1.12 UNIT TEST: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF CRIME INVESTIGATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS|100% verified

1.12 UNIT TEST: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF CRIME INVESTIGATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS After a fire in a warehouse, an investigation was conducted. Samples were collected and test results revealed that a substance was used to accelerate the fire. It was concluded that the fire was an arson crime. A suspect was arrested and charged with the crime. The suspect was prosecuted and convicted. Which task was done by a forensic scientist? CORRECT ANSWER Collecting and testing the samples for the presence of the substance that accelerated the fire The bullet from a suspect's pistol did not match the bullet found in a murder victim. There was blood on the carpet around the murder victim, but none on the suspect. The suspect's car was seen at the residence of the victim on the night of the murder. Carpet fibers from the room where the victim was found matched those found on the suspect. Based on Locard's principle, which is a correct conclusion and why? CORRECT ANSWER The suspect was in the room where the victim was found because of the matching carpet fibers. A child was abducted from a local restaurant. Police closed the restaurant while they processed the scene for evidence. As they neared the end of processing the crime scene, another child was abducted in a park, not far away. Some of the evidence from the two scenes appears similar, but other evidence is different. Police want to keep the restaurant closed and look for new evidence later if the investigation suggests they should. Which statement is true? CORRECT ANSWER The police need a search warrant to continue searching the restaurant, according to Mincey v. Arizona.