Forensics overview + eyewitness to law

The application of science to law

• criinalistics

• Forensics

• Trial

• Crazy

Why do some labs outcource their work?

• laziness

• lack of equipment

• funding

• all of the above

When can forensic science be entered into the court room?

• When the technique is widely accepted

• when it helps the prosecution

• Whenever it is needed

• When the technique is new

The idea that every contact leaves trace and picks up trace is known as

• A double edged sword

• Occam's Razor

• Locard's Principle

• None of these

Eyewitness accounts of crime scene events vary considerably from one person to another. Why?

• Interest

• Stress

• Concentration

• distrations

• all of the above

When evaluating eyewitness testimony,the investigator must discriminate between fact and

• Observation

• Opinion

• Perception

• None of these

A person who has seen something or someone and can communicate these facts is

• an eyewitness

• an personal observer

• a court recorder

• none of these

Forensics is strictly concerned with uncovering evidence that

• stands beyond a reasonable doubt

• stands as facts

• stands as conjecture

• is true

one of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to

• observe, interpret, and report observations clearly

• observe assupmtions clearly

• report assumptions clearly

• none of these

Perception is

• faulty

• not the best reflection of reality

• not always accurate

• all of these