Forensic Processes

1. A young man named Angus is attacked by a group of young women on his way home from his job as a caretaker at the local church. The attack is seen by a woman name Margarete, and when she rushes to his side, she finds Angus unconscious but breathing. She immediately takes out her cell phone and calls for an ambulance and police.

WHAT TERM (WORD) WOULD WE USE TO DESCRIBE Angus?

He is the __________ of the crime.

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2. A young man named Angus is attacked by a group of young women on his way home from his job as a caretaker at the local church. The attack is seen by a woman name Margarete, and when she rushes to his side, she finds Angus unconscious but breathing. She immediately takes out her cell phone and calls for an ambulance and police.

WHAT TERM (WORD) WOULD WE USE TO DESCRIBE Margarete?

She is a __________ to the crime.

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3. Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of MEASURING?

The distance from a blood spatter to a victim is determined to be 53mm

The fingerprint collected at the crime scene is found to match that of the victim

4. A shoelace is taken from a crime scene

Blood is scraped up from the floor at a crime scene

*Pollen is removed from the clothing of a victim

These are all examples of ______________ (a forensic process).

Identification

Comparison

Measurement

Collection

5. Two fabric samples are placed under a microscope. One sample is from the crime scene and the other is from a suspect's clothes. The forensic scientist carefully checks such factors as the weave of the two fabric samples, the colour, and the thickness of the threads in each sample.

WHICH FORENSIC PROCESS is the scientist engaged in?

Collection

Identification

Comparison

6. Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of COLLECTION?

A footprint at a crime scene is measured as being 33cm long

A fingerprint is lifted from a window pane and taped to a card

The DNA from a sample is matched with that of a suspect

7. Which of the following is NOT a forensic process?

Collection

Measurement

Concealment

Comparison

Identification

8. Which of the following is NOT something that could be MEASURED as part of a forensic investigation?

The length of a bootprint

The width of a bullet

The distance between a blood spatter to a broken window

The type of fabric found at a crime scene

9. Which is the CORRECT ORDER in which to carry out the forensic processes when attempting to find out who a sample belongs to?

Identify, collect, compare, then measure

Collect, measure, compare, then identify

Measure, collect, identify then compare

10. A young man named Angus is attacked by a group of young women on his way home from his job as a caretaker at the local church. The attack is seen by a woman name Margarete, and when she rushes to his side, she finds Angus unconcious but breathing. She immediately takes out her cell phone and calls for an ambulance and police.

WHAT TERM (WORD) WOULD WE USE TO DESCRIBE the young women who beat Angus?

They are the __________ of the crime.

Submit

11. The DNA from a blood sample taken from the crime scene is found to match the DNA collected from a suspect

The fibre found at the crime scene is found to exactly match fibre taken from the victim's shirt

These are both examples of the forensic process known as ________________.

Identification

Collection

Comparison

Forensic Processes

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3. Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of MEASURING?

4. *A shoelace is taken from a crime scene*Blood is scraped up from the floor at a crime scene*Pollen is removed from the clothing of a victimThese are all examples of ______________ (a forensic process).

6. Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of COLLECTION?

7. Which of the following is NOT a forensic process?

8. Which of the following is NOT something that could be MEASURED as part of a forensic investigation?

9. Which is the CORRECT ORDER in which to carry out the forensic processes when attempting to find out who a sample belongs to?

11. *The DNA from a blood sample taken from the crime scene is found to match the DNA collected from a suspect*The fibre found at the crime scene is found to exactly match fibre taken from the victim's shirtThese are both examples of the forensic process known as ________________.

4. A shoelace is taken from a crime scene

Blood is scraped up from the floor at a crime scene

*Pollen is removed from the clothing of a victim

These are all examples of ______________ (a forensic process).

11. The DNA from a blood sample taken from the crime scene is found to match the DNA collected from a suspect

The fibre found at the crime scene is found to exactly match fibre taken from the victim's shirt

These are both examples of the forensic process known as ________________.