FSC100 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• Crime scene access log consists of: - Answer -Name and affiliation (tittle)
Time of entry and exit
Why they were on the scene
Under whose authority they entered
TRUE OR FALSE: It is critical that forensic scientists remain unbiased advocates of
fact; a good forensic scientist works to find the truth, not for any particular outcome. -
Answer -TRUE
The science/methods/techniques utilized in forensic science must have which of the
following, to be considered admissible:
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 acceptance
g) All answer here are correct, except peer-reviewed
h) All answers are correct, except the collection timeframe - Answer -h) All answers are
correct, except the collection timeframe
TRUE OR FALSE: Collecting evidence from the crime scene involves pre-determined
methodology, but investigators may alter this methodology due to scene context. -
Answer -True
TRUE OR FALSE: The forensic expert may offer an opinion on the work done/the
methods used, but a lay witness may not. - Answer -True
Locard's Exchange Principle:
a) Applies only to violent crime scenes
b) Was formalized in the late 1800s
c) States that "Every crime scene as forensic evidence"
,d) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue analysis and forensic DNA -
Answer -D) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue analysis and forensic
DNA
C) is also a possible answer
The 'watch-and-ward' system relates to what, today?
a) The legal age of reason
b) The metropolitan police of London
c) The Office of the Sheriff
d) The concept of 'night watch' - Answer -d) The concept of 'night watch'
The Quaestorees Parricidi formed the foundation for:
a) Locard's Exchange Principle
b) Property law and ownership
c) Judicial system
d) The modern detective - Answer -d) The modern detective
TRUE OR FALSE: A crime scene investigator is called a 'forensic identification officer'
in Canada. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The Laws of Hammurabi dictated harsh punishments for the guilty. -
Answer -True
organized crime scene:
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 - Answer -D) Often reflect a premeditated crime
TRUE OR FALSE: It is important for crime scene investigators and forensic scientists to
be open to criticism. - Answer -TRUE
What is NOT a type of error in crime scene investigation?
, a) Error due to bias
b) Honest error
c) Loss error
d) Ethics violation - Answer -C) loss error
Type of evidence that links a suspect to a particular location:
a) Organized
b) Associative
c) Circumstantial
d) Toxicology - Answer -b) Associative
What is Locard's exchange principle?
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 - Answer -a) Every contact leaves a trace
TRUE OR FALSE: Personal Protective Equipment can prevent contamination of a crime
scene. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The failure to protect a crime scene properly can result in the
destruction or altering of evidence. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The interior of a vehicle is always searched prior to the exterior of a
vehicle. - Answer -FALSE
Which of the following is NOT a method of scene searching?
a) Wheel Method
b) Zigzag method
c) Spiral method
d) Zone method - Answer -b) zigzag method
• Crime scene access log consists of: - Answer -Name and affiliation (tittle)
Time of entry and exit
Why they were on the scene
Under whose authority they entered
TRUE OR FALSE: It is critical that forensic scientists remain unbiased advocates of
fact; a good forensic scientist works to find the truth, not for any particular outcome. -
Answer -TRUE
The science/methods/techniques utilized in forensic science must have which of the
following, to be considered admissible:
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 acceptance
g) All answer here are correct, except peer-reviewed
h) All answers are correct, except the collection timeframe - Answer -h) All answers are
correct, except the collection timeframe
TRUE OR FALSE: Collecting evidence from the crime scene involves pre-determined
methodology, but investigators may alter this methodology due to scene context. -
Answer -True
TRUE OR FALSE: The forensic expert may offer an opinion on the work done/the
methods used, but a lay witness may not. - Answer -True
Locard's Exchange Principle:
a) Applies only to violent crime scenes
b) Was formalized in the late 1800s
c) States that "Every crime scene as forensic evidence"
,d) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue analysis and forensic DNA -
Answer -D) Forms the basis of techniques like gunshot residue analysis and forensic
DNA
C) is also a possible answer
The 'watch-and-ward' system relates to what, today?
a) The legal age of reason
b) The metropolitan police of London
c) The Office of the Sheriff
d) The concept of 'night watch' - Answer -d) The concept of 'night watch'
The Quaestorees Parricidi formed the foundation for:
a) Locard's Exchange Principle
b) Property law and ownership
c) Judicial system
d) The modern detective - Answer -d) The modern detective
TRUE OR FALSE: A crime scene investigator is called a 'forensic identification officer'
in Canada. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The Laws of Hammurabi dictated harsh punishments for the guilty. -
Answer -True
organized crime scene:
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 - Answer -D) Often reflect a premeditated crime
TRUE OR FALSE: It is important for crime scene investigators and forensic scientists to
be open to criticism. - Answer -TRUE
What is NOT a type of error in crime scene investigation?
, a) Error due to bias
b) Honest error
c) Loss error
d) Ethics violation - Answer -C) loss error
Type of evidence that links a suspect to a particular location:
a) Organized
b) Associative
c) Circumstantial
d) Toxicology - Answer -b) Associative
What is Locard's exchange principle?
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 - Answer -a) Every contact leaves a trace
TRUE OR FALSE: Personal Protective Equipment can prevent contamination of a crime
scene. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The failure to protect a crime scene properly can result in the
destruction or altering of evidence. - Answer -TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: The interior of a vehicle is always searched prior to the exterior of a
vehicle. - Answer -FALSE
Which of the following is NOT a method of scene searching?
a) Wheel Method
b) Zigzag method
c) Spiral method
d) Zone method - Answer -b) zigzag method
