Lab Equipment
Which part of the microscope is the specimen & slide placed on?
stage
What are the 5 senses?
taste, sight, smell, touch, hearing
This was developed in 1992 and its main purpose is to reexamine post-conviction cases using DNA evidence.
Innocence Project
The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence from the crime scene through to the lab analysis is known as the ____________.
chain of custody
Is pollen from a plant considered to be physical evidence or biological evidence?
biological
Which type of lab equipment is used for protecting the hands from cross contamination
gloves
Which comes first, a perception or an observation?
observation
True or False: most wrongful convictions are the result of faulty eyewitness testimony
true
A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is known as a ______.
bindle
_______ evidence narrows an identity to a single person or thing.
individual
not class
Which type of lab equipment is used to magnify objects up to 400x?
microscope
What is perception? How is it different from observation?
A person’s Perception is limited, and the way we view our surroundings may not accurately reflect what is really there.
Observation is what you see
True or False: Humans are not naturally inclined to pay attention to all the details of our surroundings.
True
In the Jon Benet Ramsey case, there was a 3-page SIGNED ransom note found at the crime scene. How would you classify this piece of evidence?
direct evidence
What principle states that when a person comes into contact with an object, a cross transfer can occur?
Locard’s Exchange Principle
Which type of lab equipment is best used for measuring liquids precisely and accurately?
graduated cylinder
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
True or False: Good observation skills come naturally to forensic investigators, so they do not have to be trained.
FALSE
Indirect evidence that is used to imply a fact but not to prove it directly is known as ________ evidence.
circumstantial/trace evidence
Which ruling originated in 1993 to provide more flexibility to the admissibility of scientific evidence (it determined that the trial judge should assess the reliability of evidence)?
Daubert Ruling
Which type of lab equipment is used to measure the mass of a solid?
digital balance (scale)
Deriving consequences from facts, using a series of logical steps is known as ___________.
deductive reasoning
What percentage of cases have been wrongful conviction cases?
87%
Is DNA considered to be circumstantial evidence or direct evidence?
circumstantial
Which ruling originated in 1923 and mandates that scientific evidence must be based on principles and techniques that are generally accepted by the scientific community to be admissible in court?
Frye Standard