HIGH SCHOOL FORENSIC QUESTION

Review Questions

1. What is physical evidence? Provide at least three examples in your answer.

2. Describe three ways that a crime scene can be recorded. What is a benefit of each?

3. What is a chain of custody? Why is it important?

4. What three types of photographs are taken at crime scenes? Describe each type?

5. Why is it important to record the crime scene?

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Why is it important to secure the crime scene? What do you think would be the most difficult part of doing this?

2. What type of recording do you think would be the most useful to crime investigators? Why?

3. What do you think would be the best method of submitting evidence to a crime lab? Why?

4. What type of evidence do you think would be most difficult to collect? Why?

5. What does the Fourth Amendment protect against? Do you agree with these restrictions on collecting evidence? Why or why not?