Forensic Science: Final Exam/50 Questions with answers

Forensic Science: Final Exam/50
Questions with answers
What is the definition of forensic science? - -Act of gathering and
interpreting evidence so that it is presented to persuade a jury or judge that
an act has or has not taken place.

-What are the steps to processing a crime scene? - -1. Secure the CS 2.
Separate the witnesses 3. Scan/ Observe the CS 4. Document the CS 5.
Sketch the CS 6. Search for Evidence 7. Secure and collect the evidence

-The least important factor about gathering evidence at a crime scene is
the______? - -Guilt of the suspect.

-Before DNA and fingerprinting, what was the most common way to identify
a suspect? - -Eyewitnesses or Sketches

-Method of Collection and Crime lab or DNA - -Swab it and serology.

-Method of Collection and Crime Lab for Bullets. - -Pick it up and bag it.
Ballistics.

-Method of Collection and Crime lab for Fingerprints. - -Tape and
photograph. Fingerprints.

-Method of Collection and Crime lab for Hair. - -Tweezers and bag it. Hair
and Fiber.`

-Method of Collection and Crime Lab for Ink. - -Chemical Test.
Documentation or toxicology.

-Method of Collection and Crime Lab for Poisons. - -Bag it. Toxicology.

-Method of Collection and Crime Lab for Wet Blood/Blood Spatter. - -When
wet you have to swab it and use a vacuutainer and photograph. Serology.

-Method of Collection and Crime Lab for Tire Tracks. - -Photograph or mole.
Trace.

-Can two people have the same fingerprints? - -No. Fingerprints are like
DNA. Everybody has a unique strand of it.

-When do you develop your fingerprints? - -When you are in the womb.