Forensics: Chapter 2- Crime Scene Investigation Bd
Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection
- 1.Distinguish between class and individual evidence and provide an example of each (4).
- 2.List 3 things that should be included in a crime scene sketch.
- 3.An evidence log and a chain of custody does not have to be attached to the evidence container.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.An eyewitness statement that proves an alleged fact is called direct evidence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing is called class evidence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Hair found at a crime scene is classified as physical evidence
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Trace evidence is a type of circumstantial evidence, examples of which include:
- A.
hair found on a brush.
- B.
Blood drops on a shirt
- C.
Fingerprints found on glass
- D.
All of these choices.
- 8.Class evidence narrows an identity to:
- A.
An individual person or thing.
- B.
An individual person.
- C.
A group of persons or things.
- D.
A subgroup.
- 9.The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually:
- A.
Crime scene investigators
- B.
Medical examiners
- C.
Detectives
- D.
Police officers
- 10.Crime scene investigators include:
- A.
Recorders to record the data
- B.
Sketch artists to sketch the scene.
- C.
photographers to take photos of the crime scene.
- D.
All of these choices.
- 11.Securing the crime scene is the responsibility of the first responding:
- A.
Police officer.
- B.
Detective.
- C.
Crime scene investigator.
- D.
Specialist.
- 12.All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and labeled. A knife should be packaged in a:
- A.
Cardboard box
- B.
Resealable plastic bag
- C.
A paper bag
- D.
None of these
- 13.All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and labeled. A bloody shirt should be packaged in a:
- A.
Resealable plastic bag.
- B.
Cardboard box.
- C.
Paper bag.
- D.
None of these
- 14.Dirt is a classified as a type of individual evidence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The concept that trace evidence is passed from one person to another during contact is known as:
- A.
Locard's Principle
- B.
Chain of Custody
- C.
Chain of Locard
- D.
Circumstantial evidence
- 16.The primary crime scene is where the murder occurred.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Each piece of evidence in a crime scene sketch should be drawn accurately. Identification keys to label evidence should be included.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.When sketching a crime scene, a scale should be identified to maintain the correlation between evidence and the area.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.When packaging material, it is necessary to sign your name over the seal to ensure the chain of custody is accurate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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