UF PHA6936 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
BUNDLE
●● Two Classifications of Evidence
Answer: Associative
Inceptive
●● Associative Evidence
Answer: links people, places, and objects
●● Inceptive Evidence
Answer: addresses the issue of whether an offense has occurred
●● What is the Basic Tenent of Forensic Science?
Answer: Locard's Exchange Principle: Every contact leaves a trace
●● What are the basic principles of Forensic Science?
Answer: The identification, individualization, or classification of
physical evidence
●● Three Points of the Evidence Linkage Principle
,Answer: Victim
Suspect
Scene
●● ______ was the first to develop a personal identification system.
Answer: Alphonse Bertillon
●● The first personal identification system was developed in the ______
century.
Answer: 19th
●● ______ was the original initiative of William Herschel in 1877.
Answer: Fingerprinting
●● Contextual Bias
Answer: environmental influences and past experiences that sway
decision making
●● Confirmation Bias
Answer: accepting conclusions of another without due diligence of the
scientific process
,●● The ______ must establish clear and direct lines of communication
with forensic experts, investigators, etc. and to be effective managers at
the scene, during the investigative process, and of the final presentation
of physical evidence at court.
Answer: Crime Scene Investigator
●● 6 Steps of Approaching a Scene
Answer: 1. use an entry other than that taken by the suspect
2. establish the bath taken by other persons first on scene
3. consider the loss of trace evidence on entry throughout your
examination
4. reassess OSHA issues
5. establish the extent of the scene and additional assistance that may be
required
6. establish an entry and exit path for the Senior Investigating Officer
and specialists to access the scene
●● The first responsibility of the initial responding officer is to ______.
Answer: secure and protect the scene
●● The physical barriers of a scene should include ______.
Answer: -where the crime occurred
-potential points of entry and exit of suspects and witnesses
-places where the victim or evidence may have been moved
, ●● Officers will ______ at a scene.
Answer: -set up physical presence at established points outside
-identify everyone present
-prevent destruction of physical evidence by restricting movement and
activity
●● 5 Steps of Processing the Scene
Answer: 1. survey
2. photograph and search
3. map and measure
4. recording and documenting the location of evidence
5. search for fingerprints and evidence
●● Scene documentation can be done by ______.
Answer: -sketching
-written notes
-photography
-video
●● Scene notes should include:
Answer: -basic facts
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
BUNDLE
●● Two Classifications of Evidence
Answer: Associative
Inceptive
●● Associative Evidence
Answer: links people, places, and objects
●● Inceptive Evidence
Answer: addresses the issue of whether an offense has occurred
●● What is the Basic Tenent of Forensic Science?
Answer: Locard's Exchange Principle: Every contact leaves a trace
●● What are the basic principles of Forensic Science?
Answer: The identification, individualization, or classification of
physical evidence
●● Three Points of the Evidence Linkage Principle
,Answer: Victim
Suspect
Scene
●● ______ was the first to develop a personal identification system.
Answer: Alphonse Bertillon
●● The first personal identification system was developed in the ______
century.
Answer: 19th
●● ______ was the original initiative of William Herschel in 1877.
Answer: Fingerprinting
●● Contextual Bias
Answer: environmental influences and past experiences that sway
decision making
●● Confirmation Bias
Answer: accepting conclusions of another without due diligence of the
scientific process
,●● The ______ must establish clear and direct lines of communication
with forensic experts, investigators, etc. and to be effective managers at
the scene, during the investigative process, and of the final presentation
of physical evidence at court.
Answer: Crime Scene Investigator
●● 6 Steps of Approaching a Scene
Answer: 1. use an entry other than that taken by the suspect
2. establish the bath taken by other persons first on scene
3. consider the loss of trace evidence on entry throughout your
examination
4. reassess OSHA issues
5. establish the extent of the scene and additional assistance that may be
required
6. establish an entry and exit path for the Senior Investigating Officer
and specialists to access the scene
●● The first responsibility of the initial responding officer is to ______.
Answer: secure and protect the scene
●● The physical barriers of a scene should include ______.
Answer: -where the crime occurred
-potential points of entry and exit of suspects and witnesses
-places where the victim or evidence may have been moved
, ●● Officers will ______ at a scene.
Answer: -set up physical presence at established points outside
-identify everyone present
-prevent destruction of physical evidence by restricting movement and
activity
●● 5 Steps of Processing the Scene
Answer: 1. survey
2. photograph and search
3. map and measure
4. recording and documenting the location of evidence
5. search for fingerprints and evidence
●● Scene documentation can be done by ______.
Answer: -sketching
-written notes
-photography
-video
●● Scene notes should include:
Answer: -basic facts
