FSC100 MIDTERM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. • Crime scene access log consists of: Name and aflliation (tit-
tle)
Time of entry and exit
Why they were on the
scene
Under whose authority
they entered
2. TRUE OR FALSE: It is critical that forensic scientists TRUE
remain unbiased advocates of fact; a good forensic
scientist works to find the truth, not for any particular
outcome.
3. The science/methods/techniques utilized in forensic h) All answers are correct,
science must have which of the following, to be con- except the collection time-
sidered admissible: frame
a) Been subject to peer-review processes
b) Have an established error rate
c) Be generally accepted in the relevant field of study
d) Have been collected within 2 hours of examination
e) All answers here are correct
f) All answers here are correct, except general accep-
tance
g) All answer here are correct, except peer-reviewed
, h) All answers are correct, except the collection time-
frame
4. TRUE OR FALSE: Collecting evidence from the crime True
scene involves pre-determined methodology, but in-
vestigators may alter this methodology due to scene
context.
5. TRUE OR FALSE: The forensic expert may offer an opin- True
ion on the work done/the methods used, but a lay
witness may not.
6. Locard's Exchange Principle: D) Forms the basis
a) Applies only to violent crime scenes of techniques like gun-
shot residue analysis and
b) Was formalized in the late 1800s forensic DNA
C) is also a possible an-
c) States that "Every crime scene as forensic evidence"
swer
d) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue
analysis and forensic DNA
7. The 'watch-and-ward' system relates to what, today? d) The concept of 'night
watch'
a) The legal age of reason
b) The metropolitan police of London
c) The Office of the Sheriff
d) The concept of 'night watch'
8. The Quaestorees Parricidi formed the foundation for: d) The modern detective
, a) Locard's Exchange Principle
b) Property law and ownership
c) Judicial system
d) The modern detective
9. TRUE OR FALSE: A crime scene investigator is called a TRUE
'forensic identification officer' in Canada.
10. TRUE OR FALSE: The Laws of Hammurabi dictated True
harsh punishments for the guilty.
11. organized crime scene: D) Often reflect a premed-
itated crime
a) Are the most common type of crime scene
b) Typically indicate an emotional offender
c) Will often contain more physical evidence
d) Often reflects a premeditated crime
12. TRUE OR FALSE: It is important for crime scene inves- TRUE
tigators and forensic scientists to be open to criticism.
13. What is NOT a type of error in crime scene investiga- C) loss error
tion?
a) Error due to bias
b) Honest error
c) Loss error
, d) Ethics violation
14. Type of evidence that links a suspect to a particular b) Associative
location:
a) Organized
b) Associative
c) Circumstantial
d) Toxicology
15. What is Locard's exchange principle? a) Every contact leaves a
trace
a) Every contact leaves a trace
b) Every contact has a pattern
c) Every crime scene is different
d) Every crime scene is the same
16. TRUE OR FALSE: Personal Protective Equipment can TRUE
prevent contamination of a crime scene.
17. TRUE OR FALSE: The failure to protect a crime scene TRUE
properly can result in the destruction or altering of
evidence.
18. TRUE OR FALSE: The interior of a vehicle is always FALSE
searched prior to the exterior of a vehicle.
19. b) zigzag method
Answers
1. • Crime scene access log consists of: Name and aflliation (tit-
tle)
Time of entry and exit
Why they were on the
scene
Under whose authority
they entered
2. TRUE OR FALSE: It is critical that forensic scientists TRUE
remain unbiased advocates of fact; a good forensic
scientist works to find the truth, not for any particular
outcome.
3. The science/methods/techniques utilized in forensic h) All answers are correct,
science must have which of the following, to be con- except the collection time-
sidered admissible: frame
a) Been subject to peer-review processes
b) Have an established error rate
c) Be generally accepted in the relevant field of study
d) Have been collected within 2 hours of examination
e) All answers here are correct
f) All answers here are correct, except general accep-
tance
g) All answer here are correct, except peer-reviewed
, h) All answers are correct, except the collection time-
frame
4. TRUE OR FALSE: Collecting evidence from the crime True
scene involves pre-determined methodology, but in-
vestigators may alter this methodology due to scene
context.
5. TRUE OR FALSE: The forensic expert may offer an opin- True
ion on the work done/the methods used, but a lay
witness may not.
6. Locard's Exchange Principle: D) Forms the basis
a) Applies only to violent crime scenes of techniques like gun-
shot residue analysis and
b) Was formalized in the late 1800s forensic DNA
C) is also a possible an-
c) States that "Every crime scene as forensic evidence"
swer
d) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue
analysis and forensic DNA
7. The 'watch-and-ward' system relates to what, today? d) The concept of 'night
watch'
a) The legal age of reason
b) The metropolitan police of London
c) The Office of the Sheriff
d) The concept of 'night watch'
8. The Quaestorees Parricidi formed the foundation for: d) The modern detective
, a) Locard's Exchange Principle
b) Property law and ownership
c) Judicial system
d) The modern detective
9. TRUE OR FALSE: A crime scene investigator is called a TRUE
'forensic identification officer' in Canada.
10. TRUE OR FALSE: The Laws of Hammurabi dictated True
harsh punishments for the guilty.
11. organized crime scene: D) Often reflect a premed-
itated crime
a) Are the most common type of crime scene
b) Typically indicate an emotional offender
c) Will often contain more physical evidence
d) Often reflects a premeditated crime
12. TRUE OR FALSE: It is important for crime scene inves- TRUE
tigators and forensic scientists to be open to criticism.
13. What is NOT a type of error in crime scene investiga- C) loss error
tion?
a) Error due to bias
b) Honest error
c) Loss error
, d) Ethics violation
14. Type of evidence that links a suspect to a particular b) Associative
location:
a) Organized
b) Associative
c) Circumstantial
d) Toxicology
15. What is Locard's exchange principle? a) Every contact leaves a
trace
a) Every contact leaves a trace
b) Every contact has a pattern
c) Every crime scene is different
d) Every crime scene is the same
16. TRUE OR FALSE: Personal Protective Equipment can TRUE
prevent contamination of a crime scene.
17. TRUE OR FALSE: The failure to protect a crime scene TRUE
properly can result in the destruction or altering of
evidence.
18. TRUE OR FALSE: The interior of a vehicle is always FALSE
searched prior to the exterior of a vehicle.
19. b) zigzag method
