Exam 1

Question 1

Sherlock holmes applied ______ logic.

Answer 1

deductive

Question 2

Edward Oscar Heinrich stated that crime analysis is an ______ _______. It’s precise and it always follows the same questions I ask myself. One of the questions I don’t ask is:

Answer 2

orderly procedure/why it happened

Question 3

Geberth, in Practical Homicide Investigation, identifies three primary evidence divisions:

Answer 3

body materials, objects, impression

Question 4

The following is an example of _____ logic:
Fingerprint A is Joes’ right index finger
Fingerprint A is on the trigger of the murder weapon
Conclusion: Joe at some time touched the murder weapon

Answer 4

deductive

Question 5

CSR is considered to be a

Answer 5

discipline

Question 6

When presented with conflicting information you should

Answer 6

audit

Question 7

CSR has close laws and principles associating with

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archeology

Question 8

The CSR theory associated with “cause and effect” is

Answer 8

nothing just happens

Question 9

Strata/artifacts that are deposited in time order, from oldest to youngest, is

Answer 9

Steno’s law of superposition

Question 10

Time and sequence are associated with

Answer 10

chronology

Question 11

Disassociated strata that are similar can be considered to be from the same

Answer 11

depositional period of Steno’s law of lateral continuity

Question 12

The history of CSR dates as far back as the

Answer 12

1800s

Question 13

Rynearson & Chisum have five classifications:

Predictable is

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body changes (rigor & livor), skeletonization of a blood drop, settling soil.

Question 14

Rynearson & Chisum have five classifications:

Unpredictable is:

Answer 14

a revolver cylinder opened without nothing the position of the chamber under the hammer, an officer or others accidentally kicked a fired cartridge case.

Question 15

Rynearson & Chisum have five classifications:

Relational is:

Answer 15

cartridge cases scattered at a shooting scene, bloodstains under a door that is now shut, showing the door was open at the time the blood was deposited

Question 16

Rynearson & Chisum have five classifications:

Functional or Mechanical:

Answer 16

an oven burner left on, a weapon which is cocked, an alarm clock set for a certain time and yet to go off.

Question 17

Rynearson & Chisum have five classifications:

Transient:

Answer 17

odors, temperatrues, moisture tracks, smoldering cigarette butt, ice cubes still un-melted in a glass.

Question 18

Crime Scene Analysis:

Answer 18

Employs the scientific method to evaluate physical evidence known to the analyst.

Question 19

The goal of a CSR analyst is to

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identify the best explanation of the sequence of events

Question 20

What happened here? Is an example of

Answer 20

an investigative question that is not precise or narrow in scope

Question 21

The interpretive value of evidence is

Answer 21

the value of an item of evidence is enhanced by time and the item’s relationship to its surroundings

Question 22

The CSR analyst must understand ________________. This demands that an analyst _________________.

Answer 22

the limitations present in the various forensic disciplines./be a generalist in all forensic disciplines.

Question 23

The conclusion is

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the best explanation given the data.

Question 24

You test each hypothesis with

Answer 24

predictions of what you would expect to find if the hypothesis is true

Question 25

in the end you can only

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eliminate the hypotheses that are false and include whatever is not eliminated as the best explanation of the hypothesis tested.

Question 26

Dr. Paul Kirk is most famous for his work on

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the Dr. Sam Shepherd case

Question 27

In 1965 Charles O’Hara wrote

Answer 27

the Fundamentals of Crime Scene Investigation

Question 28

In 1989 Chisum & Rynearson wrote

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Evidence & Crime Scene Reconstruction

Question 29

Luke May published

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Scientific Murder Investigation in 1933

Question 30

Edward Heinrich was considered

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the Wizard of San Francisco

Question 31

in Clues and Crime (1933), _____ _____ stated crime scene analylsis was a _____ _____ _____.

Answer 31

Henry T. F. Rhoades; specific scientific process

Question 32

Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction organization was formed in

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1991

Question 33

In 1992 _____ _____ wrote Crime Scene Investigation

Answer 33

Dr. Henry Lee

Question 34

The reconstruction discipline takes the expert’s anlayses from all different disciplines and

Answer 34

pulls them together to form as complete a picture as possible to what happened

Question 35

A reconstruction analyst applies a structured system of analysis to the complete case and produces

Answer 35

documentation that can be analyzed by the opposing expert

Question 36

Event Analysis sequencing is a defined process following very specific steps to

Answer 36

define the actions and order of actions involved in an incident

Question 37

Archeology is

Answer 37

an established science

Question 38

Generally there are two phases or forms of CSR. One is

Answer 38

informal and unstructured and the other is formal and in the end is more reliable

Question 39

The scientific method creates an

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ever-expanding, self-correcting body of knowledge on a subject.

Question 40

When defining an investigative question for a reconstruction “what happened here” is

Answer 40

not sufficient for the analysis.

Question 41

Data define

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event segments

Question 42

Event segments define

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events

Question 43

Events define

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the incident

Question 44

CSR uses both

Answer 44

deductive and inductive logic to identify the best explanation of the ways an incident could have occurred

Question 45

The reconstruction report is

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a mental product, conceived in the mind of the analyst and put to paper

Question 46

Understanding the conclusion of the analyst often demands

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understanding the minor nuances in the way the analyst made connections in the information

Question 47

The analyst should carefully consider

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the inclusion of any absolutes in their reports