WorksheetsQuizizz 3 - History and Types of Evidence
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is a key concept of the Physical Evidence Triangle?
Establishing a timeline
Identifying the suspect
Linking elements through evidence
Determining the motive
What method did Calvin Goddard develop in the 1920s?
Fingerprint classification
Blood type identification
Toxicology studies
Comparison microscopes for firearm identification
Which contributor is associated with the development of fingerprint classification?
Calvin Goddard
Leone Lattes
Francis Galton
Mathieu Orfila
Which year did August Vollmer open the oldest crime lab in the US?
1910
1924
1932
1945
When was the first FBI crime lab opened?
1932
1945
1950
1960
What is a characteristic of circumstantial evidence?
Proves fact directly
Used to imply but does not prove fact
Always reliable
Based on eyewitness accounts
What is the purpose of exculpatory evidence?
To prove a defendant's guilt
To show a defendant's innocence
To confuse the jury
To provide entertainment
Which type of evidence includes items like firearms and documents?
Biological evidence
Direct evidence
Physical evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Which of the following is an example of biological evidence?
Documents
Explosives
Plant material
Tool marks
Who was known as the father of Modern Criminology
Eugene Vidocq
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mathieu Orfila
Alphonse Bertillon
Who is the father of Anthropometry?
Eugene Vidocq
Alphonse Bertillon
Alexander Lacassagne
Francis Galton
1787-1853 - Founder of forensic toxicology, studied poisons and worked on the Marie Lafarge case
Mathieu Orfila
Sir Francis Galton
Hans Gross
Victor Bathazard
Who is known as the Father of Forensics?
Dr. Edmond Locard
Dr. James Watson
Dr. Francis Crick
Dr. Alec Jeffreys
What type of evidence includes firsthand observations?
Direct evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Physical evidence
Biological evidence
Dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers are all ______.
DNA
forensic science
tool marks
trace evidence
This evidence can be traced to a single source.
Transient
Individual
Class
Circumstantial
What type of evidence is shoe size?
Class
Individual
(indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly is known as _______________ evidence.
Direct
Circumstantial
Physical
Biological
Hair is what type of evidence?
Class
indirect
biological
all of the above
How important or valued the evidence is to the relevancy of the crime is known as ...
Important evidence
Crucial evidence
Evidential correlation
Probative value
Jewelry found at a crime scene would be considered which type of evidence?
Transfer
Conditional
Associative
Pattern
