Final Exam

Question 1

Crime Scene

Answer 1

A location where an act occurred or where evidence is left

Question 2

Chain Of Custody

Answer 2

Accounting for evidence from the time of it’s discovery until it is offered as evidence in court

Question 3

Should you alter anything in the crime scene?

Answer 3

Do not alter

Question 4

DSLR

Answer 4

Digital single lens reflex, a standard and usually the norm

Question 5

What is best to overshoot a crime scene or undershoot it?

Answer 5

It’s better to overshoot a crime scene; take more picture than you need to.

Question 6

What happens if one of your coworkers moves a piece of evidence?

Answer 6

If it has been moved, don’t put it back

Question 7

What are the required comparison purposes for photographs?

Answer 7

Any photographs for comparison purposes are required a scale measurement

Question 8

What do you do for evidence?

Answer 8

Depict evidence as it was found

Question 9

Cardinal rules of a crime scene

Answer 9

include fill to frame, maximize depth of field, and keep the film plane parallel

Question 10

What do you always have to do in a crime scene?

Answer 10

Protect the crime scene

Question 11

Can you pick up evidence?

Answer 11

Do not alter any possible objects until it has been properly recorded

Question 12

Are original notes useful in court?

Answer 12

original notes are admissible in court but the defense can view your notes for court

Question 13

The four coordinate system used to measure a crime scene are? and which one is more used?

Answer 13

Rectangular, triangular, transacting, and polar. Rectangular is commentary used.

Question 14

Are general searches legal?

Answer 14

general searches are unconstitutional

Question 15

What should you always do before entering a crime scene?

Answer 15

Always get a warrant for everything before entering a crime scene

Question 16

Zone searches and interior searches

Answer 16

zone searches are good for buildings, fields, and vehicles. Interior searches usually starts with the floor.

Question 17

Evidence linkage triangle

Answer 17

Suspects, scenes, and victims

Question 18

class characteristics and individual characteristics

Answer 18

class characteristics are tire marks, shoe prints, anything with similar items. Individual characteristics are chips, wear pattern, anything unordinary that connect with the victim or suspect.

Question 19

What is a huge source of DNA

Answer 19

saliva is a huge source of DNA

Question 20

How will a bullet hole lead into?

Answer 20

A bullet hole will leave a small entry hole and a big exit hole

Question 21

When should original evidence be presented?

Answer 21

The original evidence is to be presented whenever possible

Question 22

What do you do when a computer is needed without causing any harm to potential evidence?

Answer 22

If the computer is on, always pull the plug to shut down computer

Question 23

What is more reliable, physical or testimonial evidence?

Answer 23

Physical evidence is more reliable than testimonial evidence.

Question 24

What three diseases do CSI need to worry about the most?

Answer 24

AIDS, hepatitis, and tuberculosis are of concern and can be found in bodily fluid.

Question 25

What should you not do when it comes to writing/reporting?

Answer 25

Avoid speaking in code, always use standard writing

Question 26

How many recommendations have not been conducted by a private sector?

Answer 26

13 recommendation have not yet been conducted by a private sector.

Question 27

What can you say when being testified in court as an expert witness?

Answer 27

You can say "I don't know" when testifying as an expert witness.

Question 28

Can CSI touch the body?

Answer 28

The body never gets touched.

Question 29

Can you put anything in the barrel of a gun?

Answer 29

You never put anything in a barrel of a gun.

Question 30

How is a Caliber measured?

Answer 30

A Caliber is measured by the bore of the land to opposing land.

Question 31

Can a bullet leave a trace without touching the bones?

Answer 31

A bullet can deflect inside a human body without touching the bones.

Question 32

Zone of possibilities

Answer 32

Zone 1, consider most probable Zone 2, possible but awkward Zone 3, impossible based on data

Question 33

Three basic print types:

Answer 33

Loops, arches, whorls

Question 34

Three categories of fingerprints:

Answer 34

latent prints, patent prints, plastic prints

Question 35

Four main types of causes of death:

Answer 35

Murder, suicide, accident, natural

Question 36

Homicide

Answer 36

the killing of one person by another

Question 37

Murder

Answer 37

killing with malice afterthought

Question 38

Algor mortis

Answer 38

is the cooling of the body after death.

Question 39

Rigor mortis

Answer 39

is the stiffening of the body after death by chemical changes in the muscle.

Question 40

Liver mortis

Answer 40

is the peeling of the blood in the body after death.

Question 41

What insects attacks the body first after death?

Answer 41

The first insects to attack the body are flies.

Question 42

How to identify incised wounds?

Answer 42

Incised wounds have even sharp edges.

Question 43

Suicidal women tend to stab themselves where?

Answer 43

Stabbing in the area of the stomach or the heart

Question 44

Suicidal men tend to cut themselves where?

Answer 44

Cutting in the area of the neck or wrist

Question 45

What rare weapon has been used for suicide?

Answer 45

Suicide by axe is rare but has occurred

Question 46

Why can't it be fully possible to identify injuries from firearms?

Answer 46

You may not be able to identify injuries from firearms because of blood.

Question 47

Where can bullets deflect when it comes to the body?

Answer 47

Bullets can deflect inside the body

Question 48

Can a suicide be suspended in order to be a hanging?

Answer 48

A suicide does not have to be suspended in order to be a hanging.

Question 49

How do you know if a person's been strangled?

Answer 49

If a person is strangled, the hyoid bone will be broken.

Question 50

Can an entire body be put in water to drown?

Answer 50

The entire body does not have to be submerged in water to drown

Question 51

How can a body sink then float in water?

Answer 51

Because the body is heavier than water, it will sink

Question 52

What is the main cause for death when it comes to a fire?

Answer 52

Death may be caused by smoke inhalation not by burning.

Question 53

mass murders

Answer 53

are committed at the same time and victims are usually connected

Question 54

Serial murders

Answer 54

occur over time and often over large geographic areas

Question 55

What is the main concern when dealing with Arson/explosions

Answer 55

Safety is our main concern

Question 56

T or F, the success of crime scene investigations often hinge on the actions of the first officer?

Answer 56

T

Question 57

Processing a crime scene sequence: Videography, sketching, evidence collections, searching, photography, fingerprinting.

Answer 57

Photography, videography, sketching, evidence collections, fingerprinting, searching

Question 58

Which of the following do NOT contain DNA: Stem cells, Brain cell, Epithelial cells, or red blood cells

Answer 58

Red blood cells

Question 59

What is not a type of DNA testing: RFLP, STR, Y-Nucleaotide, or PCR

Answer 59

Y-Nucleaotide

Question 60

Where will the majority of evidence be found?

Answer 60

The majority of evidence will be found on the floors.

Question 61

What are some presumptive tests for blood?

Answer 61

Phenolphthalein, Fluorescent, and Leuco-Malachite green

Question 62

Four basic types of search patterns:

Answer 62

Spiral searches, parallel searches, grid searches, and zone searches

Question 63

What is bloodstain pattern analysis determined by

Answer 63

What is bloodstain pattern analysis determined by the surface and the plane of the surface.

Question 64

CODIS

Answer 64

Combine DNA index system