Crime Lab
this lab section would process blood spatter
What is the physical science unit?
Define forensics
application of science to the law
A statement made by a person who has witnessed an event.
what is eye witness testimony
Most common blood type?
O+
Examples include: fibers, DNA, blood samples, fingerprints.
what is trace evidence
this lab section would process DNA left on a toothbrush
What is the biology unit?
states that every contact between two objects results in a transfer of material, meaning a perpetrator will both leave and take traces from a crime scene.
The Locard Exchange Principle
A nonprofit legal organization founded that works to exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals and reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
What is the Innocence Project
Who is called if there is a dead body?
What is the medical examiner?
Examples include: fingerprints, DNA, blood, body parts.
What is biological evidence!
this section of a lab would investigate discharged bullets.
What is the Firearms unit?
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
What is evidence!
Name one factor that can impact memory in eye witness testimony?
What is emotions, stress, environment, selective attention, drugs / alcohol, existing beliefs, social pressures. etc.
this person may be called to a death crime scene if a decomposing body is discovered
What is a forensic entomologist?
This type of evidence is physical or forensic material that can be linked to a group or category of sources, but not to one unique individual or item.
What is class evidence
this lab section would test baggies of an unknown white powder found in the trunk of a car
What is the toxicology section?
the study of human bones, teeth, and other hard tissues to answer questions in criminal investigations
What is Forensic Anthropology!
Was wrongfully convicted in 1985 for two 1984 rapes in Burlington, North Carolina, based on mistaken eyewitness identification, and was exonerated in 1995 after DNA testing identified the real perpetrator
Who is Ronald Cotton?
American serial killer, rapist, and necrophiliac who committed at least 30 confirmed murders between 1974 and 1978.
Who is Ted Bundy
any evidence consisting of a witness’s spoken or written statements
what is Testimonial evidence
this section would examine blood on piece of broken glass.
What is the Biology section?
a small, folded paper packet used in forensics to safely collect, contain, and transport trace evidence from crime scenes
What is a bindle?
What was the first thing Ms. C said in class today?
Welcome back!
This field of forensics analyzes writing or speech to identify the author or detect alterations.
What is forensic linguistics
List one piece of evidence from the Mr. Brooks crime scene!
lipstick, cigarette, gun shot wounds, tire marks, car etc