IRSC crime scene test QUESTIONS AND
WELL UPDATED ANSWERS
crime scene - ANSWER>>Is the site or sites where a crime occurred,
including an area or areas that contain evidence from the crime committed
can be a location, a person, a place or an object associated with criminal
behaviors.
The Florida evidence code - ANSWER>>Found in chapter 90 of the Florida
statutes provides the basic concepts and rules of evidence that may be
used in a criminal or civil proceeding
Evidence - ANSWER>>Anything that tends to prove, or disprove the
existence of a fact
Direct and indirect evidence - ANSWER>>Two broad types of evidence
Direct evidence - ANSWER>>Proves a fact, without an interference or
presumption in which is true and itself conclusively establishes that fact.
direct evidence - ANSWER>>Example : someone was speeding would be
the admission by the driver that they were speeding.
Indirect or circumstantial evidence - ANSWER>>Requires an interference
or presumption to establish a fact, rather than personal knowledge or
observation
Indirect or circumstantial evidence - ANSWER>>Example : an eyewitness
testimony that the defendant entered the victims home around the time of
the crime
Testimonial evidence - ANSWER>>A witness statement that tends to prove
or disprove facts about the case
, Physical or real evidence - ANSWER>>Refers to actual objects, offered to
prove or disprove facts about a case
Fruits of a crime - ANSWER>>Objects obtained by the defendant, because
of committing the crime an example is money stolen by a bank robber
Contraband - ANSWER>>Any property that is illegal for a person to
possess based on statute, ordinance or rule
Instrumentalities - ANSWER>>Items used by the defendant to commit the
crime
Documentary Evidence - ANSWER>>Anything written, or printed that is
offered to prove or disprove facts pertaining to the case
Example, bank records, medical records, or certified copy of a driving
history
Admissibility of evidence - ANSWER>>Refers to the legal requirements,
which must be met before a jury can see, or hear about the evidence
Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine - ANSWER>>The court may exclude
evidence from trial, if the officer obtained it illegally
Size of the crime scene - ANSWER>>Depends on the type of crime type of
evidence and location of evidence
Crime scene log - ANSWER>>Document that details, the name, rank and
agency of each person entering or leaving the scene, the date and time of
the persons, entry or exit, and the reason the person was at the scene
A scale or identifier - ANSWER>>Is usually a ruler, or yardstick providing a
form of measurement
WELL UPDATED ANSWERS
crime scene - ANSWER>>Is the site or sites where a crime occurred,
including an area or areas that contain evidence from the crime committed
can be a location, a person, a place or an object associated with criminal
behaviors.
The Florida evidence code - ANSWER>>Found in chapter 90 of the Florida
statutes provides the basic concepts and rules of evidence that may be
used in a criminal or civil proceeding
Evidence - ANSWER>>Anything that tends to prove, or disprove the
existence of a fact
Direct and indirect evidence - ANSWER>>Two broad types of evidence
Direct evidence - ANSWER>>Proves a fact, without an interference or
presumption in which is true and itself conclusively establishes that fact.
direct evidence - ANSWER>>Example : someone was speeding would be
the admission by the driver that they were speeding.
Indirect or circumstantial evidence - ANSWER>>Requires an interference
or presumption to establish a fact, rather than personal knowledge or
observation
Indirect or circumstantial evidence - ANSWER>>Example : an eyewitness
testimony that the defendant entered the victims home around the time of
the crime
Testimonial evidence - ANSWER>>A witness statement that tends to prove
or disprove facts about the case
, Physical or real evidence - ANSWER>>Refers to actual objects, offered to
prove or disprove facts about a case
Fruits of a crime - ANSWER>>Objects obtained by the defendant, because
of committing the crime an example is money stolen by a bank robber
Contraband - ANSWER>>Any property that is illegal for a person to
possess based on statute, ordinance or rule
Instrumentalities - ANSWER>>Items used by the defendant to commit the
crime
Documentary Evidence - ANSWER>>Anything written, or printed that is
offered to prove or disprove facts pertaining to the case
Example, bank records, medical records, or certified copy of a driving
history
Admissibility of evidence - ANSWER>>Refers to the legal requirements,
which must be met before a jury can see, or hear about the evidence
Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine - ANSWER>>The court may exclude
evidence from trial, if the officer obtained it illegally
Size of the crime scene - ANSWER>>Depends on the type of crime type of
evidence and location of evidence
Crime scene log - ANSWER>>Document that details, the name, rank and
agency of each person entering or leaving the scene, the date and time of
the persons, entry or exit, and the reason the person was at the scene
A scale or identifier - ANSWER>>Is usually a ruler, or yardstick providing a
form of measurement
