What is the branch of science that deals with matters of the law?
Forensic Science
100
What is the first thing that an officer should do when arriving at a fresh crime scene?
Check for injuries/survivors.
100
"You have the right to an attorney" is an example of one of these rights.
Miranda Rights
100
In order to keep track of who works with a piece of evidence, there is a written record (label) known as the...
Chain of Custody
100
These types of observations include measurements and numbers.
Quantitative Observations
200
A spoken account from a witness would be considered this type of evidence.
Testimonial evidence.
200
How should an officer store a bloody knife from a crime scene?
Let it dry and put in a breathable bag.
200
In order to obtain a search warrant or an arrest warrant, you must have...
Probable Cause
200
In order to identify unknown fingerprints found at a crime scene, a forensic scientist will need to compare it to a known sample. This known sample is referred to as a...
Control Sample
200
These types of details or features link a piece of evidence to a single person or source.
Individual Characteristics
300
A surveillance camera shows a man robbing a convenience store. His face is visible in the footage. Would this be direct evidence or circumstantial evidence?
Direct Evidence
300
Which two blood-borne diseases are a concern when investigating a crime scene?
HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B
300
This type of witness has a degree and credentials, and is certified in an area that allows him/her to testify in court.
Expert Witness
300
What is known as the "general acceptance rule," which says that a scientific technique is admissible in court if it is generally accepted in the scientific community?
The Frye Standard
300
This term is used to describe a reason for why a person committed a crime
Motive
400
A gun is found at a crime scene. A suspect's fingerprints and blood are found on the weapon. Is this direct evidence or circumstantial evidence?
Circumstantial Evidence
400
In what type of container should explosives be stored?
In an air-tight metal/plastic container.
400
These three elements are needed to convict someone of a crime in court.
Means, Motive, and Opportunity
400
This is a recreation of a crime scene in order to determine the chain of events that led up to the crime.
A reconstruction (crime scene reconstruction)
400
These details or features link a piece of evidence to a group of sources (like tire tracks or shoe imprints).
Class Characteristics
500
An eye-witness hears a gun shot and then sees a man leaving a convenience store. They run into the store and see a woman lying on the ground with a bullet wound to the stomach. Would this testimony be direct evidence or circumstantial evidence?
Circumstantial Evidence
500
What is the term for an illegal laboratory that produces drugs, usually in someone's home?
Clandestine Labs
500
This is the term for a jury selection process.
Voir Dire
500
The Daubert Standard says that scientific techniques are admissible in court if it meets three requirements. Identify one of those three requirements.
1. It is testable. 2. It is peer-reviewed. 3. It has a rate of error.
500
CODIS is a database with information about what type of physical evidence?