Deck 2: Crime-Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection

Question 1

Whenever two people come in contact with each other, a physical transfer occurs.To a forensic examiner, these transferred materials constitute what is called:

A)trace evidence.
B)direct evidence.
C)class evidence.
D)None of these choices.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The terms grid, linear, quadrant, zone, and spiral are typically used to describe datum points.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and labeled.Liquids and arson remains are stored in:

A)breathable containers.
B)airtight unbreakable containers.
C)a bindle.
D)a plastic or paper container.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Crime scene reconstruction involves forming a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed:

A)through its commission.
B)through days after its commission.
C)to the present day.
D)None of these choices.

Question 5

Medical examiners are also called:

A)detectives.
B)coroners.
C)crime scene investigators.
D)specialists.

Question 6

Forensic lab technicians are:

A)tasked with handling all types of evidence.
B)highly specialized and handle only one type of evidence.
C)asked to attend crime-scenes.
D)assigned to confirm the results of their colleagues.

Question 7

Specialists at a crime scene include:

A)entomologists
B)forensic scientists.
C)forensic psychologists.
D)All of these choices.

Question 8

The crime scene investigation team is made up of:

A)legal and scientific professionals who work together to solve a crime.
B)legal professionals who work together to solve a crime.
C)scientific professionals who work together to solve a crime.
D)None of these choices.

Question 9

An evidence log and a chain of custody must be attached to the evidence container.

Question 10

A kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing is called individual evidence.

Question 11

Trace evidence is a type of circumstantial evidence, examples of which include:

A)hair found on a brush.
B)fingerprints found on a glass.
C)blood drops on a shirt.
D)All of these choices.

Question 12

The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:

A)recognize evidence at the scene of a crime.
B)document evidence at the scene of a crime.
C)collect evidence at the scene of a crime.
D)All of these choices.

Question 13

Evidence that (if authentic) supports an alleged fact of a case is called direct evidence.

Question 14

Securing the crime scene is the responsibility of the first responding:

A)law enforcement officer.
B)crime scene investigator.
C)detective.
D)specialist.

Question 15

The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually:

A)police officers.
B)crime scene investigators.
C)medical examiners.
D)detectives.

Question 16

Circumstantial evidence is:

A)direct evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does directly prove it.
B)indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does not directly prove it.
C)indirect evidence that cannot be used to imply a fact.
D)None of these choices.

Question 17

Class evidence narrows an identity to:

A)a group of persons or things.
B)an individual person or thing.
C)an indivudual person.
D)a subgroup.

Question 18

Detectives look for leads by interviewing witnesses and talking to the crime scene investigators about the evidence.

Question 19

The first police officer to arrive at a crime scene is known as the __________________________________________.

Question 20

Direct evidence includes:

A)first-hand observations such as eyewitness accounts.
B)second-hand observations.
C)circumstantial evidence.
D)None of these choices.

Question 21

A location other than the primary crime scene, but in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found is the __________________________________________________.

Question 22

The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence is a ________________________________________________.

Question 23

The location where the crime took place is a _________________________________________________.

Question 24

A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is a ________________________________________.