Evidence Collection
What must be worn to avoid contaminating evidence
Correct PPE
Forgery involves copying what
someone’s writing/signature
Blood spatter helps determine what?
how a crime happened
Name one source of DNA
blood/hair/saliva/skin cells
This lobe is responsible for thinking, decision-making, and problem solving
Frontal lobe
Name one reason eyewitness accounts can be unreliable
memory errors / stress / bias
Name one feature analysed in handwriting
spacing/slant/size
What does the angle of impact tell us
direction and height
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
This lobe is responsible for vision
Occipital Lobe
Why must evidence be sealed and labelled?
To prevent tampering/contamination
Forgery is the act of copying something with the intent to do what?
Decieve or Trick
High-velocity spatter is caused by what
Gunshots
DNA is unique except for who
Identifying individuals
Name one factor that influences behaviour
Environment/upbringing
Why is corroborating evidence important in investigations
it increases reliability/accuracy
What are two types of Forgery aside from personal forgery
Mteal and Industrial Forgery
What are the four main blood types?
A, B AB and O
What are the full names of the 4 nucliec base
Adenine, Thymine, Guamine and Cytosine
This lobe processes touch, temperature, and pain
parietal lobe
What type of evidence linked Simpson to the crime scene
His DNA
What is the most commonly forged item
A signature
Blood typing is based on what
Markers/Antigens
What is DNA profiling used for
Identifying individuals
What is one goal of forensic psychology?
Understanding/preventing crime