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Forensics overview + eyewitness to law

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The application of science to law

a)

criinalistics

b)

Forensics

c)

Trial

d)

Crazy

2.

Why do some labs outcource their work?

a)

laziness

b)

lack of equipment

c)

funding

d)

all of the above

3.

When can forensic science be entered into the court room?

a)

When the technique is widely accepted

b)

when it helps the prosecution

c)

Whenever it is needed

d)

When the technique is new

4.

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

a)

A double edged sword

b)

Occam's Razor

c)

Locard's Principle

d)

None of these

5.

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

a)

Interest

b)

Stress

c)

Concentration

d)

distrations

e)

all of the above

6.

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

a)

Observation

b)

Opinion

c)

Perception

d)

None of these

7.

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

a)

an eyewitness

b)

an personal observer

c)

a court recorder

d)

none of these

8.

Forensics is strictly concerned with uncovering evidence that

a)

stands beyond a reasonable doubt

b)

stands as facts

c)

stands as conjecture

d)

is true

9.

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

a)

observe, interpret, and report observations clearly

b)

observe assupmtions clearly

c)

report assumptions clearly

d)

none of these

10.

Perception is

a)

faulty

b)

not the best reflection of reality

c)

not always accurate

d)

all of these

11.

Criminal investigations depend of the observation skills of those involved, including

a)

the police

b)

the investigators

c)

the witnesses

d)

all of these people

12.

Some one who is proficient in a topic and is allowed to testify is

a)

an eye witness

b)

a juror

c)

a witness

d)

an expert witness

13.

Which of the following didn't hep in the development of modern forensics

a)

microscopes

b)

photography

c)

changes in court

d)

DNA technology

14.

all evidence is admisable in court

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The court never gets the whole "truth".

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps is

a)

Impossible

b)

logic

c)

deception

d)

deductive reasoning

17.

In order to get a warrant you need to prove

a)

probably cause

b)

reasonable doubt

c)

a crime scene

d)

none of these

18.

A jury is needed for which type of law

a)

criminal

b)

cival

c)

statutory

d)

public

19.

Which is not the job of a criminalist

a)

print examination

b)

toolmark analysis

c)

trace evidence collection

d)

determining cause of death

20.

Which of the following is not a facet of guilt

a)

means

b)

motive

c)

opportunity

d)

means of opperating--- (M.O.)