D footwear impression evidence
Tool mark evidence
Ted Bundy was a serial killer who murdered over 30 people. He was finally convicted, largely based on this type of evidence:
Tool mark evidence
3D footwear impression evidence
2D footwear impression evidence
bite mark evidence
Which type of impression is analyzed using a comparison microscope?
bite mark
tool mark
2D footwear impression
3D footwear impression
Which of these is the most overlooked evidence at any crime scene?
footwear impression evidence
bite mark evidence
tool mark evidence
Which of these can NOT be learned from footwear impressions?
if an individual was at multiple crime scenes
the approximate weight of the suspect
how many people were at the crime scene
possible location of evidence left by the suspect
CSI would NEVER make a cast/mold of this type of impression...
bite mark
tool mark
2D footwear impression
3D footwear impression
Hardening spray is used to harden a _________________________ so it can be collected more successfully.
bite mark
tool mark
2D footwear impression
3D footwear impression
Which of these is a 3D footwear impression?
latent impressions found on the tile floor with oblique lighting
a shoe print made in blood on a tile floor
a shoe print left in the snow outside a broken window
a shoe print found with fingerprint powder
Which of the following would be LEAST LIKELY to lead to accidental characteristics in a pair of shoes?
Person A has a limp and puts extra weight on his right foot
Person B steps on a carpet staple
Person C runs across a gravel driveway
Person D walks in thick snow
By measuring the stride length and/or foot length of an impression, you can determine...
how long ago the impression was made
the approximate walking speed of a suspect
the approximate age of a suspect
the approximate height of a suspect
Ridges help grip objects
True
False
Eccrine glands are commonly known as sweat glands
True
False
Eccrine glands are primarily located on......
hands
feet
hands and feet
forehead
armpits
Who's the Principal of Edgewood H.S.
Dr. Maddox
Mr. Co
Mr. Mcdonald
Mrs. Perez
--------- are points where print ridges come together or end; they are considered to be the “uniqueness” of an individual.
Arches
Whorls
Minutiae
Bifurcation
Today is what holiday?
Caesar chavez Day
Columbus Day
President Day
Memorial Day
Define Patent Fingerprints
fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material
fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface.
fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.
Define Plastic fingerprints
fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.
fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.
fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface.
Define Latent fingerprints
fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.
fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface.
fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.
Who is your Vice Principal at Edgewood H.s
Mrs. Garcia
Dr. Maddox
Mrs. Hernandez
Mr. Morales
What type of fingerprint pattern is this?
Plain Arch
Tented Arch
Whorl
Loop
What type of fingerprint pattern is this
Plain Whorl
Central pocket Whorl
Double loop Whorl
Accidental whorl
How many Deltas does the plain whorl have
None
One, above
two- one on each side
Two - one abve and below
One, below
What type of fingerprint pattern is this
Arch
Loop
Accidental Whorl
Tented Arch
How many deltas do you see?
One
Two
Three
None
When did Edgewood H.S first Open?
1958
1950
1960
1985
