2324 Forensics Review

Basics

100

Using sciences like biology, chemistry, and physics to solve and prosecute crime is called:

Forensics

200

When a court finds you DIDN'T do a particular crime, you have been:

acquitted

300

True/False:

If a witness is certain about details, you should consider them facts.

False.

Facts must be substantiated by other evidence, not just eyewitness testimony

400

What time is 3pm on the 24 hour clock?

15:00 (fifteen hundred hours)

(12 + 3 = 15)

500

Cases that are open, but not actively pursued because of a lack of evidence, are called:

cold cases

Legal Terms

100

In civil law there is no "guilt." Instead someone can be found:

liable

200

If a trial has a hung jury, or there's a major problem, that results in a:

mistrial

300

What is it called when you lie under oath?

Perjury

400

If a defendant loses a lawsuit, they can ask a higher court to review the case in an:

appeal

500

In a civil lawsuit, the plaintiff can be awarded money (damages) that reimburses them for costs like medical expenses. These are called _____________ damages.

Compensatory

Evidence 1

100

The idea that "every contact leaves a trace" was developed by:

Locard (Locard's Principle of Exchange)

200

The fact that you own a weapon similar to the one used to kill your neighbor is an example of what type of evidence?

Circumstantial

300

Eyewitness testimony is what type of evidence?

Direct

400

Criminals may have a specific way they like to do their crimes. This is known as their:

Modus Operandi (MO)

500

Bite mark impressions were used as individual evidence to convict Ted Bundy. However, bite marks are now used as this type of evidence.

Class evidence

Evidence 2

100

True/False:

We know, with 100% certainity, that everyone has unique fingerprints.

False

Remember the case of Brandon Mayfield. His fingerprint matched a partial print found on a bomb, but he was not the bomber.

200

What type of gun does not leave striations on a bullet?

Shotgun

300

True/False

Gunshot residue tests can come back positive for people who handled fireworks or brake pads.

True

400

The measure of a bullet's diameter (or a gun barrel diameter) is called:

Caliber

500

What are the three types of tire prints (or fingerprints!)

Patent, latent, plastic (3-D)

Evidence 3

100

True/False

A higher LD50 number means a substance is more toxic.

False

(Higher number are LESS toxic because you need a bigger dose to be toxic)

200

The study of how plants, and their parts, can be used to solve crime is called:

Forensic Botany

300

What type of crime is forgery?

Felony

400

What human cell type is NOT a source of DNA?

Red blood cells!

500

The FBI database of STR profiles of known criminals, and DNA from crime scenes, is known as:

CODIS