Forensics Chapter 2

What can eyewitness accounts do?

• Provide important evidence leading to the arrest of a criminal

• Provide important information

• Provide important information leading to the arrest of a criminal

• Provide important evidence

What are eye witnesses more accurate in describing?

• Age, height, and race

• Age and race

• Sex and hair color

• Hair color and height

What type of evidence are scientists most interested in?

• Trace evidence

• Testimonial evidence

• Transfer evidence

• Physical Evidence

Paints and alcohols are types of physical evidence

• True

• False

Physical evidence can be any____or_____

Who one of the case studies conducted on in Chapter 2?

• Coral Eugene Watts

• Eugene Coral Watts

• Coral Watts Eugene

• Eugene Watts Coral

What is indirect evidence?

• Evidence providing only for inference about a disputed fact

• Evidence providing only a basis for inference about the disputed fact

• Evidence

• Evidence providing only a basis about a fact

What is an example of circumstantial evidence? (Check all that apply)

• A footprint of a size ten boot found near the victim

• DNA left behind at the scene

• A blonde hair is found in the hand of a murder victim with black hair

• Blood spatter patterns found at the scene

Can physical evidence backup or prove a witness testimony false?

• No

• Yes

What is the major role of a Forensic Scientist?

• Determine if there are links among the victim, the crime scene, and the evidence

• Determine if there are links among the evidence, the victim, the crime scene, and the suspect

• Determine if there are links among the evidence, the victim, and the suspect

• Determine if there are links with the victim and suspect