Forensic Crime Analysis: Midterm
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
hinky - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅if something seems out of place or doesn't look right,
investigate it
forensics - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅application of science to matter of the law
evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the STUFF we use to prove things, can be anything
direct evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅senses (smell, heard, saw)
cicumstantial evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an assumption or inference
"MO" or modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the method of operation
corpus delicti - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅body of the crime, proof that a crime has taken
place
signature - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅something that appeases the perpetrator
psychologically (ex: cutting victims hair off after the murder)
top tier evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fingerprints & toxicology
second tier evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅firearms, documents, shoe/ tire prints &
hair
third tier - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅nose prints, lip prints, ear & elbow prints
, relevant evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅"swag test" must be able to sway the court
reasons why evidence wouldnt be allowed in court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅mishandled
in chain of custody, obtained illegally, graphicness & not mirandized
privileges where you aren't required to speak in court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spousal,
doctor/ patient, clergy/ parishioner, attorney/ client, NDA
locards theory of exchange - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅every contact leaves a trace
evidence law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅rules and regulations that govern how judges and
juries evaluate evidence that is presented at trial
balancing test - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the probative value of evidence cannot be
outweighed by the probability for undue prejudice (ex. too graphic of pictures)
lay witness testimony - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅limited to testifying about the facts,
average individual, testify to general statements
expert testimony - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅has knowledge above the lay witness; offers
their opinions
"fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine and admissible reasons evidence would be allowed in
court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. evidence was discovered as a result of an independent,
untainted source
2. evidence would inevitably have been discovered
3. chain of causation between the illegal action and the tainted evidence is too remote
4. search warrant not based on probable cause was executed in good faith
probable cause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the standard by which an agent of the law has
the grounds to take actions such as making an arrest, conducting a search, and obtaining an
arrest warrant
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
hinky - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅if something seems out of place or doesn't look right,
investigate it
forensics - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅application of science to matter of the law
evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the STUFF we use to prove things, can be anything
direct evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅senses (smell, heard, saw)
cicumstantial evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an assumption or inference
"MO" or modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the method of operation
corpus delicti - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅body of the crime, proof that a crime has taken
place
signature - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅something that appeases the perpetrator
psychologically (ex: cutting victims hair off after the murder)
top tier evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fingerprints & toxicology
second tier evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅firearms, documents, shoe/ tire prints &
hair
third tier - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅nose prints, lip prints, ear & elbow prints
, relevant evidence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅"swag test" must be able to sway the court
reasons why evidence wouldnt be allowed in court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅mishandled
in chain of custody, obtained illegally, graphicness & not mirandized
privileges where you aren't required to speak in court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spousal,
doctor/ patient, clergy/ parishioner, attorney/ client, NDA
locards theory of exchange - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅every contact leaves a trace
evidence law - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅rules and regulations that govern how judges and
juries evaluate evidence that is presented at trial
balancing test - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the probative value of evidence cannot be
outweighed by the probability for undue prejudice (ex. too graphic of pictures)
lay witness testimony - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅limited to testifying about the facts,
average individual, testify to general statements
expert testimony - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅has knowledge above the lay witness; offers
their opinions
"fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine and admissible reasons evidence would be allowed in
court - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. evidence was discovered as a result of an independent,
untainted source
2. evidence would inevitably have been discovered
3. chain of causation between the illegal action and the tainted evidence is too remote
4. search warrant not based on probable cause was executed in good faith
probable cause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the standard by which an agent of the law has
the grounds to take actions such as making an arrest, conducting a search, and obtaining an
arrest warrant
