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This activity contains 10 questions.

	To answer this question correctly, you may have to choose more than one response. Which of the following statements is true? The risk of contamination of evidence is controlled and/or minimised by:   using chain of custody labels. minimising the number of people handling the evidence. opening each package in an area other than where it was originally sealed. storing packages in a dedicated secure area.

	In England and Wales, forensic scientists:   are never called to court as an expert witness. may be called to court as an expert witness. must present their findings to the court in person while acting as an expert witness. never appear in court as expert witnesses.

	The police in England and Wales purchase their forensic services largely from which one of the following?   The Forensic Science Society (FSSoc). The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Independent forensic practitioners. The Forensic Science Service (FSS).

	Laboratories in the UK may seek accreditation from the:   United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Forensic Science Service (FSS). Home Office. Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP).

	The Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners(CRFP) concerns itself with:   the accreditation of those practitioners of forensic science who are not FSS employees. the accreditation of individual FSS employees only. the accreditation of individual practitioners of forensic science whether or not they work for the FSS. the accreditation of forensic science laboratories.

	Corroborative evidence is:   evidence that supports other evidence. evidence that associates an individual with another individual. evidence that refutes other evidence. evidence that links an individual with a particular location.

	Which of the following is not a method used in forensic science?   Rejection of the hypothesis under test if it is refuted by the results of experimentation. Comparison between items generated in the laboratory and those found at a crime scene. Comparison between items found at a crime scene with those held on a database. Rejection of results that do not support the hypothesis under test.

	The national database for the identification of fingerprints used by the police forces in England and Wales is known as:   NAFIS. FLINTS. NDNAD. ANPR.

	Which of the following statements is not true?   A questioned sample is sometimes referred to as a disputed sample. Individual characteristics are unique to a particular object. A class characteristic is one that enables an object to be uniquely identified. Class characteristics enable an object to be placed into a particular category.

	The Forensic Led Intelligence System is a computer software package jointly developed by:   the Forensic Science Society and Staffordshire Police. West Midlands Police and the Forensic Science Service. West Midlands Police and the Forensic Science Society. the Forensic Science Service and the Forensic Science Society.

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