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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be used to identify a suspect?
All of these
DNA Evidence
Fingerprints
Dental records
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be used to identify a suspect?
All of these
DNA Evidence
Fingerprints
Dental records
- 3. Multiple Choice
Forensics is most simply defined as the application of science to what types of law or laws?
Criminal
Civil
Political
Both Criminal and Civil
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would not be a department in a Forensic Laboratory?
Odontology
Entomology
Automotive
Pathology
- 5. Multiple Choice
What category is this fingerprint?LoopWhorlArch - 6. Multiple Choice
How many categories of finger prints are there?
1
2
3
4
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fingerprint is this?LoopWhorlArch
- 8. Multiple Choicethis is a concentric pattern. The pattern is slanted towards the radial bone, the thick bone on the thumb side of the hand.radial loopulnar loopdouble loopplain whorl
- 9. Multiple Choicethis pattern resembles a church steepletented archaccidental whorlplain archcentral pocket
- 10. Multiple Choice65% of the population has this type of patternloopswhorlsarchesripples
- 11. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorldouble looptented archplain arch
- 12. Multiple ChoiceFingerprints in blood, dirt, mud, etc.latentimpressionistpatentplastic
- 13. Multiple Choice
Select all that applies to criminology.
It includes the study of criminals and why they commit crimes
It is the application of science to providing evidence in criminal cases
It is the study of crime prevention
It involves collecting, examining, and drawing conclusions about evidence found at a crime scene.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Select all that applies to criminalistics.
It includes the study of criminals and why they commit crimes
It is the application of science to providing evidence in criminal cases
It is the study of crime prevention
It involves collecting, examining, and drawing conclusions about evidence found at a crime scene.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a career in criminalistics?
Forensic Scientist
Drug Enforcement Officer
Lab Analyst
Medical Examiner
- 16. Multiple Choice
Select all that are criminology careers.
CIA Agent
Probation Officer
Crime Scene Examiner
Victim Services Specialist
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which crime lab is headquartered in Washington, DC and is part of the nation's main law enforcement agency
ATF
FBI
USPIS
DEA
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which crime lab investigates the trafficking of illegal substances into and out of the US?
ATF
FBI
USPIS
DEA
- 19. Multiple Choice
If poisons were sent through the mail, which crime lab would investigate?
ATF
FBI
USPIS
DEA
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which federal law enforcement organization investigates and prevents the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives; acts of arson and bombings; and illegal trafficking?
ATF
FBI
USPIS
DEA
- 21. Multiple Choice
The 4 major roles and responsibilities of a forensic scientist are: to recognize, collect, and preserve physical evidence and to train others to do so; to analyze physical data; to determine admissibility of evidence in court; and to provide expert testimony in court.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which lab technique is used to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye?
Microscopy
Chromotography
Spectroscopy
Spectrophotometry
- 23. Multiple ChoiceU1: Which forensic unit is responsible for finding out if a victim's body contains foreign substances?Toxicology UnitPhysical Science UnitBiology UnitDocument Examination
- 24. Multiple ChoiceU1: What is forensic science?is the application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing evidence.is the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system.the study of disease and is a broad field that includes doctors who study biopsy results, forensic pathologists typically focus on studying the dead and the reasons they die.the study of the wills, thoughts, intentions, and reactions of criminals and all that partakes in thecriminal behavior.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceU1: What is the CSI effect?Belief that investigations are completely different from CSI showsBelief that investigations occur very slowlyBelief that investigations occur very quickly and scientists play a large roleApplication of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing evidence
- 26. Multiple ChoiceU1: Which of these are NOT a major federal crime lab?FBICSIDEAU.S. Postal Inspection Service
- 27. Multiple ChoiceU1: What is Odontology?Skeletal remain analysisAnalyzes blood evidenceTeeth & Dental recordsTissue analysis to determine cause of death
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe basic functions of a forensic scientist include:Proper collection of physical evidenceAnalysis of physical evidenceProviding expert testimonyAll of the above
- 29. Multiple ChoiceU1: What does a serologist do?Tissue analysislook at substances in the bloodlook at blood evidencedetermine the cause of death
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat does an entomologist study?TeethBloodBugsFingerprints
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would a forensic pathologist do in a murder investigation?
Bone analysis to determine age and gender of victim.
Research dental records to determine the identify of the victim
Interview the suspect to determine state of mind
Autopsy on victim to determine cause of death
- 32. Multiple Choice
What do we call the gradual cooling of the body after death?
Rigor Mortis
Algor Mortis
Livor Mortis
None of the above
- 33. Multiple ChoiceNot everyone's fingerprints are unique?TrueFalse
- 34. Multiple ChoiceDactyloscopy is the study of fingerprint investigation.TrueFalse
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe ridges on your finger tips stay the same throughout your life?TrueFalse
- 36. Multiple ChoiceFinger prints have general patterns that allow them to be classified and ______.studieddestroyedwashedcategorized
- 37. Multiple Choice•Police investigators are experts in collecting “dactylograms”, otherwise known as?picturesfingerprintsevidencebaseball cards
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of individual evidencea gunbullets from the guna burnt matchDNA
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAdmissions, confessions, and statements are consideredphysical evidenceinadmissable evidencetestimonial evidence
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe process of determining a substance's physical or chemical identity is called __________.identificationcomparisonclass characteristicsindividual characteristics
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat is said in court by a competent witness is..testimonial evidencecircumstancial evidencetransient evidenceclass evidence
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat is direct evidence?Class EvidencePhysical EvidenceTestimonial EvidenceIndividual Evidence
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is in the correct order when processing a crime scene?a) Searching for fingerprints and other evidence, photographs and sketches, surveying the scene, recording location of evidence and documenting, measuring and mappingb) Recording location of evidence and documenting, searching for finger prints and other evidence, measuring and mapping, photographs and sketches, surveying the scenec) Surveying the scene, photographs and sketches, measurements and mapping, searching for fingerprints and other evidence, recording location of evidence and documentingd) Surveying the scene, photographs and sketches, measurements and mapping, recording location of evidence and documenting, searching for fingerprints and other evidence
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first step in processing a crime scene?PhotographyRough sketchFinished sketchSecuring the perimeter
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIt is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order toprevent contamination of evidenceprevent them from talking and forming a collusionprevent them from leaving the scene
- 46. Multiple Choice
An eye witness' testimony can be affected by...
All of these
what faces they saw recently
how they felt
what people tell them
- 47. Multiple Choicethis the most common pattern and is made up of ridges that resemble hairpins or staples. It slants towards the small bone of the arm, the ulna, on the same side as the little finger.radial loopulnar loopcentral pocketplain whorl
- 48. Multiple Choicethis is an irregular circular patternaccidental whorldouble loopcentral pocketplain whorl
- 49. Multiple Choicethis is a two looped patternradial loopdouble loopulnar loopplain whorl
- 50. Multiple Choicethis is characterized by a tight circular pattern in the center of the printtented archdouble loopcentral pocket loopplain whorl
- 51. Multiple Choice30% of the population has this type of patternloopswhorlsarchesripples
- 52. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorldouble looptented archplain arch
- 53. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorldouble looptented archplain arch
- 54. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorldouble loopying-yangplain whorl
- 55. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorlcentral pocketplain whorlteneted arch
- 56. Multiple Choiceright handaccidental whorlcentral pocketplain whorlteneted arch
- 57. Multiple Choice
An autopsy is performed to find out
how and why the victim died
what the victim's last meal was
what the victim's personality was like
whether the victim was responsible for the crime
- 58. Multiple ChoiceDNA is powerful forensic evidence because, except for identical twins, no two people have the same DNA prints.TrueFalse
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a patent print?A bloody printAn invisible printA print in soft waxA print made from secreted oils in the skin
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhen are fingerprints formed?When you are a teenagerDuring fetal developmentBy the time you are two years oldAt birth
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhat component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?ClassMinutiaeSubclassClass and subclass
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the evolutionary purpose of fingerprints?for identitythere is no purposeto help grasp objectsthe ridges protect your fingers
- 63. Multiple ChoicePerception is limited, what we think we saw isn't always accurate.truefalse
- 64. Multiple ChoiceBlood evidence should be placed in a plastic bag immediately.TrueFalse
- 65. Multiple ChoiceThe first responding officer is responsible forsketching the scenecollecting evidencesecuring the scenephotographing evidence
- 66. Multiple Choice
Class Evidence is
Material that connects an item to a group of other items or people.
evidence that is able to identify and individual
when you're in class and see evidence
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of evidence is a statement made under oath by a competent witness?direct evidencephysical evidenceindirect evidencecircumstantial evidence
- 68. Multiple Choice
the documented and unbroken list of all people who came into possession of an evidence item
evidence log
chain of custody
custody
chain of documentation
- 69. Multiple Choice
small, but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene
trace evidence
direct evidence
trance evidence
primary evidence
- 70. Multiple ChoicePhysical Evidence is...Tangible items that tend to prove some material fact; also called real evidenceItems that may associate a victim or suspect with a scene or each other;ie, personal belongingsBow chica wow wowSomething physical
- 71. Multiple ChoiceA person who has seen a crimewitnesswatcherpeeperalias
- 72. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of witness evidence?
testimony
confession
camera recording
All of the above are examples of direct evidence
- 73. Multiple Choice
Evidence that includes oral or written statements given to police.
testimonial
physical
eyewitness
crime scene
- 74. Multiple ChoiceEvidence, such as tire impressions, which can be associated with a group rather than a single source, is referred to asclass evidenceindividual evidencegroup evidencespecific evidence
- 75. Multiple ChoiceWhich kind of evidence helps to reconstruct a crime?physical evidenceindividual evidencecircumstantial evidencetestimonial evidence
- 76. Multiple ChoiceMost wrongful convictions seem to be the result ofout of date investigating equipmentcontamination of evidencefaulty eyewitness testimony
- 77. Multiple ChoiceIt is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order toprevent contamination of evidenceprevent them from talking and forming a collusionprevent them from leaving the scene
- 78. Multiple ChoicePerson thought to be capable of commiting a crimevictimsuspectalibicriminal
- 79. Multiple ChoiceDefine biological evidencematerials and fluids secreted from the human bodysmall particles of trace evidencesynthetic materials
- 80. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does NOT affect your observational skills?
whether you are alone or part of a group
the number of people in the area
the type of activity going on around you
the presence of other distractors like animals or weapons
your eye color
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