Section 5.2

Question 1

When you are gathering evidence, especially physical but also testimonial, you need to gather all of it. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Evidence that tends to show innocence

Answer 2

Exculpatory evidence

Question 3

Individual evidence can include
1.
2.

Answer 3

1. DNA

2. Fingerprints

Question 4

What are the four blood types?

Answer 4

A
B
AB
O

Question 5

Before DNA you could do the blood type A,B,AB,O. If we found the victim or the suspects blood at the scene we could do the blood test and if it come up as O and we get a suspect and we think they committed the crime, and we can get consent and get the blood sample or a warrant and it shows up as O it is not necessarily proof that she did it but if it shows up as one of the others we can do what?

Answer 5

Eliminate her as a suspect

Question 6

Example, find a dead body and a long blonde hair. If you have a long blonde hair, you assume the killer left it and you can eliminate a lot of people out of the suspect pool. True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

We find fingerprints at the crime scene and now we need to compare it to known criminal’s fingerprints. What does this refer to?

Answer 7

Standard of comparison

Question 8

If it does not match any of them but you have a suspect you can take their fingerprints in order to establish what?

Answer 8

standard of comparison

Question 9

Trying to prove that a car was modified you can get the dealership to give you a car of the same exact type to achieve what ?

Answer 9

Standard of comparison

Question 10

Example, at the scene of a burglary the point of entry was the backdoor and we look at the door and we see marks where two flat metal pieces go in right next to each other and there was obvious force. We can tell the mark was a pry bar used to open the door. Pry bars have two metal parts and put a lot of pressure on something. This is an example of what?

Answer 10

Class characteristics

Question 11

We can match the exact pry bar to a scene based on what?

Answer 11

Individual characteristics

Question 12

Example, one of the prongs on the pry bar has a big chip out of it and the mark on the door match the crime scene to the particular tool. This is an example of using what?

Answer 12

Class and individual characteristics

Question 13

Example, rifling pattern is specific to Glock guns which is a class characteristic. We now have a suspect with this gun type we can shoot the gun and using standard of comparison look to see if the individual characteristics of the rifling pattern match. Use of what?

Answer 13

Class and Individual Characteristics

Question 14

Good at eliminating people

Answer 14

class characteristics

Question 15

Goof at proving that it was a specific person

Answer 15

Individual characteristics

Question 16

At some point you have to discover evidence. True or False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

After evidence has been discovered it needs to be what?

Answer 17

Marked

Question 18

These are usually standard and have measuring tapes on the side of them.

Answer 18

Markers

Question 19

If evidence number one is a shell casing we can take a marker and place it beside it without touching or disturbing it. We need to mark everything and move onto the next step. True or False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

After discovering evidence and then marking it what should we do next?

Answer 20

Record it in the log

Question 21

Record where the evidence was and what it was around the entire crime scene and mark it in the evidence log. True or False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

After you record evidence in the log what do you do next?

Answer 22

Take photographs

Question 23

For crime scene photos a professional camera will be used and the marker will be placed where it is seen with the evidence and the size of the evidence can be proved because of the ___________ .

Answer 23

Field of View

Question 24

Picture of a footprint. With the markers you will be able to just look at the photo to determine the size.True or False

Answer 24

True

Question 25

After you photograph the evidence what is next?

Answer 25

Bag the evidence separately

Question 26

Pick up evidence with gloves or a tool to put it in the bag and seal it. True or False

Answer 26

True

Question 27

If there are four bullet casings do they all go in the same evidence bag?

Answer 27

No. All separate

Question 28

Once the evidence has been sealed and bagged tightly you need to fill out the evidence log on the front with 
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 28

1. time
2. date
3. signature
4. evidence number

Question 29

Officers have to store evidence for a long time and it could be years or decades. True or False

Answer 29

True

Question 30

While it is in the evidence room you have to worry about things happening to it that could include but are not limited to
1.
2.
3.

Answer 30

1. moisture
2. temperature
3. pests

Question 31

Moisture causes evidence to get damp. Temperature of evidence.
Pests.
All things that have to be worried about when?

Answer 31

When stuff is stored in evidence closets

Question 32

With digital evidence such as hard drives you have to be concerned with what?

Answer 32

Magnets

Question 33

What was invented to track where big pieces of complicated things are?

Answer 33

Barcodes

Question 34

Barcodes may have been invented by who?

Answer 34

NASA

Question 35

Police departments are attempting to use what to keep track of evidence?

Answer 35

Barcodes

Question 36

If you need a piece of evidence from a case number you have to do what?

Answer 36

Sign it out

Question 37

If you sign evidence out what do you have to write down?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 37

1. name
2. date
3. purpose
4. time

Question 38

When evidence is brought back you have to sign it back into the evidence room. True or False

Answer 38

True

Question 39

When you sign evidence back in what do you have to include? 
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 39

1. Name
2. date
3. time
4. change in condition