Forensics Unit 1 Review

Which of the following is the most reliable (least prone to error or bias)

• Eyewitness Account

• Confession by Suspect

• Evaluation of Physical Evidence

The method of collecting and preserving physical evidence at a crime scene is determined by the

• Type of the evidence

• The circumstances of the crime

• Number of evidence collectors

• Importance of the case

Physical evidence may be gathered from

• The Crime Scene

• The Victim

• The Suspect(s)

An evidence collector at a crime scene is not concerned with

• Maintaining chain of custody

• Labeling Evidence

• Determining the identity of a substance

• Properly packaging material for evidence

An evidence collector at a crime scene is NOT concerned with

• Photographing all evidence before collecting it

• Measuring locations of evidence for a sketch

• Matching the evidence to a suspect

• Making sure they do not contaminate any evidence

A crime scene must be unaltered and unmoved prior to photographing with which exception?

• Transient Evidence

• Dead Bodies

• Injured persons

• Potentially Harmful Substances

Who is responsible for maintaining the chain of custody

• ONLY evidence clerks

• ONLY Forensic Scientist in a lab

• ONLY evidence collectors

• Anyone who collects or analyses evidence

Which of these is not a stage of death?

• Algor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Livor Mortis

• Potter Mortis

Which of the following stages of death can be used to determine if a body was moved post mortem

• Rigor Mortis

• Livor Mortis

• Pallor Mortis

• Algor Mortis

Which of the following stages of death can be used to determine how long a body has been in a room based on temperature?

• Algor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Pallor Mortis

• Livor Mortis