TFSC All QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A court reporter's main task is to? Correct Answers Provide a
clean transcript of what is said at trial
A lawyer need not consider what when qualifying a potential
expert witness? Correct Answers Nominations for awards
According to article 39.14(h) of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, the State shall disclose to the defendant any
document, item, or information that is: Correct Answers
Exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating
According to Organizational Theorists, an example of a system
failure, would be? Correct Answers Wrongful convictions
An examiner receives a fired bullet from a crime scene and a
firearm from a suspect. Focus becomes directed to the suspect
firearm because that is all that is available to compare the
evidence with. What type of bias is this? Correct Answers
Contextual
Are error and mistake the same thing? Correct Answers No
At a minimum what should each package be marked with?
Correct Answers Unique identifier, the identification of the
person who collected it, and the date of collection
Attempts to affirm the uniqueness proposition rests on which
type of reasoning? Correct Answers Inductive
,Can a sample of a large or bulky item be stored instead of
storing the entire item? Correct Answers Yes
Can GSR be packed in recycled material? Correct Answers No
Delayed entries are subject to ________ bias Correct Answers
Cognitive
Does a scientist have to disclose a change in SOP? Correct
Answers Yes
Does sample mean have an effect on the width of a confidence
interval? Correct Answers No
Does the defense have an obligation to disclose exculpatory
evidence? Correct Answers No
How can confirmation bias be avoided? Correct Answers
Blind verification
How can contextual bias be avoided? Correct Answers
Sequential unmasking
How does cognitive bias begin at a crime scene? Correct
Answers By selection of evidence that is ultimately delivered
to the laboratory
How is the retention of biological evidence determined? Correct
Answers Each state sets the requirement for the retention
period depending on the crime category
, How long is something considered to be in temporary storage?
Correct Answers Less than 72 hours
How many measurements are required to prevent against
operator error? Correct Answers 3
How many readings are sufficient for an average? Correct
Answers 4-10
How should evidence be submitted to the lab? Correct Answers
Each package must be sealed with evidence tape with the
sealer's identification and date
How should evidence suspected of containing fentanyl be
processed? Correct Answers Under a hood and/or utilizing a
respirator
If a medical diagnostic test has a high probability of a negative
result if the patient does not have the disease, is the test sensitive
or specific? Correct Answers Specific
If a medical diagnostic test with a high probability of a positive
result is the patient has the disease, is the test sensitive or
specific? Correct Answers Sensitive
If one examiner asks another to "quickly check a match", what
type of bias could this result in? Correct Answers
Confirmational
If sample size is increased, random error can be
(increased/decreased) Correct Answers Decreased
A court reporter's main task is to? Correct Answers Provide a
clean transcript of what is said at trial
A lawyer need not consider what when qualifying a potential
expert witness? Correct Answers Nominations for awards
According to article 39.14(h) of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, the State shall disclose to the defendant any
document, item, or information that is: Correct Answers
Exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating
According to Organizational Theorists, an example of a system
failure, would be? Correct Answers Wrongful convictions
An examiner receives a fired bullet from a crime scene and a
firearm from a suspect. Focus becomes directed to the suspect
firearm because that is all that is available to compare the
evidence with. What type of bias is this? Correct Answers
Contextual
Are error and mistake the same thing? Correct Answers No
At a minimum what should each package be marked with?
Correct Answers Unique identifier, the identification of the
person who collected it, and the date of collection
Attempts to affirm the uniqueness proposition rests on which
type of reasoning? Correct Answers Inductive
,Can a sample of a large or bulky item be stored instead of
storing the entire item? Correct Answers Yes
Can GSR be packed in recycled material? Correct Answers No
Delayed entries are subject to ________ bias Correct Answers
Cognitive
Does a scientist have to disclose a change in SOP? Correct
Answers Yes
Does sample mean have an effect on the width of a confidence
interval? Correct Answers No
Does the defense have an obligation to disclose exculpatory
evidence? Correct Answers No
How can confirmation bias be avoided? Correct Answers
Blind verification
How can contextual bias be avoided? Correct Answers
Sequential unmasking
How does cognitive bias begin at a crime scene? Correct
Answers By selection of evidence that is ultimately delivered
to the laboratory
How is the retention of biological evidence determined? Correct
Answers Each state sets the requirement for the retention
period depending on the crime category
, How long is something considered to be in temporary storage?
Correct Answers Less than 72 hours
How many measurements are required to prevent against
operator error? Correct Answers 3
How many readings are sufficient for an average? Correct
Answers 4-10
How should evidence be submitted to the lab? Correct Answers
Each package must be sealed with evidence tape with the
sealer's identification and date
How should evidence suspected of containing fentanyl be
processed? Correct Answers Under a hood and/or utilizing a
respirator
If a medical diagnostic test has a high probability of a negative
result if the patient does not have the disease, is the test sensitive
or specific? Correct Answers Specific
If a medical diagnostic test with a high probability of a positive
result is the patient has the disease, is the test sensitive or
specific? Correct Answers Sensitive
If one examiner asks another to "quickly check a match", what
type of bias could this result in? Correct Answers
Confirmational
If sample size is increased, random error can be
(increased/decreased) Correct Answers Decreased
