FSC100 UTM Final Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
Forensic Science - Correct Answer Science in service to courts
Forensic Method - Correct Answer Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and
presenting evidence for presentation in court of law
Crime - Correct Answer An act forbidden by law and punishable
Crime Scene Investigation - Correct Answer Term referring to processes associated with investigation
of criminal events
Criminalistics - Correct Answer Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists)
Criminology - Correct Answer Scientific study of crime
Evidence - Correct Answer Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question
Types Of Evidence - Correct Answer [Physical]
- Objects
- Impressions
[Observations]
- Weather
- Lights on/off
[Testimony]
- Eye witness
- Expert
Locard's Exchange Principle - Correct Answer Every contact leaves a trace...by leaving something
behind, by taking something away, by doing both.
, Chain Of Custody - Correct Answer Breaks in the chain (fruit of the poisonous tree)
CSI Effect - Correct Answer Combination of effects that might appear to contradict each other
LOSER - Correct Answer L.O.S.E.R is the practical guideline for crime scene management.
[L]isten
[O]bserve
[S]earch
[E]valuate
[R]ecord
Hot Zone and Warm Zone - Correct Answer Hot zone is the inner perimeter of the crime scene.
(Where the body is found)
Warm zone is the outer perimeter of the crime scene. (other rooms surrounding the hot zone)
People At The Scene - Correct Answer Victim
Offender
Witnesses
Relatives
Media
Police
Other investigators
Overall Photos - Correct Answer Allows the viewer to see a large area of the scene at eye level
Mid range Photos - Correct Answer Establishes the position of the evidence in the scene
Close Up Photos - Correct Answer Allows the viewer to see all evident detail on the item of evidence
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
Forensic Science - Correct Answer Science in service to courts
Forensic Method - Correct Answer Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and
presenting evidence for presentation in court of law
Crime - Correct Answer An act forbidden by law and punishable
Crime Scene Investigation - Correct Answer Term referring to processes associated with investigation
of criminal events
Criminalistics - Correct Answer Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists)
Criminology - Correct Answer Scientific study of crime
Evidence - Correct Answer Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question
Types Of Evidence - Correct Answer [Physical]
- Objects
- Impressions
[Observations]
- Weather
- Lights on/off
[Testimony]
- Eye witness
- Expert
Locard's Exchange Principle - Correct Answer Every contact leaves a trace...by leaving something
behind, by taking something away, by doing both.
, Chain Of Custody - Correct Answer Breaks in the chain (fruit of the poisonous tree)
CSI Effect - Correct Answer Combination of effects that might appear to contradict each other
LOSER - Correct Answer L.O.S.E.R is the practical guideline for crime scene management.
[L]isten
[O]bserve
[S]earch
[E]valuate
[R]ecord
Hot Zone and Warm Zone - Correct Answer Hot zone is the inner perimeter of the crime scene.
(Where the body is found)
Warm zone is the outer perimeter of the crime scene. (other rooms surrounding the hot zone)
People At The Scene - Correct Answer Victim
Offender
Witnesses
Relatives
Media
Police
Other investigators
Overall Photos - Correct Answer Allows the viewer to see a large area of the scene at eye level
Mid range Photos - Correct Answer Establishes the position of the evidence in the scene
Close Up Photos - Correct Answer Allows the viewer to see all evident detail on the item of evidence
