Observations
How we view our surroundings. This may cause misconceptions of what is actually happening around us
What is perception
The body was found to be 8 feet from the wall of the crime scene
What is quantitative data
This is the purpose of the Innocence Project
What is Locard's principle of exchange
It is this person's role to show up at the crime scene first and to secure the scene for safety before preserving the evidence next
Who is the first responder/police officer
These could be reasons for potential faulty eyewitness testimonies (At least 3)
What are: Biases, mistaken identities, lack of interest, stress, mis-remembering, weren't paying attention, poor eyesight, distracted
The smell of a dead body at a crime scene
What is qualitative data
This man had a popular netflix documentary made about how he was framed for a murder he did not commit, with the Innocence Project eventually exonerating him
Who is Steven Avery
These are four examples of trace evidence
What is hair, blood, broken glass, clothing fiber, soil, tire tracks
(anything that is considered evidence in a crime scene, really)
This member of the CSI team would be concerned with the insects found at a crime scene
What is a specialist/forensic entomologist
A forensic scientists could be called to a stand to give testimony in court, and would be expected to only give this type of information
What are facts
An eyewitness testimony in court
Faulty eyewitness accounts contributed to this percentage of wrongful convictions
What is 87%
Eyewitness testimony and video evidence of a crime is considered this type of evidence
What is direct
This is the purpose of using any of the evidence searching techniques
What is to ensure no area goes unsearched
These are three ways that a forensic scientist refrains from bias during examination of a crime scene
What is only collects evidence, does not try to prove guilt/innocence, observes and reports evidence clearly
Two victims at a crime scene
What is quantitative data
Daily double!
Take a moment to discuss what you would like to wager
*for personal review: Base pairs bind with sugar and phosphate molecules and form a nucleotide and create a double helix shape"
1. What is a Nucleotide
2. What is a Double Helix
A vehicle is found to have plant residue inside the car that are not native to the area in which the car is found. This type of evidence would be categorized as
This evidence searching technique would be used when you have 6 members of your search team looking for bullet casings in the quad of Donovan Catholic HS
What is a grid method
These are considered common traits of the successful forensic scientist (At least 3)
What is: reliable routine, unbiased, good analytical skills, ability to find and examine evidence, and communication skills
Three victims in a car with 2 bullets holes in each of their head. The rear window is broken and there is high velocity blood spatter on the windshield
DNA is located in both of these regions of a cell
What are the nucleus and mitochondria
This is the most persuasive evidence that can be used in a court of law
What is DNA
Moist, biological evidence would be packaged in this type of container before being packaged into a paper bindle
What is a breathable container