laws and legal agencies
crime scene
cases
evidence#1
evidence#2
100
private law
What is civil law?
100
True or False-the crime scene investigator collects everything at the crime scene
What is false?
100
the case that decided that evidence allowed in court depends on what is "generally accepted" by the relevant scientific community
What is Frye v United States?
100
also known as direct evidence
What is testimonial evidence?
100
true or false--soil is almost always considered class evidence
What is true?
200
law on the books
What is statutory law?
200
True or False--a crime scene sketch may have probative value if entered as evidence in a court of law
What is true?
200
this case was solved with bite mark evidence
What is the Ted Bundy case?
200
this type of evidence is more reliable than testimonial evidence
What is physical evidence?
200
scales on the hair shaft are found here
What is the cuticle?
300
previous legal decisions are to be followed
What is stare decisis?
300
True or False--if a crime scene investigator takes photo of a crime scene, it is not necessary to take notes
What is false?
300
this case demonstrated the fallibility of eyewitness accounts
What is the Ronald Cotton case?
300
anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact
What is evidence?
300
ridge characteristics can be found on these (3) types of prints
What are fingerprints, lip prints, and foot prints?
400
FBI database for storing fingerprints
What is IAFIS?
400
anywhere that evidence can be located
What is the crime scene?
400
this was a botched case that involved a former football player--he was acquitted
What is the OJ Simpson case?
400
a statement made under oath by a reliable witness
What is testimonial evidence?
400
any physical evidence found in small amounts including sand, soil, powders, metal, glass
What is trace evidence?
500
governmental agencies that maintain their own crime lab
What is DEA, FBI, and the ATF?
500
check the body if there is one, and get medical attention
What is the first step that an officer takes when approaching a crime scene?
500
this case is also known as the wood chipper case
What is the Coral Watts case?
500
both of these types of evidence can have probative value
What is class and individual evidence?
500
test results can show this if a person was around someone smoking crack
What is a false positive?
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