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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Crime Scene Investigation Exam
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 32mins
In the space below, list the five possible "manner of death" entries that a medical examiner may put on a death certificate
Which of the following are required for evidence from a crime scene to be accepted by a judge and presented to the jury? (check all that apply)
Evidence must be sufficient and scientific
Evidence must be consistent when retested
Evidence must be valid
Evidence must be collected quickly
Evidence must be individual and not class evidence
What is the main goal of a crime scene investigation?
Punishing the suspect
Piecing together the evidence
Protecting the crime scene
Interviewing witnesses
Which of those below is associated with the Forensic Linkage Triangle?
Locard’s Exchange Principle
Law of Individuality
Principle of Analysis
Law of Progressive Change
Which principle focuses on evaluating similarities and differences between two or more items?
Principle of Comparison
Law of Probability
Law of Individuality
Principle of Analysis
According to the list, which law deals with the likelihood of an event occurring?
Law of Probability
Law of Individuality
Principle of Analysis
Law of Progressive Change
Who was the director of the world’s first forensic laboratory and is the "Father of Modern Forensic Science"?
Dr. Edmond Locard
Professor Dave
Dr. John Watson
Dr. Henry Lee
What is Locard’s Law of Exchange?
Whenever two people come into contact, no transfer occurs.
Whenever two people come into contact, transfer occurs only between the people.
Whenever two people come into contact at a location, transfer occurs between both persons and between each person and the location.
Whenever two people come into contact, only one person is affected.
Which factors determine the extent of material transfer according to Locard’s Law of Exchange?
Intensity, duration, and nature of the entities in contact
The color of the materials
The location of the crime scene
The number of investigators present
What is class evidence?
Evidence that limits suspects to a group
Evidence that narrows down to a single person
Evidence that is always physical
Evidence that is always biological
What is individual evidence?
Evidence that narrows down to a single person
Evidence that limits suspects to a group
Evidence that is always circumstantial
Evidence that is always indirect
Which of the following is an example of Biological Evidence?
Blood
Paint chips
Tire tracks
Bullets
What type of evidence includes items such as fibers, hairs, and paint chips that are often microscopic?
Trace Evidence
Impression Evidence
Firearms and Ballistics
Toxicological Evidence
Firearms, bullets, and cartridge casings are examples of which type of evidence?
Firearms and Ballistics
Trace Evidence
Biological Evidence
Impression Evidence
Which of the following best describes Toxicological Evidence?
Blood alcohol specimens and samples of suspected poisons
Shoe prints and tire tracks
Fibers and hairs
Firearms and bullets
What is the main characteristic of Physical Evidence?
You can see and touch it
It is always microscopic
It is reported from a toxicology lab
It is related to firearms
What is testimonial evidence?
Oral testimony given by a witness under oath in court or during a deposition.
Physical objects found at a crime scene.
Written documents presented in court.
Digital recordings used as proof.
Which of the following is an example of documentary evidence?
Eyewitness testimony
Physical objects
Medical records
Verbal arguments
If someone is seen leaving a store with a stolen item and later found with that item, what type of evidence is this?
Direct evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Hearsay evidence
Documentary evidence
Who can enter a crime scene?
Anyone as long as they sign the log sheet
only crime scene investigators and authorized personnel
Suspects
witnesses
Which of the following is a type of individual physical evidence?
fingerprint
tire tracks
hair
fibers
Interviewing witnesses
For a serious crime such as murder, what is the first thing the First Responding Officer does?
Call for backup
Secure the crime scene
Separate witnesses
Not allow anyone to enter or leave the crime scene
Select all of those below that are medical "manners of death"
Asphyxiation
Suicide
Homicide
Murder
Natural Causes
Which of those below would most likely trigger a suspicion of a staged crime scene.
Fire at a business
Jewelry store robbery
Car accident
Blood should be collected and stored in a ______
tamperproof bag where air can enter and escape
airtight sealed metal container
tamperproof plastic bag
tamperproof box with zip-tie restraints
Arson or other oily or noxious evidence should be collected and stored in a _____
tamperproof bag where air can enter and escape
airtight sealed metal container
tamperproof plastic bag
tamperproof box with zip-tie restraints
Match the following
The original location of a crime
Primary Crime Scene
Physical evidence in small but measurable amounts
Trace
An alternate location where additional evidence may be found
Secondary Crime Scene
Type of "individual" evidence found in blood
DNA
What is the importance of the chain of custody in forensic evidence collection?
It ensures that evidence is only handled by the media
It maintains the integrity of the evidence by documenting who has handled it
It makes the evidence collection process faster
It is only important for digital evidence
Match the following definitions to the vocab term
Direct Evidence
Directly proves a fact without inference
Circumstantial Evidence
Relies on inference and reasoning to connect a fact to a conclusion
Biological Evidence
Evidence from a living source
Individual Evidence
Can be matched to 1 person or object
Class Evidence
Matches multiple people or objects
Scan the scene
Determine where photos should be taken
See the scene
Take photographs of the area
Sketch the scene
Create a rough sketch of the scene
Search the scene
Choose a search pattern to locate evidence
What is the purpose of Crime Scene Investigation?
To document, collect, and secure evidence
To arrest the suspect
To clean up after the crime
To solve the crime
Correctly order the following steps to working a crime scene:
Isolate and secure the scene
Document the scene
Search for evidence
Collect and package the evidence
Submit the evidence
A location other than where the crime took place, but is in the same way related to the crime and where evidence is found
Primary Crime Scene
Secondary Crime Scene
Trace Evidence
This person documents the crime scene and collect physical evidence
Crime Scene investigator
First responder
Specialist
What should be included in a rough sketch of a crime scene?
North Labeled
Measured distances of all evidence
Only the evidence and not any surrounding items
Write "to scale"
According to the information presented in class, in a CRIMINAL case, a person who is found ______may often be sentenced to ________
serve jail time
According to the information presented in class, in a CIVIL case, a person who is found _______ may often be sentenced to ________.
US and Florida courts are different. US courts only have 1 trial court, but Florida has 2 trial courts. Select the 2 Florida trial courts from the selection below.
District Courts
Circuit Courts
County Courts
State Supreme Court
Justice of the Peace Courts
When evidence tends to prove something, it is said to be __________.
relevant
probative
prejudicial
circumstantial
A judge rules that the prosecuting attorny's use of the defendant's derogatory nickname, "killer" may not be either disclosed to the jury or used in the trial because it is prejudicial. It is prejudicial because it is _______________.
an irrlevant past event.
a charaacter attack on the defendant.
an improper representation of the defendant.
an emotional appeal to the jury.
Because the 1992 Innocense Project was able to release so many wrongfully convicted people, the Daubert Challense was allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993. A defense can challenge evidence because..... (select all of those below that apply).
it was collected improperly
no reliable statistics indicate how reliable it is.
the evidence was not submitted to the state crime lab.
the chain of custody was broken
to meet the requirement that standards and error rates be available in a Daubert Challenge, the _______plays a crucial role in promoting sound analysis methodologies within the forensic sciences
ASA
NIST
FBI
DOJ
Staged or Faked crime scenes are common with 2 of those below.
Arson
Kidnapping
Suicide or Accidental Deaths
Armed Robbery
Child Molestation
