Witness/Memory and Attention
History of Forensics
Crime Scene Etiquette
The Innocence Project and DNA Evidence
100

True or false: The memory somebody has of a crime is permanent and has no way of getting twisted in their heads.  

What is false?

100

Discovered the structure of DNA

Who is Franklin, Watson, and Crick?

100

The category gloves, safety glasses, lab coat, hair tied back, and closed toed shoes fall under.  

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

100

Goal of the Innocence Project

What is using DNA evidence to release wrongly convicted individuals?


200

True or false: Your brain can lie to you and tell you to remember what you want to remember.  

What is true?

200

How Franklin saw an image of DNA

What is an x-ray?

200

"Body or body parts, body  fluids, hair, leaves or other plant parts, natural  fibers, feathers, wood.”

What is biological evidence?

200

How DNA can prove individuals innocent.  

What is running tests on the suspect DNA and the crime scene DNA to see if they match.  

300

Long term explicit memory.  

What is “Long term memory that is incharge of remembering facts and events.”  

300

The name of the FBI DNA database

What is NIDIS?

300

The Seven S’s of Crime Scene Investigation.  

What is...

  • Secure the scene

  • Separate the witnesses

  • Scan the scene

  • See the scene

  • Sketch the scene

  • Search for evidence

  • Secure and collect  evidence

300

Number of cases the Innocence Project has helped and documented.  

What is over 365 DNA exonerations.  (as of January 2020)