Ch.+2,+1-9

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. Direct evidence includes eyewitnesses or video cameras that saw what happen at the scene, such as the witness seeing a person point a gun at the victim. Circumstantial evidence is evidence that cannot directly prove what happened, such as finding a gun at the scene. 7. Although blood type cannot identify that a suspect was not at the scene, it can rule out other suspect with different blood types. 8. A. First responding police officer: The recorder would most likely as if the crime scene is the exact same way as when he first saw it. B. Photographer: The recorder would ask what he is taking pictures of. C. Sketch Artist: The recorder might ask exactly what he thinks happened at the scene. D. Evidence collection team: The recorder would ask where the evidence was found. 9. A. Transporting the body in a closed bag: Keeps the blood, or chemical toxins inside the bag to later be discovered at the lab. Also allows the fingerprints to stay on the body or clothes. It also allows the evidence to dry out. B. Taking nail clippings from the deceased: They can see if there is any DNA from the convict under the victim’s fingernails. C. Placing a plastic bag over the hands of the deceased before transporting the person to the morgue: Allows investigators to get the fingerprints of the victim before mold grows. D. Brushing the clothing of the victim with a clothes brush: They can get hair off the clothes to see who has been touching him.