Unit1 Forensic Review

A forensic scientist must link evidence to a crime and to the suspects by identifying and comparing relevant material.

• True

• False

The effectiveness of an expert’s testimony is almost always dependent on

• the experience and credentials of the expert

• the educational background of the expert

• the ability of the expert to talk in clear, concise language about evaluating evidence

• all of the above

A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide:

• facts

• opinion

• judgment

• reflection

Scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime.

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy

The place where something unlawful happened and where forensic evidence can be gathered.

• secure and protect the scene

• initiate preliminary survey

• prepare a narrative of the scene

• crime scene

A specialized surgical procedure that is used to determine the cause and manner of death.

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy

What does Locard's Exhchange Principle state?

• every crime will be solved

• all physical evidence provides information

• every contact leaves trace evidence

• crimes cannot be solved without phyiscal evidence

Who/what would this involve?

• suspect

• crime scene

• victim

• physical evidence

What does the following Chromatogram tell you about the substance's make-up?

• The substance is pure

• The substance is a mixture

• The substance is insoluble in the mobile phase

• The substance is from a yellow pen

What does the Daubert vs Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals explain?

• It allowed vaccines in the country.

• It explains the four amendments involved in forensic evidence.

• It dictates the standards that must be met for evidence to be admissible in court.

• It was the first type of standard for the court.