FSC100 Lecture 1-6: Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
CSI effect Right Ans - the influence that crime shows such as CSI have on
the public's perception of forensic science. The phenomenon in which jurors
hold unrealistic expectations of forensic evidence and investigation
techniques, and have an increased interest in the discipline of forensic science
Why should we study forensic science? Right Ans - - it is the basic
understanding of science, scientific method, law and application.
- It applies to our social lives pertaining media, news
important to understand the CSI effect and significance of observing critically
Implicit unconcious bias? Right Ans - - it is the idea of implicit social
cognition.
unconscious associations about certain social groups
stereotyping.
- Learned by experiences, education and social conditioning
Amygdala? Right Ans - - it is a brain region (eye/ear intersection)
- highly evolutionary conserved
- involved in fear reception (threat, survival)
- input = stimuli from the outside world (programs form associations;
stimulus can be good or bad)
- output = emotional reactivity and comparative memory
Forensic accounting Right Ans - look for evidence of crimes and commonly
work for insurance companies, financial institutions, and law enforcement
agencies
Forensic botany Right Ans - looking for chemicals that were found at the
scene of a crime
Science? Right Ans - systematic (scientific method) study of of the
structure and behaviour and physical land natural world through observation
and experiment
forensic method ? Right Ans - systematic approach to documenting,
collecting, interpreting and presenting evidence for presentation in court of
law
,chain of custody? Right Ans - A process that tracks the movement of
evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by
documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was
collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer.
crime Right Ans - act or commission of act forbidden by a public law and
makes offender open to punishment by that law - only can be convitcted if
there was intent
civil law Right Ans - object of making amends by compelling compensation
or restitution
criminal law Right Ans - the object of punishing the wrongdoer
- give them and others a strong incentive not to commit same or similar
crimes
- reform
- satisfy the public
crime scene investigation Right Ans - term referring to processes
associated with investigation of criminal event
criminalistics (criminal scientist) Right Ans - American term for analysis of
physical evidence
criminology Right Ans - the scientific study of crime
evidence? Right Ans - anything that can help prove or disprove a point in
question
evidence admissibility Right Ans - the responsibility of the judge to
determine if the evidence can be used in the case and used in the court
how can crime scenes be classified Right Ans - they can be classified by
their location, size and type of crime
why is a crime scene not static Right Ans - because boundaries can be
redefined
, types of evidence are there Right Ans - physical, transient and testimony
physical evidence Right Ans - - objects and impressions
- can be seen, touched, extracted, exhibited
transient evidence Right Ans - observations/conditions - weather, lights
on/off
- circumstances that cannot be collected physically
testimony evidence Right Ans - eye witnesses - lay testimony, as they are
only allowed to testify what they have personally experiences
expert - forensic biologist, police officer, etc, they can provide an opinion
based on the evidence
Locard's exchange principle? Right Ans - Every contact leaves a trace
adipocere? Right Ans - grayish white or soapy substance that forms in the
fatty tissue of the body and is usually formed when body is placed in damp
environment such as a grave.
Algor mortis Right Ans - The cooling of the body after death occur
-> his is where the body starts to cool down in temperature and this stage
lasts for a few hours. However, it does not start till 30 minutes to an hour after
death.
autopsy? Right Ans - medical procedure involving internal and external
examination conducted by a pathologist or medical examiner to determine the
cause and manner of person's death to evaluate any disease and injury that
may be found
Cause of death (COD) Right Ans - The reason a person ceased to live,
whether by injury or disease; must be determined by the medical examiner
during the autopsy
coroner? Right Ans - an elected or appointed official whose duty is to
investigate deaths that occur within jurisdictional limits. responsibilities of
coroners depend on the statutory requirements of the individual state or
country
CSI effect Right Ans - the influence that crime shows such as CSI have on
the public's perception of forensic science. The phenomenon in which jurors
hold unrealistic expectations of forensic evidence and investigation
techniques, and have an increased interest in the discipline of forensic science
Why should we study forensic science? Right Ans - - it is the basic
understanding of science, scientific method, law and application.
- It applies to our social lives pertaining media, news
important to understand the CSI effect and significance of observing critically
Implicit unconcious bias? Right Ans - - it is the idea of implicit social
cognition.
unconscious associations about certain social groups
stereotyping.
- Learned by experiences, education and social conditioning
Amygdala? Right Ans - - it is a brain region (eye/ear intersection)
- highly evolutionary conserved
- involved in fear reception (threat, survival)
- input = stimuli from the outside world (programs form associations;
stimulus can be good or bad)
- output = emotional reactivity and comparative memory
Forensic accounting Right Ans - look for evidence of crimes and commonly
work for insurance companies, financial institutions, and law enforcement
agencies
Forensic botany Right Ans - looking for chemicals that were found at the
scene of a crime
Science? Right Ans - systematic (scientific method) study of of the
structure and behaviour and physical land natural world through observation
and experiment
forensic method ? Right Ans - systematic approach to documenting,
collecting, interpreting and presenting evidence for presentation in court of
law
,chain of custody? Right Ans - A process that tracks the movement of
evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by
documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was
collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer.
crime Right Ans - act or commission of act forbidden by a public law and
makes offender open to punishment by that law - only can be convitcted if
there was intent
civil law Right Ans - object of making amends by compelling compensation
or restitution
criminal law Right Ans - the object of punishing the wrongdoer
- give them and others a strong incentive not to commit same or similar
crimes
- reform
- satisfy the public
crime scene investigation Right Ans - term referring to processes
associated with investigation of criminal event
criminalistics (criminal scientist) Right Ans - American term for analysis of
physical evidence
criminology Right Ans - the scientific study of crime
evidence? Right Ans - anything that can help prove or disprove a point in
question
evidence admissibility Right Ans - the responsibility of the judge to
determine if the evidence can be used in the case and used in the court
how can crime scenes be classified Right Ans - they can be classified by
their location, size and type of crime
why is a crime scene not static Right Ans - because boundaries can be
redefined
, types of evidence are there Right Ans - physical, transient and testimony
physical evidence Right Ans - - objects and impressions
- can be seen, touched, extracted, exhibited
transient evidence Right Ans - observations/conditions - weather, lights
on/off
- circumstances that cannot be collected physically
testimony evidence Right Ans - eye witnesses - lay testimony, as they are
only allowed to testify what they have personally experiences
expert - forensic biologist, police officer, etc, they can provide an opinion
based on the evidence
Locard's exchange principle? Right Ans - Every contact leaves a trace
adipocere? Right Ans - grayish white or soapy substance that forms in the
fatty tissue of the body and is usually formed when body is placed in damp
environment such as a grave.
Algor mortis Right Ans - The cooling of the body after death occur
-> his is where the body starts to cool down in temperature and this stage
lasts for a few hours. However, it does not start till 30 minutes to an hour after
death.
autopsy? Right Ans - medical procedure involving internal and external
examination conducted by a pathologist or medical examiner to determine the
cause and manner of person's death to evaluate any disease and injury that
may be found
Cause of death (COD) Right Ans - The reason a person ceased to live,
whether by injury or disease; must be determined by the medical examiner
during the autopsy
coroner? Right Ans - an elected or appointed official whose duty is to
investigate deaths that occur within jurisdictional limits. responsibilities of
coroners depend on the statutory requirements of the individual state or
country
