ANTH 246 exam 1 || A+ GRADED!!
proposition 69 correct answers law in California that a DNA sample be obtained from all
convicted felons; Resulted in 235,000 backlogged cases by end of 2005.
cold case correct answers An old unsolved criminal case. Many are now being solved with
the advent of DNA test.
Hans Gross correct answers Austrian criminal jurist and an examining magistrate. He is
believed to be the creator of the field of criminalistics;
Edmond Locard correct answers he believed that when a person comes in contact with an
object or person, a cross-transfer of materials occurs
Locard's exchange correct answers Whenever two objects come into contact with one
another, there is exchange of materials between them.
Alphonse Bertillon correct answers he created anthropometry
anthropometry correct answers Measurement of height, weight, head circumference in young
children, proportion, skin fold thickness, and arm circumferences
Colin Pitchfork correct answers First person convicted based on DNA fingerprinting
Richard Buckland correct answers First person ever exonerated using DNA evidence, after
actually confessing to a crime he did not commit
Sir Alec Jeffreys correct answers Developed the first DNA profiling test in 1984.
Occam's Razor correct answers Simpler explanations are more likely to be true than complex
ones
rule 702 correct answers states that a witness who's considered an expert may testify in court
Francis Galton correct answers he developed classification for fingerprints
judge is gatekeeper correct answers what did daubert vs merrel dow determine?
spiral, strip, grid correct answers methods of crime scene search
evidence correct answers info that is given in a legal investigation to make a fact/proposition
more or less likely
real correct answers physical evidence: hair, fingerprints, etc
demonstrative correct answers evidence not generated directly from the incident but created
later: computer simulations
circumstantial correct answers evidence based on inference and not personal knowledge or
observation
, conclusive correct answers evidence so strong that it overpowers and other contrary evidence
conflicting correct answers contrasting evidence that comes from different sources
corroborating correct answers evidence that differs from but strengthens or confirms other
evidence
derivative and tainted correct answers two types of evidence illegally obtained, thus
inadmissible in court
exculpatory correct answers evidence that tends to establish a defendants innocence
foundational correct answers evidence that determines admissibility of other evidence
hearsay correct answers testimony given by a witness who knows info, but heard it from
someone else
incriminating correct answers evidence that establishes guilt or infers it
presumptive evidence correct answers evidence deemed true and sufficient unless otherwise
discredited
prima facie correct answers evidence that will establish a fact or sustain a judgement unless
contradictory evidence is produced
probative correct answers evidence that tends to prove or disprove a point in an issue
proxy data correct answers only remnants of data left behind; remnants of two objects coming
into contact
direct transfer correct answers goes from a to be with no middle step
indirect transfer correct answers goes from A to B to C with one or more intermediary
persistence correct answers part of transfer process; when info stays in the same place until
transferred somewhere else
contamination correct answers unwanted transfer of info between items of evidence
identification correct answers examination of chemical/physical properties of something
which are used to sort them into groups
individualization correct answers when objects can be classified into a group with only one
member-itself
chain of custody correct answers path of where evidence goes up until court
standard/reference samples correct answers physical evidence whose origin is known, such as
blood or hair from a suspect, that can be compared to crime-scene evidence
proposition 69 correct answers law in California that a DNA sample be obtained from all
convicted felons; Resulted in 235,000 backlogged cases by end of 2005.
cold case correct answers An old unsolved criminal case. Many are now being solved with
the advent of DNA test.
Hans Gross correct answers Austrian criminal jurist and an examining magistrate. He is
believed to be the creator of the field of criminalistics;
Edmond Locard correct answers he believed that when a person comes in contact with an
object or person, a cross-transfer of materials occurs
Locard's exchange correct answers Whenever two objects come into contact with one
another, there is exchange of materials between them.
Alphonse Bertillon correct answers he created anthropometry
anthropometry correct answers Measurement of height, weight, head circumference in young
children, proportion, skin fold thickness, and arm circumferences
Colin Pitchfork correct answers First person convicted based on DNA fingerprinting
Richard Buckland correct answers First person ever exonerated using DNA evidence, after
actually confessing to a crime he did not commit
Sir Alec Jeffreys correct answers Developed the first DNA profiling test in 1984.
Occam's Razor correct answers Simpler explanations are more likely to be true than complex
ones
rule 702 correct answers states that a witness who's considered an expert may testify in court
Francis Galton correct answers he developed classification for fingerprints
judge is gatekeeper correct answers what did daubert vs merrel dow determine?
spiral, strip, grid correct answers methods of crime scene search
evidence correct answers info that is given in a legal investigation to make a fact/proposition
more or less likely
real correct answers physical evidence: hair, fingerprints, etc
demonstrative correct answers evidence not generated directly from the incident but created
later: computer simulations
circumstantial correct answers evidence based on inference and not personal knowledge or
observation
, conclusive correct answers evidence so strong that it overpowers and other contrary evidence
conflicting correct answers contrasting evidence that comes from different sources
corroborating correct answers evidence that differs from but strengthens or confirms other
evidence
derivative and tainted correct answers two types of evidence illegally obtained, thus
inadmissible in court
exculpatory correct answers evidence that tends to establish a defendants innocence
foundational correct answers evidence that determines admissibility of other evidence
hearsay correct answers testimony given by a witness who knows info, but heard it from
someone else
incriminating correct answers evidence that establishes guilt or infers it
presumptive evidence correct answers evidence deemed true and sufficient unless otherwise
discredited
prima facie correct answers evidence that will establish a fact or sustain a judgement unless
contradictory evidence is produced
probative correct answers evidence that tends to prove or disprove a point in an issue
proxy data correct answers only remnants of data left behind; remnants of two objects coming
into contact
direct transfer correct answers goes from a to be with no middle step
indirect transfer correct answers goes from A to B to C with one or more intermediary
persistence correct answers part of transfer process; when info stays in the same place until
transferred somewhere else
contamination correct answers unwanted transfer of info between items of evidence
identification correct answers examination of chemical/physical properties of something
which are used to sort them into groups
individualization correct answers when objects can be classified into a group with only one
member-itself
chain of custody correct answers path of where evidence goes up until court
standard/reference samples correct answers physical evidence whose origin is known, such as
blood or hair from a suspect, that can be compared to crime-scene evidence
