Intro to Forensics QUIZ

Which one of the following would a forensic specialist NOT DO?

• determine guilt

• identify suspects

• question witnesses

• collect evidence

The physical capability, or access to a weapon would prove ______________________ for a suspect.

• means

• motive

• opprotunity

Referencing Time of Death allows someone to narrow the suspect list based on __________________________.

• means

• motive

• opportunity

DNA

• Locard

• Jeffreys

• Galton

• Bertillon

• Doyle

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Physical characteristics used to classify inmates, such as wingspan, height, scars, or tattoos...

• Jeffreys

• Locard

• Doyle

• Bertillon

• Galton

Wanted to combine anthropometry with fingerprints since they were unique to an individual...

• Jeffreys

• Bertillon

• Doyle

• Galton

• Locard

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which scenario would best personify Locard's Principle of Exchange?

• downloading someone's financial records onto a flash drive

• interpreting blood spatter at a crime scene

• examining the deceased for skeletal wounds post mortem

• pulling a carpet fiber from a suspect's hair during questioning

A driver, McGee fails to see a pedestrian, running her over. Her family (Wilcox) sues for negligence while operating a vehicle, totalling 1.5 million dollars.

• Civil Case

• Criminal Case

Jefferson fails to pay income taxes in both 2017 and 2018. The State of Kentucky charges him with tax evasion and he is to appear in court.

• Civil Case

• Criminal Case

RIght to Trial by Jury;

Amendment #

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8