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WorksheetsUnit 3 Evidence Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of the following best describes chain of custody?
The amount of time a criminal spends in custody
The documentation of movement and location of physical evidence
The documentation of a criminal's reoccurring crimes
Searching areas of criminal interest and seizing evidence
Which of the following is the first step of law enforcement after arriving at a crime scene?
Begin looking for potential evidence
Documenting the scene
Making an initial walk through
Securing the crime scene
Which of the following is NOT considered trace evidence?
Bullets
Gun-shot residue
Chemicals
Paint residue
Which of the following results in evidence being declared inadmissible in court?
If nothing illegal is discovered
The evidence is an illegal item
The chain of custody is broken
Evidence had been in law enforcement possession for more than 61 days
Which of the following best describes search and seizure?
Searching areas of criminal interest and seizing evidence
The act in which law enforcement has the right to stop and frisk someone based upon reasonable suspicion
A requirement in the 4th Amendment which states law enforcement must have reasonable grounds to believe a crime is being committed
The right of freedom from unreasonable invasion
Which of the following protects people against unreasonable invasion?
Circumstantial Search Law
The Terry Law
The 4th Amendment
The 5th Amendment
Which of the following cases established the use of warrants?
Weeks v. U.S.
Mapp v. Ohio
People v. O.J. Simpson
John Toms Case
Which of the following describes the charges brought against the defendants in the Terry v. Ohio case?
Illegal gambling
Possession of obscene matter
Attempted murder
Carrying of concealed weapons
(a)
Relies on clues which officers are specifically trained to notice
(b)
Indirect information which implies a crime has occurred
(c)
Information an officer obtains through senses, such as sight, smell or hearing
(d)
Eye witness accounts are examples of which type of evidence?
Testimonial evidence
Documentary evidence
Physical evidence
Transient evidence
Finding a gun registered to a suspect at the scene of a crime is an example of which type of evidence?
Direct evidence
Circumstantial evidence
Class evidence
Individual evidence
Place the following procedures for processing a crime scene in the correct order.
1 Secure the scene, 2 Document the scene, 3 Search the scene, 4 Collect the evidence, 5 Submit the evidence
1 Document the scene, 2 Secure the scene, 3 Search the scene, 4 Collect the evidence, 5 Submit the evidence
1 Search the scene, 2 Secure the scene, 3 Document the scene, 4 Collect the evidence, 5 Submit the evidence
1 Collect the evidence, 2 Secure the scene, 3 Document the scene, 4 Search the scene, 5 Submit the evidence
(a)
A large area where there is a single point identified from which to start
(b)
A large area where a thorough search is needed
(c)
Small space with a clear point of origin
(d)
Large area, looking for a large object
(e)
Liquids
(a)
Arson evidence
(b)
Small glass particles
(c)
Blood samples from a scene
(d)
Which of the following professionals would be responsible for excavating dental remains on a crime scene?
Forensic Marine Biologist
Forensic Pathologist
Forensic Odontologist
Medical Examiner
Which of the following is true about collecting glass evidence?
The direction of force which broke the glass can be determined from glass samples
Collecting all pieces of glass at a crime scene is unnecessary
All individual glass pieces must be packaged individually
Glass particles in wounds should not be collected
Select all of the following which are categories of physical evidence.
Pattern evidence
Transfer evidence
Conditional evidence
Transient evidence
Associative evidence
In cases of sexual assault, who should collect swabs for sexual evidence on a victim?
A. A crime scene investigator
B. The victim
C. A physician
D. Police detective
Blood evidence should be collected and refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible after collection.
True
False
The (a) search method is used when there is a single point identified to search. The (b) method is where at least six people line up side by side but a couple feet apart and move forward in unison to find evidence. The (c) method breaks the crime scene into zones.
Which type of evidence consist of eyewitness accounts, victim statements and expert testimony?
Testimonial
Documentary
Physical
None of the answers are correct
Select all of the following which can be tested on a firearm at a crime scene.
Accidental discharge
Ejection pattern
Silencer testing
Time of shot
Latent prints will only appear on porous surfaces such as countertops.
True
False
Place the steps of evidence collection at a crime scene in the correct order.
1. Secure the crime scene 2. Initial walk-through 3. Document the scene with photos and sketches 4. Collect evidence by tagging, logging and packaging it
1. Initial walk-through 2. Secure the crime scene 3. Document the scene with photos and sketches 4. Collect evidence by tagging, logging and packaging it
1. Document the scene with photos and sketches 2. Secure the crime scene 3. Initial walk-through 4. Collect evidence by tagging, logging and packaging it
1. Collect evidence by tagging, logging and packaging it 2. Secure the crime scene 3. Initial walk-through 4. Document the scene with photos and sketches
Which of the following best describes trace evidence?
A. Tracing blood splatter back to its source at a crime scene
B. Tracing where a criminal lives based on the location of the crimes they have committed
C. Drawing a detailed illustration of the crime scene for evidence
D. Very small pieces of evidence
Which of the following types of evidence refers to a shoeprint left at a crime scene?
Ballistic evidence
Trace evidence
Impression evidence
Footwear forensics
Select all of the following which are examples of trace evidence.
Chemicals
Glass
Gun shot residue
Paint Residue
blood/vomit
Which of the following types of evidence is collected using filtered vacuum devices?
Trace evidence
Bodily fluids
Impression evidence
Demonstrative evidence
Which of the following best describes the observation category of probable cause?
Evidence which has been obtained through the exchange of others
A witness saw or heard certain things about the crime but did not actually see the crime being committed
An officers observation of a persons criminal records
Information an officer obtains through senses
Which of the following is NOT a category of probable cause?
Exclusionary evidence
Observation
Circumstantial evidence
Expertise
Which of the following best describes a Terry Stop?
The act in which law enforcement has the right to stop and frisk someone based upon reasonable suspicion
Is the right of freedom from unreasonable invasion
Requires law enforcement to stop and document each person who handles evidence
Stops law enforcement form seizing evidence without a search warrant
Which of the following rights does the 4th Amendment protect?
The right to testify in court
The right to refuse jury duty
The right against unreasonable searches and seizures
The right to refuse DNA testing
A warrant is a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police to make an arrest, search premises or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
True
False
17. Which of the following is true about the Weeks v. United States case?
Freemont Weeks was suspected of illegal gambling in the state of Missouri.
Law enforcement unlawfully searched Weeks’ home without a search warrant and seized documents
Weeks was convicted based on the seized evidence
All of the above are correct
When was the good-faith exception established?
1912
1988
During the United States v. Leon case in 1984
During the Mapp v. Ohio case in 1961
Select all of the following evidence which probable cause can be based on.
A hunch
Circumstantial evidence
Expertise
Observation
Which of the following can observations include?
An officer seeing a suspicious person looking into a car window
An officer hearing a gunshot
An officer smelling drugs or alcohol in a person’s vehicle
All of the choices are correct
Witness testimony = (a)
Witness testimonies, expert opinions and statements made in court = (b)
Evidence in document form = (c)
Objects or matter = (d)
