FIS 202 Final Review questions with
verified answers
The forensic linkage triangle illustrates that items of evidence are used to establish links
between: - correct answer ✔✔The victim, the suspect, and the scene
In a free society, then police have _____ basic goals. - correct answer ✔✔2
Wet bench serology testing results provide: - correct answer ✔✔Class characteristics
In order to be fair, justice considers the needs of these entities: - correct answer ✔✔The victim,
the offender, and society
Proper photographs of shoe and tire mark evidence typically offer the examiner greater detail
for comparison than do plaster casts or other lifting techniques. - correct answer ✔✔True
An example of an unpredictable effect is: - correct answer ✔✔The haphazard opening of a
revolver cylinder
They downfall of a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is: - correct answer ✔✔The
need for a large amount of un-degraded genetic material
Evaluation of a firearm in the lab always begins with a distance determination - correct answer
✔✔False
Timing and Sequencing are two distinct concepts - correct answer ✔✔True
, Probably Cause is the investigative standard - correct answer ✔✔False
If someone has touched an item of evidence since the incident, there is no need to process the
item due to the transient nature of fingerprints - correct answer ✔✔False
The acid phosphatase test and microscopic evaluations are used when testing for the presence
of: - correct answer ✔✔Sperm
An example of a transitory effect is: - correct answer ✔✔Presence of ice in a glass
Class characteristics best serve the forensic professional by: - correct answer ✔✔Eliminating
possibilities
The evaluation of multiple bullet defects in glass and where their radial fractures meet is used
for: - correct answer ✔✔Shot sequence determinations
Crime Repression refers to: - correct answer ✔✔Actively investigating crimes and attempting to
identify those responsible
Evidence can be defined as anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact in contention: -
correct answer ✔✔True
The six basic steps in the examination of a crime scene is assessing, observing, documenting,
searching, collecting, and analyzing, which can be accomplished in any order - correct answer
✔✔False (in that exact order)
The express purpose of processing a scene is to: - correct answer ✔✔Collect the evidence and
scene context in as pristine a condition as possible
verified answers
The forensic linkage triangle illustrates that items of evidence are used to establish links
between: - correct answer ✔✔The victim, the suspect, and the scene
In a free society, then police have _____ basic goals. - correct answer ✔✔2
Wet bench serology testing results provide: - correct answer ✔✔Class characteristics
In order to be fair, justice considers the needs of these entities: - correct answer ✔✔The victim,
the offender, and society
Proper photographs of shoe and tire mark evidence typically offer the examiner greater detail
for comparison than do plaster casts or other lifting techniques. - correct answer ✔✔True
An example of an unpredictable effect is: - correct answer ✔✔The haphazard opening of a
revolver cylinder
They downfall of a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is: - correct answer ✔✔The
need for a large amount of un-degraded genetic material
Evaluation of a firearm in the lab always begins with a distance determination - correct answer
✔✔False
Timing and Sequencing are two distinct concepts - correct answer ✔✔True
, Probably Cause is the investigative standard - correct answer ✔✔False
If someone has touched an item of evidence since the incident, there is no need to process the
item due to the transient nature of fingerprints - correct answer ✔✔False
The acid phosphatase test and microscopic evaluations are used when testing for the presence
of: - correct answer ✔✔Sperm
An example of a transitory effect is: - correct answer ✔✔Presence of ice in a glass
Class characteristics best serve the forensic professional by: - correct answer ✔✔Eliminating
possibilities
The evaluation of multiple bullet defects in glass and where their radial fractures meet is used
for: - correct answer ✔✔Shot sequence determinations
Crime Repression refers to: - correct answer ✔✔Actively investigating crimes and attempting to
identify those responsible
Evidence can be defined as anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact in contention: -
correct answer ✔✔True
The six basic steps in the examination of a crime scene is assessing, observing, documenting,
searching, collecting, and analyzing, which can be accomplished in any order - correct answer
✔✔False (in that exact order)
The express purpose of processing a scene is to: - correct answer ✔✔Collect the evidence and
scene context in as pristine a condition as possible
