History of Forensics
What year was the first crime lab in the U.S. made?
1924
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime
direct evidence
conscious intentional memory of information that you have to try to remember
long term explicit memory
Who created the first DNA profiling test?
Sir Alec Jeffreys
a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
crime-scene investigation
information that is remembered subconsciously without trying
long term implicit memory
Murray Hill created the study of what in Bell Labs?
Voiceprint Identification
What includes the names of anyone who had contact with the evidence, the time and date of collection, the circumstances of when the evidence was handled, and any changes made in the evidence?
chain of custody
Sustained attention
the ability to remain focused on one task for an extended period of time