Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: When arriving at the crime scene, the first and foremost responsibility of an __________ is to identify, estalish, protect, and secure the boundaries of the crime scene.
	A: police officer
	B: investigator
	C: crime lab technician
	D: victim

2: A __________ sample (also called an unknown sample) must be compared to evidence with known origins.
	A: questioned
	B: discrete
	C: rough
	D: preliminary

3: After classification, evidence undergoes __________ - the process of identifying the sample as a unique specimen.
	A: investigation
	B: individualization
	C: triangulation
	D: submission

4: Proper __________ of the crime scene requires specific and exact notes that allow the investigator to recall - sometimes years later - the process of events and details uncovered.
	A: individualization
	B: sketches
	C: realization
	D: documentation

5: The search for __________ may occur in several patterns: sprial, grid, strip, zone, or wheel.
	A: evidence
	B: samples
	C: warrants
	D: criminal activities

6: The treatment of evidence, including its collection, transportation and __________, is specific to the type of evidence involved.
	A: preservation
	B: documentation
	C: presentation
	D: triangulation

7: A clear and conscise __________ is vital to maitain the best prosecutorial cases.
	A: arrest warrant
	B: known sample
	C: chain of custody
	D: search warrant

8: __________ rules are continually undergoing revisions through court challenges.
	A: Evidence collection
	B: Crime scene investigation
	C: Miranda rights
	D: Search and seizure

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