Unit 1 Forensics Review

Which factor is the main cause of most wrongful convictions?

• out of date investigating equipment

• contamination of evidence

• faulty eyewitness testimony

• testimony of the prosecution's expert witness

"With contact between two items, there will be an exchange." This statement explains which of the following?

• physical evdience

• Locard's exchange principle

• Forensic exchange principle

• the law of forensics

Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the Innocence Project?

• Falsely convicted inmates should have the opportunity for new forensic technology to prove their innocence.

• Using DNA technology to disprove direct evidence (testimony) from an eyewitness.

• Invalidating incorrect forensic science that led to a wrongful conviction.

• Working for the victims of violent crimes to have the sentences of criminals extended.

Who determines cause of death?

• crime scene investigator

• medical examiner

• detective

• police officer

Which of the following is NOT the job of a forensic scientist?

• testify in court to convince the jury that her analysis of the evidence is accurate

• collect and analyze evidence from a crime scene

• prove the guilt or innocence of the person accused of a crime

• use deductive reasoning to recreate/analyze the crime scene

Who was the first person to establish a police laboratory and known as the father of criminalistics?

• Edmund Locard

• Bernard Spilsbury

• Mathieu Orfila

• Roman Quintilian

Select all that applies to criminalistics.

• It includes the study of criminals and why they commit crimes

• It is the application of science to providing evidence in criminal cases

• It is the study of crime prevention

• It involves collecting, examining, and drawing conclusions about evidence found at a crime scene.

Which of the following is NOT a career in criminalistics?

• Forensic Scientist

• Drug Enforcement Officer

• Lab Analyst

• Medical Examiner

Which statements are NOT part of the Daubert Principle?

• Replaced the Frye Standard in 1993

• Principles used by a trial judge to determine if a scientist's expert testimony is scientifically valid and pertains to the facts of the trial.

• Has five components: the theory or technique must have been tested; it must have been subjected to peer review and publication; it has a known error rate; it has standards controlling its operation; and it has been generally accepted by the relevant scientific community.

• Was replaced by the Frye Standard

Select all that is true of the Frye Standard.

• It was founded based on a 1923 murder case where the defense attorney attempted to use systolic blood pressure (an untested method at the time) to prove his client's innocence.

• In order to be admitted as evidence at trial, the procedure, technique or principles must be “generally accepted” by the scientific community

• Replaced the Daubert Ruling

• Was replaced by the Daubert Ruling