Units 1 and 2
What is the required burden of proof in a criminal case?
Beyond a reasonable doubt
How were victim's rights established in the United States?
They have been written into law in every state.
What is the process of gathering detailed information about the victim, the crime scene, and the crime itself to create a profile of the perpetrator?
Profiling
Testimony by an eye witness and video of the crime are examples of what type of evidence?
direct evidence
Which type of container is most likely to be used to store evidence for an arson case?
an unbreakable, airtight container
Involuntary intoxication falls under which category of defenses?
Excuses
An implication that victims brought the crime upon themselves is the definition of what?
victim blaming
Which approach focuses on identifying patterns in the timing and location of offenses to decide where to look for the offender?
geographical approach
What is the collection, analysis, and legal presentation of scientifically acquired knowledge know as?
forensic science
visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light are examples of what?
Forensic light sources
David is experiencing depression and trauma symptoms related to childhood abuse and poor coping skills. What professional can help David address these issues?
Psychologist
These days, what are witnesses are more likely to see than mugshots for identifying suspects?
photo array or images on a computer
Increasing arrest rates of homeless people by making it illegal to lie down in a public space is an example of what?
criminalization
People who provide information to the police about crimes are known in legal circles as what?
informants
If a forensic pathologist wants to look at bones to help identify a body, what technique or procedure will he or she use?
x-rays
The strain people feel when society’s idea of success seems impossible to reach through traditional means is the focus of which theory?
strain theory
The officer working with the witness does not know where the suspect is in the photo array is known as what?
blind procedure
Which events occurred in the 1950s and 1960s that changed how mental illness was addressed?
Patient advocates began to speak out against poor conditions in institutions and unjust processes.& The first psychotropic drugs came on the market.
setting up a staging area and
changing gloves after touching any liquid can help prevent what?
cross-contamination
Why is studying the oral cavity especially important when identifying a badly decomposed body?
Teeth resist decomposition. Dental structures are unique to each individual.