FSC100 The Real CSI Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers.
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FSC100 the Real CSI Final Exam Questions with
Correct Answers.
What could be physical evidence? - Correct answer objects that can:
- establish that a crime has been committed
- make associations (crime to victim, victim to perpetrator)
Recognition - Correct answer - of not just what but where
- Situation of items relative to each other
Where to start searching - Correct answer consider paths of contamination from:
- Perpetrator activity
- First responders
- Emergency response
- look out for media interference
How do you search a crime scene? - Correct answer - lane/strip search
- Line search
- circle/spiral search
- Zone search
What are some other search tools? - Correct answer canine units
Metal detectors
Heavy machinery
Thermal imaging
Ground penetrating radar
Search method is based on factors such as: - Correct answer - indoor/outdoor
- Size
- Urgency
- Lighting available
- What is being searched for?
- What evidence was already found?
- Concentration of material
- People available
Lane/strip search - Correct answer good for large areas
Good for uneven terrain
Line search limit - Correct answer must remain in a super straight line with everyone
else as you move across crime scene, at the same pace
Circle/spiral search benefits - Correct answer good for locating additional items
associated to an existing piece of evidence
Typically done indoors - too difficult to do outdoors
,Circle/spiral limits - Correct answer difficult to stay in a perfect spiral path to ensure
nothing is missed
zone search benefits - Correct answer good for where other patterns won't work -
typically in a house divided by rooms - used where scene is already broken up into
zones
How is evidence collection selective? - Correct answer - selectivity is determined by
collector
- need knowledge about crime lab techniques, capabilities, limitations
- Lack of this knowledge can lead to evidence being overlooked or collected improperly
Why do you need a reference sample? - Correct answer to compare unknown samples
to it
How do you prevent contamination? - Correct answer - use proper PPE
- Clean tools between collections of different samples
- change gloves frequently
- Package items separately to avoid cross contamination
Things that are commonly used to collect evidence - Correct answer - plastic pill bottles
- Manila envelopes
- Tinfoil 'boats'
- Cardboard pillboxes
- Sealable plastic bags
- Paper bags of various sizes
What is the druggist's fold used for? - Correct answer to collect trace evidence
What do you do with wet or bloodstained materials? - Correct answer air dry them
before packaging and/or place into paper bags so they have room to breathe and dry off
What should be done with items soiled with biological fluid that cannot be dried? -
Correct answer should be placed in a cooler with ice packs
How do you seal packaged evidence? - Correct answer with tamper-proof tape, then
initial the seal
How do you document evidence? - Correct answer - case number
- Item number
, - Location
- Name of collector
- Date and time of discovery
- Date and time of collection
- Description of item
Why might a sample not be submitted for analysis? - Correct answer - item type has low
success rate/expectation of obtaining reliable results
- Not the most relevant to address allegations
- No probative value
- An individual is already associated with the item
- Item has previously been tested for body fluids or fingerprints
Sequential processing - Correct answer use of as many developmental techniques as
necessary to process a piece of latent evidence, applying least invasive to most
invasive
What are the systems in place to prioritize samples/cases? - Correct answer - severity
of offense
- Type of evidence
- Probative value of evidence
- Urgency/risks to public
What are the two types of DNA testing services at the CFS? - Correct answer high
volume services and violent crime services
What is the purpose of high volume services? - Correct answer for lower severity
situations, such as breaking & entering, theft, drug, and weapon offenses
What are the three types of evidence accepted in high volume services? - Correct
answer 1) cigarette butts
2) cut-outs from envelope flaps
3) Swabs of items suspected to have DNA
Should you do presumptive tests prior to submitting evidence to high volume services? -
Correct answer no
How many items can you submit to the high volume services per case? - Correct
answer three pieces of evidence
Types of swabs accepted to high volume services - Correct answer - swabs of
suspected blood
- Saliva swabs
- Swabs of worn items
- Handler swabs
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