Ohio Forensic Guide

16. Securing the crime scene does not involve
protecting potential evidence from being destroyed
safety of those witnesses and investigators on the scene
including as few investigators and police officials as possible
walking extensively throughout the scene
keeping out curious onlookers even policemen
17: After the collection and examination of evidence the next step is
make a hypothesis
send the evidence to crime lab for further processing
write up testimony for the trial
interrogate the suspects
turn everything over the police captain
18: The goal of the forensic investigator as he collects evidence at the scene is
get as many pieces of evidence as possible in the shortest time
collect all possible pieces of evidence in a common container to be separated at the in the crime lab
catch a suspect quickly
preserve and document each piece of evidence in the best most appropriate manner
all of the above
19: 19. Physical evidence is often of greater value than observations remembered by witnesses because
observations and memories change
physical evidence does not forget the facts
observation and memory can be altered by perception
physical evidence does not change over time
all of the above
20: 20. Which of the following would be the best way to collect and preserve a letter by the victim found at the scene of an crime?
plastic envelope
photograph
refrigerated bottle
brown paper bag
label with a felt tip marker
21: 21. What type of crime was committed if the victim was attacked and beaten with a metal bar?
aggravated assault
simple assault
kidnapping
misdemeanor
grand larceny
22: During the last century many changes have taken place in crime and punishment. The purpose of punishment has become
more vengeful
a means of serving justice
get the criminal off the street
help the guilty change their behavior
all of the above
23: Which of the following was the most important factor causing crime in the 20th Century?
increased population
a more stable economy
invention of cars and computers
lower church attendance
corrupt police departments
24: According to US statistics violent and armed crime has
decreased since 1994
increased since 1994
continually increased from 1900 to 2000
stayed about the same throughout the century
steadily decreased since 1950
25: A lesser criminal act which is generally punished less severely than felonies is called.
civil
assault
embezzlement
misdemeanor
homicide
26: What type of forensic scientist should be called if a group of human bones are discovered after a suspicious fire?
Forensic Osteologist
Physical anthropologist
Cultural anthropologist
Forensic anthropologist
Forensic boneologist
27: What seems to be a major reason for the recent increase in the number of students studying forensic science?
increased rates of crime
bored students
popularity of CSI television shows
increased awareness of a need for justice and freedom
advertisements
28: Select the correct order for procedures at the crime scene.
set up perimeters–>isolate witnesses–>planning strategy–>walk through–>collect evidence from outer perimeter to inner–>document evidence–>process evidence
set up perimeters–>isolate witnesses–>move bodies and evidence out of the way–>walk through–>collect evidence from outer perimeter to inner–>document evidence–>process evidence
walk through–>collect evidence from outer perimeter to inner–>set up perimeters–>isolate witnesses–>planning strategy–> document evidence–>process evidence
set up perimeters–> document evidence–>process evidence–> isolate witnesses–>planning strategy–>walk through–>collect evidence from outer perimeter to inner
set up perimeters–>isolate witnesses–>collect evidence from outer perimeter to inner–>document evidence–>process evidence–>planning strategy–>walk through
29: Bloodstain pattern analysis can help identify
type of weapon used
location of victim at time of injury was inflicted
suspect by matching to stains on clothing
type of impact victim received
all of the above
30: Questioned Documents used for evidence could include all BUT the following:
a pencil found near the victim
a photocopier used in a mail fraud case
computer disks found in the drawer of the victim
computer printer used by the suspect
handwriting analysis by graphology