Crime Scene Investigation Fundamentals
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts and techniques used in crime scene investigation, suitable for Grade 11 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For multiple-choice questions, select the best answer. For short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions, provide concise and accurate responses.
1. What is the primary goal of securing a crime scene?
To gather public attention
To prevent contamination and destruction of evidence
To allow media access
To interrogate suspects immediately
2. Which of the following is an example of trace evidence?
A weapon
A fingerprint
A strand of hair
A bullet casing
3. The principle of states that when two objects come into contact, there is always a transfer of material.
4. A chain of must be maintained for all evidence collected at a crime scene to ensure its admissibility in court.
5. The documentation of a crime scene typically involves notes, sketches, and .
6. It is acceptable for unauthorized personnel to enter a secured crime scene if they promise not to touch anything.
True
False
7. Fingerprints are considered individual evidence because no two people have the exact same fingerprint patterns.
True
False
8. Describe the 'walk-through' or initial survey phase of a crime scene investigation.
9. Explain the difference between class evidence and individual evidence, providing an example for each.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
10. Locard's Exchange Principle
a. The process of determining the sequence of events at a crime scene.
11. Forensic Pathology
b. Studies the effects of poisons and drugs on the human body.
12. Crime Scene Reconstruction
c. Every contact leaves a trace.
13. Forensic Toxicology
d. Investigates sudden, unexplained, or violent deaths.
14. Imagine you are the first officer to arrive at a crime scene where a possible robbery has occurred. The scene is outdoors, near a park bench. What are the immediate steps you would take to secure and preserve the scene?