Forensics

Question 1

Entomology is the science of studying

Answer 1

Insects

Question 2

Male A dances with female B, who is wearing blue top and he gets blue fibers on his shirt. Later on that night Male A dances with Female C and some of the blue fibers are transferred to her top. Whom would this be an example of primary transfer?

Answer 2

Make A and Female B

Question 3

A woman dances with Male A, who is wearing a red shirt and she gets red fibers on her top. Late in the evening she dances with another man, Make B and some of the fibers are transferred to his shirt. This scenario is an example of secondary transfer between

Answer 3

Woman and Male B.

She picked up the fibers from the primary source, male A. She then transferred that material on to another. A second movement.

Question 4

Care must be taken when placing stepping plates in the hot zone because they

Answer 4

Can only be placed on a non slip surface

Question 5

How should a waterlogged multi pages document be packaged for delivery to the Document examiner?

Answer 5

Allow it to dry naturally before placing in a sealed bag

Question 6

In a forensic sense what does persistence refer to?

Answer 6

The length of time biological material can be detected following a crime.

(Relates to trace evidence which includes transfer)

Question 7

The “Golden hour” concept refers to the time when:

Answer 7

Evidential material is more readily available at a crime scene

Question 8

Ensuring the admissibility of forensic evidence presented to court requires understanding of the following groups of words:

Answer 8

Contaminate, relevance, integrity, security

CRIS ???

Question 9

The O/C initial action party could decide to immediately uplift an item from a scene of a serious crime when the item

Answer 9

Cannot be protected from the elements and will deteriorate

Question 10

The correct method to collect a dry blood sample at a crime scene is to

Answer 10

Dampen swab with sterile water then gently rub the blood

Question 11

Contamination of DNAevidence is a real risk. The minimum standard of protective clothing to be worn by everybody entering A scene is

Answer 11

Gloves and masks

Question 12

Because deleted images can very easily be recovered from digital cameras, the guidelines direct

Answer 12

Digital cameras are assigned to a named position or employee

Question 13

Which of the following actions is one of the ways of preventing post incident cross contamination of a victim of a serious assault

Answer 13

Ensuring different officers interview the victim and suspect?

OR

Taking photos of the victim as soon as possible