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Worksheets24-25 Classifying Evidence
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers are all ______.
DNA
forensic science
tool marks
trace evidence
Which form of evidence can be associated with a group?
Class
Inidiviudal
Testimonial
Transient
This type of evidence is based on suggestion rather than observation or facts.
Transient
Individual
Testimonial
Circumstantial
This evidence can be traced to a single source.
Transient
Individual
Class
Circumstantial
What type of evidence is shoe size?
Class
Individual
Which evidence is considered to be more reliable?
Testimonial
Physical
What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?
fingerprints can help identify people
wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene
A fingerprint could be an example of
common evidence
biological evidence
individual evidence
class evidence
Evidence that places someone at the scene of a crime is ALWAYS what type of evidence?
Physical Evidence
Direct Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
Transient Evidence
The two types of circumstantial evidence are
direct and individual
physical and biological
class and individual
biological and individual
The intensity, duration and nature of the contact are specific examples of this principle
Orfila's principle
Locard's exchange principle
Osborne's document principle
fingerprint matching principle
A grocery store is robbed. The store has a surveillance system that recorded the robbery. What type of evidence is this?
Circumstantial
Physical
Biological
Direct
License plate
circumstantial, physical, associative, individual
circumstantial, physical, class, associative
circumstantial, biological, conditional, associative, class, individual
circumstantial, physical, collaborative
bite mark in a half-eaten cheeseburger
circumstantial, physical, pattern, transient, associative, individual
circumstantial, biological, class
direct, biological, individual
direct, pattern, physical, class, associative
The best evidence is individual, but most evidence is (a) .
The goal of crime scene investigation is to
associate all evidence to one suspect
assign forensic techs to clean up the crime scene
arrange the evidence by type to make evidence collection easier
analyze evidence
football cleat print in the snow, size 11, initials TT
circumstantial, physical, pattern, transient, associative class
circumstantial, physical, pattern, transient, associative individual
physical, circumstantial, collaborative, class
individual, pattern, physical, associative, circumstantial
Which of the following is not a form of documentation at a crime scene?
notes
photography
collecting evidence
sketches
Chain of custody must be maintained
so that the evidence does not have to be examined again.
or the evidence may not be admitted into court
only by the first officer on the scene
only by the forensic scientist who examines the evidence
all of these are true
During what crime scene investigation step is the crime scene isolated and taped off?
Scan the scene
Secure the scene
Secure and collect
Search the scene
Who can enter a crime scene?
Anyone as long as they sign the log sheet
only crime scene investigators and authorized personnel
Suspects
witnesses
When you sketch the crime scene, you should include: (check all that apply)
your name
the date and time
the location
a list of the evidence found
Processing a crime scene involves:
only collecting evidence and taking pictures
Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene
only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses
only sketching the scene and taking pictures
Which step involves using search patterns to look for evidence?
Step 1
Step 2
Step 6
Step 7
Which step involves putting the witnesses in separate rooms?
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
What did Patsy Ramsey find at the foot of the stairs when she went to the kitchen in the morning?
JonBenet's body
footprints
blood
ransom note
What was the first mistake made when JonBenet was discovered as missing?
the house was not sealed off
the police didn't respond to the call
Patsy Ramsey removed evidence
John Ramsey called his pastor
How old was Burke at the time of Jon Benet's death? and could he have been prosecuted?
9 and yes
9 and no
10 and yes
What did investigators fail to do?
Secure the scene
Separate Witnesses
Protect Evidence
All of the above
If an intruder entered the home.... where would he have entered through?
basement window
front door
patio door
living room window
How do they explain the DNA on the underwear?
only someone who touched it would be suspect
must be an intruder
secondary transfer or touch DNA
The flashlight at the scene......
was a police officers
had no fingerprints
was never found
The pineapple in the digestive tract of Jon Benet could help determine.......
if she had a good diet
if Burke fought with her
when she last ate a meal
time of death
What was the actual cause of the 2 marks on the side of JonBenet's body as documented at autopsy?
bite wounds
stun gun
train tracks
a needle
How old was JonBenet?
5
6
7
8
JonBenet's body was moved 2 times... once by her father and once by her mother.
true
false
What did John Ramsey do that was suspicious?
called his pastor
was unaccounted for an hour and a half
had lunch
never cried
