Eyewitness evidence is more reliable than physical evidence.

The main difference between civil and criminal cases is that criminal cases usually involve private disputes between persons or organizations, while civil cases involve an action that is considered to be harmful to society as a whole, and to the state.

Disorganized, asocial serial killers are usually of low intelligence, commit their crimes impulsively, and rarely dispose of the body.

After death, a person’s eyes will always be open.

According to the Warren Commission and related to the autopsy report, the cause of Kennedy’s death was a gunshot wound that was fired from a point behind and somewhat above the level of the deceased.

Caliber refers to the internal diameter of a gun barrel.

The events of 9/11 occurred on November 9th, 2001.

During the 9/11 attacks, United 93 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center around 9am.

Mitochondrial DNA is used to show a direct connection between a suspect or victim and his/her father or mother.

Which of the following is not common to most all serial killers?

There are many motives for serial killers to commit crimes. Which of the following involves justification for their acts based on the basis that they are getting rid of a certain type of person, i.e. prostitute?

Which of the following does not describe victims of serial killers?

Which two terms describes the rifling aspect of a gun barrel?

Which of the following is found in the cytoplasm of a cell and contains many more times the DNA than nuclear DNA?

Which of the following involves the chemical analysis of body fluids and tissues to determine if a drug or poison is present?

What field of forensic analysis determines the age, gender, height, and other characteristic of deceased individuals using skeletal remains?

Which juror in 12 Angry Men was the only one to vote not guilty on the first vote?

Besides forensic identification through odontology, which of the following is another method used to identify victims?

Which of the following is a technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a segment of DNA?

Which of the following is a laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size? In this process, molecular segments, cut by restrictive enzymes, move through a medium, pushed by an electrical field.

Besides having a high amount of oxygen in the blood, what other substance/chemical may cause the blood to become bright red?

In the Poisoner's Handbook, what was used to make methanol during the Great Depression?

Which of the following is the function of the lead officer at a crime scene?

What organization deals with analysis of inks and papers, and handwritten or typewritten documents?

What method of classification utilized anthropometry to identify criminals from physical features?

Which of the following tends to provide the best information related to time of death?

Fibers, hair, soil, wood, gunshot residue and pollen are only a few examples of ____ evidence that may be transferred between people, objects, or the environment during a crime.

What federal agency is responsible for analysis of fire scenes that kill people?

Which of the following is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death?

Which of the following is described as premeditated murder?

Which of the following is described as the murder of someone that is a peace officer or a child 6 or under?

Who is responsible for proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Of the types of hedonistic serial killers, which one is described as an action that is not prolonged and there is no sexual aspect. These killers abstain from killing for long periods of time and tend to become more successful over time.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of most serial killers?

On what date was President Kennedy assassinated?

According to the Warren Commission, ________ killed Kennedy and _______ killed ______________.

Which of the following will affect external ballistics?

When a bullet is fired from a rifle, how many times with the projectile intersect the line of sight?

Chain of Custody includes the transfer of evidence to the lab, filling out a form describing evidence and examinations that are necessary, and assignment of a number in the case.

A test that concludes that the evidence is not blood but it really is blood is called a

Evidence that is transferred from one person to another without intermediaries is considered indirect transfer.

Evidence based on inference and not on personal knowledge or observation

_______________is evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate the defendant of guilt.

Hearsay evidence is testimony that is given by a witness who related not what he or she knows or saw personally, but what others know or saw.

Any evidence that supports an allegation or claim is considered corroborating evidence

Testimony, objects, documents which, if believed, tends to prove guilt of a crime is called incriminating evidence.

Which of the following is can affect the rate at which rigor mortis occurs?

To accurately measure the temperature of a corpse using a meat thermometer, you should use what organ?

Besides securing the crime scene, the first officer should collect evidence as quickly as possible to protect against contamination.

Line, strip, link, zone, wheel, contracting and expanding spirals are all examples of types of searches.

Once at a crime scene, you should mentally construct the events that might have led to the crime and the form a fixed theory of the crime.

Besides photographing and numbering evidence at a crime scene, you should also connect the evidence with a with any artifact.

Which of the following is not true?

Which of the following is a characteristic of algor mortis?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Blanching can be used to detect rigor mortis in a corpse.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Post-mortem interval refers to the period of time from death to discovery and is mostly dependent upon the environment.

Ocular petichiae, or tiny, pinpoint hemorrhages around the eyes are possible signs of strangulation.

Homicide, suicide, undetermined, accidental, and natural all describe possible causes of death.

When someone has been poisoned by carbon monoxide, the main pattern of injury is

A person with O+ blood type was suspected of a homicide. Which of the following is true about this person?

Determination of blood type can easily determine that a person is the father of a child.

The "speedy trial" law requires that an accused person be brought to trial within a specified window of time after arrest.

Which of the following was not presented as evidence in 12 Angry Men?

Locard’s exchange principle implies all of the following except:

Which factor affects the amount of evidence transferred during a crime?

The search for physical evidence at a crime scene

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a reliable scientific method?

What is scientific data called when used in a courtroom setting to establish the connection of a person to a crime?

A judge decides if someone is qualified as an expert witness and a forensic scientist is an expert and his/her testimony is based on fact rather than their expert opinion.

The fundamental purpose of the criminal justice system is: