FIS 201 Exam 1 Latest Updated (wvu)
1. Observe something in the context of the crime
2. Does this "something" tell us about the events of the crime
3. Test the hypothesis, "Yes it does"
4. State what we have discovered and the limits of that work
5. Repeat until satisfied - ANSWER-How does forensic science use the scientific
method?
actus reus - ANSWER-guilty act
admissible evidence - ANSWER-able to be presented in court
all objects can be distinguished - ANSWER-individuality
Anthropology - ANSWER-skeletal identification
aperture - ANSWER-size of the diaphragm opening through which light enters
background noise - ANSWER-material already present on the recipient not related to
criminal action
baseline sketch - ANSWER-used for outdoors
chain of custody - ANSWER-chronological documentation showing the seizure, control,
analysis, and disposition of evidence
circumstantial - ANSWER-could have arisen for non criminal reasons
close-up photos - ANSWER-when you can see magets on the body
collected at crime scene
processed and presented as authentic
allows jury to draw own conclusion - ANSWER-real (admissible) evidence
color temperature - ANSWER-the degree of whiteness of a light source compared to a
hypothetical source of perfect white light
conflicting - ANSWER-evidence that contradicts other evidence
contamination - ANSWER-the unwanted transfer of material from another source not
related to the crime
corroborating - ANSWER-evidence that strengthens or confirms other evidence
, Crime scene investigation - ANSWER-deals with identification, collection, and
preservation of evidence
crime scene notes - ANSWER-when you were there, what you did, what you observed,
who you worked with
Criminalists - ANSWER-identify shoe prints, fingerprints, blood spatter, firearms, hairs,
fibers, paint, glass, soil, documents
Death investigation - ANSWER-pathology, anthropology, odontology, entymologist
depth of field - ANSWER-the amount of area in the foreground and background of an in-
focus photographic subject that is also relatively in focus
Digital Foreniscs - ANSWER-video imaging, speaker identification, digital evidence
DNA analysis - ANSWER-identification based on genetics
entymologist - ANSWER-bugs
evidence is generated on and by objects at a criminal event - ANSWER-transferred
exclusionary rule - ANSWER-evidence that is obtained illegally is not admissible
exculpatory - ANSWER-innocent suspect
final sketch - ANSWER-should be drawn to scale, clean, neat, ready to present
Forensic Chemistry - ANSWER-drug identification
arson and explosive
ink and paper
trace evidence
Forensics engineering - ANSWER-structures, materials, or processes that fail in a crime
scene
grid search - ANSWER-very thorough; needs multiple people; time consuming; need
clear boundaries
How a crime lab is organized - ANSWER-jurisdiction, agency, history, demands, type of
cases, available budget
how to keep the chain of custody in tact - ANSWER-once one person a part of the chain
is done with the evidence, send it directly to the next person in the chain
1. Observe something in the context of the crime
2. Does this "something" tell us about the events of the crime
3. Test the hypothesis, "Yes it does"
4. State what we have discovered and the limits of that work
5. Repeat until satisfied - ANSWER-How does forensic science use the scientific
method?
actus reus - ANSWER-guilty act
admissible evidence - ANSWER-able to be presented in court
all objects can be distinguished - ANSWER-individuality
Anthropology - ANSWER-skeletal identification
aperture - ANSWER-size of the diaphragm opening through which light enters
background noise - ANSWER-material already present on the recipient not related to
criminal action
baseline sketch - ANSWER-used for outdoors
chain of custody - ANSWER-chronological documentation showing the seizure, control,
analysis, and disposition of evidence
circumstantial - ANSWER-could have arisen for non criminal reasons
close-up photos - ANSWER-when you can see magets on the body
collected at crime scene
processed and presented as authentic
allows jury to draw own conclusion - ANSWER-real (admissible) evidence
color temperature - ANSWER-the degree of whiteness of a light source compared to a
hypothetical source of perfect white light
conflicting - ANSWER-evidence that contradicts other evidence
contamination - ANSWER-the unwanted transfer of material from another source not
related to the crime
corroborating - ANSWER-evidence that strengthens or confirms other evidence
, Crime scene investigation - ANSWER-deals with identification, collection, and
preservation of evidence
crime scene notes - ANSWER-when you were there, what you did, what you observed,
who you worked with
Criminalists - ANSWER-identify shoe prints, fingerprints, blood spatter, firearms, hairs,
fibers, paint, glass, soil, documents
Death investigation - ANSWER-pathology, anthropology, odontology, entymologist
depth of field - ANSWER-the amount of area in the foreground and background of an in-
focus photographic subject that is also relatively in focus
Digital Foreniscs - ANSWER-video imaging, speaker identification, digital evidence
DNA analysis - ANSWER-identification based on genetics
entymologist - ANSWER-bugs
evidence is generated on and by objects at a criminal event - ANSWER-transferred
exclusionary rule - ANSWER-evidence that is obtained illegally is not admissible
exculpatory - ANSWER-innocent suspect
final sketch - ANSWER-should be drawn to scale, clean, neat, ready to present
Forensic Chemistry - ANSWER-drug identification
arson and explosive
ink and paper
trace evidence
Forensics engineering - ANSWER-structures, materials, or processes that fail in a crime
scene
grid search - ANSWER-very thorough; needs multiple people; time consuming; need
clear boundaries
How a crime lab is organized - ANSWER-jurisdiction, agency, history, demands, type of
cases, available budget
how to keep the chain of custody in tact - ANSWER-once one person a part of the chain
is done with the evidence, send it directly to the next person in the chain
