FORENSICS

Witness/Memory and Attention

100

What can block out an eyewitness's memory of an event?

trauma 

300

What’s the type of memory that can hold information longer than 30 seconds?

long term memory

500

What is the type of attention that is able to process two or more responses to two or more different demands simultaneously?

divided attention 

History of Forensics

100

Odelbreecht developed something that helps people remember every detail of a crime scene.

_{photos at crime scenes}

300

When was the very first academic curricula in forensic science set up?

1902

500

Where did forensic science originate?

china

Crime Scene Etiquette/Evidence Collection

100

What is the ultimate goal of collecting evidence?

To convict the alleged perpatrator.

300

What containers are used to collect arson evidence?

Air-tight metal containers.

500

What is used to capture fingerprints?

Specialized powders, brushes, cameras, and tape.

Innocence Project/DNA Evidence

100

What's it called when someone in jail is ruled as innocent?

Exonerate

300

Where can DNA evidence be collected from?

Blood, hair, skin cells, body substances.

500

what is the second goal of the innocence project?

to bring reform to the justice system