INTRO TO FORENSICS
Which crime lab unit would test for residual substances or drugs in an individual's body?
Toxicology
What is the CSI Effect?
The way forensic fiction is portrayed can alter a person’s expectations of what forensic science can and cannot do.
What is eye witness testimony?
A person who witnessed a crime, accident, or other legally important event, recalls to detail in court for the jury
Define digital forensics
the scientific examination and analysis of data from digital devices to support criminal and civil investigations.
Define forensic psychology
Any application of the practice of clinical psychology to the legal system
Name a challenge of DNA labs?
-Significant backlog
-Under-staffed
-Highly expected evidence in court
What is the 'Strong Prosecutors' Effect
Jurors who are regular forensic show viewers have unreasonably high expectations about the evidence that will be presented by the prosecution
What is a false memory?
People remember events that never happened
What does IoT stand for?
Internet of Things
Name the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist
Psychologist-behavior, assessments, therapy
Psychiatrist-biological/medical treatment
Which crime lab unit would check the legitimacy of a potential fradulent life insurance policy?
Document Examination
What is Locard's Exchange Principle
When a person meets an object or another person, there is a transfer of materials
What is the difference between a target-present and target-absent line-up?
Suspect is there or suspect is not there
Which would NOT be a type of digital evidence?
1. Software on a computer
2. Rental agreement (lease)
3. Cell phone GPS history
2. Rental agreement (lease)
What is therapuetic jurisprudence?
How legal rules, procedures, and actors (like judges and lawyers) affect people's psychological and physical well-being
When did the FBI establish its national crime lab?
1932
Name a potential outcome of the 'Reverse' CSI Effect
-Can help jurors interpret forensic evidence (educational)
-Pushes young people to pursue forensic careers
Name 1 (of 3) major challenges with observation?
1. Our perception is faulty
2. Our brains fill in the blanks
3. People believe what they see and hear to be true
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from?
Unlawful search and siezure
Name the significance of the trial Jenkins vs United States (1962)
Psychological testimony could be admitted to determine criminal responsibility
Which 3 court rulings affected the admissibility of evidence by creating new standards?
Frye v. United States
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Federal Rules of Evidence
Where did the CSI Effect begin?
2002 Time Magazine article
What is own-race bias?
We remember the details of faces of people within our own 'race' better than other 'races'
Name a challenge with prosecuting cybercrime?
-There is (usually) no contact between perpetrator and victim.
-Borderless
-Technology always evolving.
Which of these is NOT a tool used by forensic psychologists for behavioral assesments?
-Trail test
-WAIS
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