Forensics History
This man developed the principle which states that everything and everyone will leave a trace.
Edmond Locard
This type of evidence is specific to a person and can be used as a means to identify.
Individual Evidence
The original site where a crime is committed is called...
Primary Crime Scene
What does "burden of proof" mean?
Offers proof that a crime has been committed
What is the role of the jury?
To determine a defendant's guilt or innocence based on the evidence.
This president established the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1905.
Theodore Roosevelt
This type of evidence comes from eyewitness accounts
Testimonial Evidence
Who is generally the first to arrive at a crime scene?
Police Officer
What does "beyond a reasonable doubt" mean?
Legal proof to affirm a conviction in a criminal case
What is the greatest cause for wrongful convictions?
Misidentification
Karl Landsteiner is known for the discovery of...
Basic human blood groups
Evidence containing a person's genetic information such as blood or bodily fluids uses what to identify a person?
DNA
If a person was murdered in a car but the body was dragged to a dumpster, what would we call the dumpster?
Secondary Crime Scene
This document is issued to anyone called into court to testify and provide requested documents.
Subpoena duces tectum
What does the cross race effect (CRE) state?
Individuals more likely to recognize faces of their own race rather than other races.
This man has been named the "Father of Forensic Toxicology"
Mathieu Orfila
Evidence is admissible ONLY IF...
It is authentic and immediately relevant
Hair, broken glass, and fibers were collected from a crime scene. What type of evidence is this?
Trace Evidence
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches without a warrant.
4th Amendment
What happens in a court case where the jury is undecided?
What did Frye vs. US rule regarding polygraph tests?
Polygraphs are not admissible (no scientific evidence/methodology)
Soil can be classified as which type of evidence?
Class trace evidence
If an expert witness is called into court to testify, can they offer opinions based on their expertise?
Yes
What are statutory constraints?
"privileged information" or protected speech
How can you differentiate between human hair and bat hair?
Different scale patterns on the hair's cuticle.