FSC100 UTM Final Exam Questions and Answers

FSC100 UTM Final Exam Questions and Answers Forensic Science - Ans:-Science in service to courts Forensic Method - Ans:-Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and presenting evidence for presentation in court of law Crime - Ans:-An act forbidden by law and punishable Crime Scene Investigation - Ans:-Term referring to processes associated with investigation of criminal events Criminalistics - Ans:-Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists) Criminology - Ans:-Scientific study of crime Evidence - Ans:-Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question Types Of Evidence - Ans:-[Physical] - Objects ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/10 - Impressions [Observations] - Weather - Lights on/off [Testimony] - Eye witness - Expert Locard's Exchange Principle - Ans:-Every contact leaves a trace...by leaving something behind, by taking something away, by doing both. Chain Of Custody - Ans:-Breaks in the chain (fruit of the poisonous tree) CSI Effect - Ans:-Combination of effects that might appear to contradict each other LOSER - Ans:-L.O.S.E.R is the practical guideline for crime scene management. [L]isten [O]bserve ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/10 [S]earch [E]valuate [R]ecord Hot Zone and Warm Zone - Ans:-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 - Ans:-Victim Offender Witnesses Relatives Media Police Other investigators Overall Photos - Ans:-Allows the viewer to see a large area of the scene at eye level ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/10 Mid range Photos - Ans:-Establishes the position of the evidence in the scene Close Up Photos - Ans:-Allows the viewer to see all evident detail on the item of evidence Sketches - Ans:-Simplest way to represent the scene Polar Coordinates - Ans:-Measure in proximity to something Rectangular Coordinates - Ans:-Have two measurements: an x coordin