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Who wrote the Sherlock Holmes books?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Who is known as the “father of toxicology?”
Orfilia
Who established the comparison microscope in firearms evidence?
Goddard
Who wrote the first treatise (paper) describing the application of science to the field of criminal investigations?
Gross
Who studied fingerprints as a method of personal identification?
Galton
What 3 things does the first officer on the scene have to do?
Provide medical attention Arrest perp Secure and isolate the scene
Name the 3 ways a crime scene is documented…
Photos Notes Sketches
Name 5 things that should be included in a sketch (rough or final)…
Evidence indicated as letters Measurements from 2 fixed points Name of investigators Time Date Case id # Drawn to scale (final) Key Evidence indicated as letters Measurements from 2 fixed points Location of entrance(s) and exit(s)
How often should the note-taker be taking notes?
All the time, constantly.
Put these activities in order: remove the body, take photos, do a walk-through of the scene, identify body, do a final sketch.
do a walk-through of the scene take photos remove the body do a final sketch
Which lab would a ransom note go to?
Document examination Unit
Where would a bullet casing and shells go?
Firearms unit
Where would hair and saliva samples go?
Biology unit
Where would a hard drive and cell phone go?
Forensic computer and digital analysis unit
What two different labs could a used drinking glass go to?
Biology unit for saliva samples & Latent fingerprint unit
What classification of evidence can be traced back to 1 source?
Individual evidence
What type of evidence can be traced back to many sources?
Class evidence
What would you would package bloodstained clothing in?
Brown bag
What would you back charred debris in?
Air-tight glass jar
The idea of “general acceptance” for scientific techniques to analyze evidence is known as…
Frye standard
Class or individual evidence? Hair
Class
Class or individual evidence? Saliva
Individual (contains DNA)
Which database would a DNA sample go to?
CODIS
Which database would you search to find info about a paint chip from a hit-and-run?
PDQ
Which database would you search to look for a match to a firearm?
NIBIN
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What is the difference btwn an expert witness and a lay witness? How does the expert witness become the expert and who says so?
Lay witness: eyewitness to the crime Expert witness: skill, trade, education, occupation in an area of interest to the court Lay witness: eyewitness to the crime Expert witness: has education, training, significant experience in area, judge is gatekeeper and allows or disallows expert witness for that case only.