Crime Scene Investigation IAI (Fish/Miller/Braswell):
Questions With Correct Solutions
Final analysis is done where? Right Ans - In the courtroom
Major Goals of a Crime Scene Search Right Ans - * The recongnition and
identification of physical evidence
* The collection and proper preservation of the evidence
* Reconstrutction of the crime
* To assist detectives in forming a theory about the crime
The job of the CSI in "forensic science" Right Ans - Is to properly
recongnize, identify, collect, and preserve those pieces of evidence that begin
the process known as justice.
CSIs are responsible for what two of the four steps in the admissiblity of
phiysical evidence for court? Right Ans - recognition and collection
Physical evidence leads to the linkage of... Right Ans - the victim,
perpetrator and the scene
Four Major Factors that Determine the Value of Physical Evidence Right
Ans - Recognition-the CSI must have the knowledge and understanding to
recongnize potential items of physical evidence located at the crime scene
Collection-Utilizing the appropriate skills and following accepted protocols to
gather and preserve the physical evidence
Testing Procedures-Application of acceptable scientific procedures to analyze
the physical evidence
Courtroom Presentation-Qualifications of the witnesses to provide objective
reports on the forensic analysis of the evidence
Forensic Archeologist Right Ans - Utilizes archaeological recovery
techniques at scenes of mass graves or exhumations
Forensic Botanist Right Ans - Can aid in determining time since death or
assist in placing a suspect or victim at a location by studying the anatomy of
plant evenidence
,Forensic Entomologist Right Ans - Can evaluate the life cycle of insects
found at the scene or on the body of a victim to assist in establishing
investigative leads such as the movement of a body after death, manner of
death, and the postmortem interval
Forensic Odontologist Right Ans - Dentist with special training in the
evaluation and handling of dental evidence, including bitemark comparison
and the identification of victims/suspects
Forensic Pathologist Right Ans - A medical doctor with additional specialty
training in determination of injuries and disease that cause death
Medical Examiner Right Ans - A medical doctor with five or more years of
specialized training in recognition of the cause and manner of death
Coroner Right Ans - An eleted or appointed official who conducts death
investigations. the coroner is not required to have a medical background and
his/her duties are dictated by jurisdiction.
FSAB Right Ans - Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board- provides
accreditation to those certifying bodies that meet stringent requirements for
training, education, experience, and testing of individual forensic scientist and
specialist.
the duty of the expert witness is to Right Ans - educate the jury and provide
testimony using terminology that is easily explainable and not misunderstood.
Essential elements of exper witness testimony Right Ans - Clarity,
simplicity, and honesty
expert witness testimony may be challenged in the following ways: Right
Ans - *the case may not require the expertise
*Basic qualifications and ability to give an opinion in the field at issue
*Insufficient education or experience to have anything of value to offer (no
vaule added)
*the methodology utilized to support the opinion may not be scientifically
sound or capable of supporting the profered opinion
*The methodology may be scientifically sound, but the opinion based on the
method is not sufficiently derived from that scientific methodology
, Acts of commission Right Ans - Intentional
Acts of omission Right Ans - unintentional
O.J. effect Right Ans - discrediting the chain of evidence, the scientists, or
the science is known as the OJ effect and has become a key defense technique
Physical evidence is valuable in many aspects and can reveal data that will aid
the investigation by: Right Ans - *Providing essential information on the
facts of the case-corpus delicti
*Revealing the modus operandi (MO)-the preferred method of operation
*Demonstrating linkages between the vicitm, suspects, locations, and objects
*Proving or disproving witeness statements
*Identifying a suspect through DNA or other individualization
*Classifying unknown substances
*Reconstructing the crime scene-how a crime was committed
*Developing investigative leads
Corpus delicti Right Ans - facts of the case
MO-Modus Operandi Right Ans - the preferred method of operation
Class characteristics Right Ans - physical evidence that cannot be related to
a common origin with a high degree of certainty, therefore it can only be
associated with a group and never a single source
Indivdual characteristics Right Ans - are distinct differences in the physical
evidence that allow it to be associated with a single source and allow the
examiner to determine the uniqueness of any single object or piece of
evidence
Associative evidence Right Ans - items of physical evidence located during
a crime scene search can be used to demonstrate linkage or to "associate" the
victim to the suspect or to a particular location
What ammendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure
Right Ans - Fourth amedment
Questions With Correct Solutions
Final analysis is done where? Right Ans - In the courtroom
Major Goals of a Crime Scene Search Right Ans - * The recongnition and
identification of physical evidence
* The collection and proper preservation of the evidence
* Reconstrutction of the crime
* To assist detectives in forming a theory about the crime
The job of the CSI in "forensic science" Right Ans - Is to properly
recongnize, identify, collect, and preserve those pieces of evidence that begin
the process known as justice.
CSIs are responsible for what two of the four steps in the admissiblity of
phiysical evidence for court? Right Ans - recognition and collection
Physical evidence leads to the linkage of... Right Ans - the victim,
perpetrator and the scene
Four Major Factors that Determine the Value of Physical Evidence Right
Ans - Recognition-the CSI must have the knowledge and understanding to
recongnize potential items of physical evidence located at the crime scene
Collection-Utilizing the appropriate skills and following accepted protocols to
gather and preserve the physical evidence
Testing Procedures-Application of acceptable scientific procedures to analyze
the physical evidence
Courtroom Presentation-Qualifications of the witnesses to provide objective
reports on the forensic analysis of the evidence
Forensic Archeologist Right Ans - Utilizes archaeological recovery
techniques at scenes of mass graves or exhumations
Forensic Botanist Right Ans - Can aid in determining time since death or
assist in placing a suspect or victim at a location by studying the anatomy of
plant evenidence
,Forensic Entomologist Right Ans - Can evaluate the life cycle of insects
found at the scene or on the body of a victim to assist in establishing
investigative leads such as the movement of a body after death, manner of
death, and the postmortem interval
Forensic Odontologist Right Ans - Dentist with special training in the
evaluation and handling of dental evidence, including bitemark comparison
and the identification of victims/suspects
Forensic Pathologist Right Ans - A medical doctor with additional specialty
training in determination of injuries and disease that cause death
Medical Examiner Right Ans - A medical doctor with five or more years of
specialized training in recognition of the cause and manner of death
Coroner Right Ans - An eleted or appointed official who conducts death
investigations. the coroner is not required to have a medical background and
his/her duties are dictated by jurisdiction.
FSAB Right Ans - Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board- provides
accreditation to those certifying bodies that meet stringent requirements for
training, education, experience, and testing of individual forensic scientist and
specialist.
the duty of the expert witness is to Right Ans - educate the jury and provide
testimony using terminology that is easily explainable and not misunderstood.
Essential elements of exper witness testimony Right Ans - Clarity,
simplicity, and honesty
expert witness testimony may be challenged in the following ways: Right
Ans - *the case may not require the expertise
*Basic qualifications and ability to give an opinion in the field at issue
*Insufficient education or experience to have anything of value to offer (no
vaule added)
*the methodology utilized to support the opinion may not be scientifically
sound or capable of supporting the profered opinion
*The methodology may be scientifically sound, but the opinion based on the
method is not sufficiently derived from that scientific methodology
, Acts of commission Right Ans - Intentional
Acts of omission Right Ans - unintentional
O.J. effect Right Ans - discrediting the chain of evidence, the scientists, or
the science is known as the OJ effect and has become a key defense technique
Physical evidence is valuable in many aspects and can reveal data that will aid
the investigation by: Right Ans - *Providing essential information on the
facts of the case-corpus delicti
*Revealing the modus operandi (MO)-the preferred method of operation
*Demonstrating linkages between the vicitm, suspects, locations, and objects
*Proving or disproving witeness statements
*Identifying a suspect through DNA or other individualization
*Classifying unknown substances
*Reconstructing the crime scene-how a crime was committed
*Developing investigative leads
Corpus delicti Right Ans - facts of the case
MO-Modus Operandi Right Ans - the preferred method of operation
Class characteristics Right Ans - physical evidence that cannot be related to
a common origin with a high degree of certainty, therefore it can only be
associated with a group and never a single source
Indivdual characteristics Right Ans - are distinct differences in the physical
evidence that allow it to be associated with a single source and allow the
examiner to determine the uniqueness of any single object or piece of
evidence
Associative evidence Right Ans - items of physical evidence located during
a crime scene search can be used to demonstrate linkage or to "associate" the
victim to the suspect or to a particular location
What ammendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure
Right Ans - Fourth amedment
