Skills
the ability to identify a concept or problem, to isolate its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions
Analytical Skills
What must be read before questioning a suspect?
Miranda Rights
Name 2 of the 4 major crime labs
FBI, DEA, ATF, USPIS
Father of Modern Forensics
Dr. Edmond Locard
Defendant is found guilty by the jury
Conviction
what a person perceives using his or her senses
Observational Skills
amendment that grants the right of no excessive bail or fines or cruel and unusual punishment
8th Amendment
dispatches specially trained personnel to the crime scene to collect and preserve physical evidence. Must follow specific procedures to maintain chain of custody
Evidence-Collection Unit
The first case ever recorded using forensic science occurred in 13th century _________
China
Defendant is found not guilty by the jury
Acquittal
deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
Deductive Reasoning
How long does a suspect have before seeing a judge after being arrested?
72 Hours
The body of law made up of judicial opinions and precedents
Case Law
The branch of forensics responsible for the identification of persons or personal characteristics based on body remains
Anthropology
defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges
Plea Bargain
legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something
Statutory Law
often referred to as public law; deals with regulation and enforcement of rights. Offenses against an individual are usually offensive to society; the state becomes the plaintiff in court
Criminal Law
developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
Philip O. Gravelle
plea that neither admits or denies the crime, but accepts punishment as though he/she were guilty
No Contest
3 important skills to be a forensic scientist
Analytical thinking, observation, and deductive reasoning
relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions
Criminalistics
responsible for identification of small quantities of materials found at a scene or on a victim
Physical Science Unit
Person responsible for developing a method for determining blood type from dried blood
Leone Lattes
3 possible outcomes/decisions from a trial by jury are
Acquittal, Conviction, Hung Jury