Ch. 1: Intro to FS
An official determination of conditions resulting in a human's death.
What is cause of death?
A _____ search takes place if the perpetrator is in the vicinity of the crime scene.
What is a hot search?
In order for any evidence to be admissible in court, it must be competent and _____.
What is relevant?
Illicit drugs are licit drugs with desirable psychoactive effects or side effects that are _____.
What is abused?
Define a questioned document.
What is a questioned document is one in which the document in its entirety, or in part, is subject to question as to its authenticity and/or origin.
The determination of how the injury or disease leads to death.
What is manner of death?
This crime scene method(s) would be suitable for a bedroom.
What are zone or spiral search methods?
For evidence to be relevant, it must be probative and material to the issue. The materiality of evidence is directed toward an issue _____ and _____.
What is here and now?
Under the Controlled Substances Act of 1971, the two criteria for scheduling a drug includes
What is:
1) Has the potential for abuse
2) There exists of legitimate medical use as defined by FDA
True or False: handwriting is not as unique as your fingerprints are because finger prints are genetic and handwriting is learned.
What is false?
This forensic specialist was key in convicting Ted Bundy after Ted has left one bite mark on his last victim.
Who is a forensic odontologist?
This person is credited for saying this, "Every contact leaves a trace."
Who is Edmond Locard?
Competent evidence respects constitutional constraints (i.e. constitutional amendments). The _____th amendment gives you the right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 6th?
This drug schedule includes illicit drugs that have a high abuse potential and is not currently accepted for medical use.
What are schedule 1 drugs?
______ is the way a writer makes a letter or movement of letters.
What is form?
Forensic entomologists study this species of fly to estimate post-mortem interval of death.
What is the blow fly?
Actual objects or verbal testimonies from a crime is this type of evidence.
What is physical evidence?
Competent evidence respects constitutional constraints (i.e. constitutional amendments). The _____th amendment prevents you from being a witness against yourself.
What is the 5th?
Toxicology is the study of
What is the study of harmful effects of drugs and poisons on living things?
_____ alignment is one significant way QD examiners determine whether suspect writing has been altered or is consistent with the rest of the writing or other examples.
What is baseline?
Give at least two reasons why maintaining chain of custody is important.
What is:
1) Evidence is authenticated
2) Shows who was in control of the evidence at all times
3) Is sealed and labeled with initials
4) Violations render evidence inadmissible in court
If you can determine where a piece of evidence came from and its source, you have this type of evidence.
What is known evidence?
For evidence to be scientifically reliable it must involve _____ (name one trait).
What is:
1) Testability
2) Peer Review
3) Error Rates
4) General Acceptance
These two organs are primarily responsible for eliminating/rendering less harmful any toxic substance that has been absorbed into the bloodstream.
What are the kidneys and liver?
_____: Handwriting used as a standard for comparison with the document in question.
What is an exemplar?