FSC100 UTM Final Test Questions with Verified Correct Answers

FSC100 UTM Final Test Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
Forensic Science

Science in service to courts

Forensic Method

Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and presenting evidence for

presentation in court of law

Crime

An act forbidden by law and punishable

Crime Scene Investigation

Term referring to processes associated with investigation of criminal events

Criminalistics

Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists)

Criminology

Scientific study of crime

Evidence

Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question

Types Of Evidence

[Physical]

- Objects

- Impressions

, [Observations]

- Weather

- Lights on/off

[Testimony]

- Eye witness

- Expert

Locard's Exchange Principle

Every contact leaves a trace...by leaving something behind, by taking something away, by

doing both.

Chain Of Custody

Breaks in the chain (fruit of the poisonous tree)

CSI Effect

Combination of effects that might appear to contradict each other

LOSER

L.O.S.E.R is the practical guideline for crime scene management.



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