FSC100 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is the rela- The philosophical basis of law is to protect the innocent and ensure that the truth
tionship between comes out. Law and science work together in the criminal justice system but they
law and science have different goals. The goal of law is to settle disputes by attaining a favourable
outcome while the goal of science is to uncover the workings of the natural world
by using the scientific method (i.e evidence). Law is outcome based while science
is fact based
2. What is the Forensic science is the application of science to law. It helps with proving objective
importance of facts such as timeline of events, linking suspects to crime scene, how many people
forensic science were present etc. In the past, courts had to rely on eyewitnesses to prove something
happened at a scene (subjective) but now with modern technology, facts can be
proven (objective).
3. The forensic ex- The forensic scientists must remain an unbiased advocate at all times. Only state
pert the facts and not opinions. Forensic scientists can appear in court as an expert
witness which is a major responsibility. They are able to give their insight by
using forensic science. Expert witnesses must be trained and have a clean digital
footprint. Methods used must be approved.
1. General acceptance 2. Validity (how accurate it is) 3. Success rate 4. Peer
reviewed
4. Lay witness vs Ex- Lay witness doesn't need to have experience or training because they are not giving
pert Witness opinions, only objective facts.
Expert witnesses need experience and training because they can give opinions.
Expert witnesses are very important in court
5. What is the scien- The scientific method is used to prove something free of bias and only factual. It
tific method protects integrity. The five steps to them are
1. Formulate question
2. Generate hypothesis
3. Collect data (data must meet criteria of acceptance)
, 4. Analyze data (sometimes calls for re adjusting experiment)
5. Draw conclusions
6. Difference be- forensic science is analyzing data that the CSI provides.
tween CSI and CSI is a set of guidelines and procedures that have to be followed to investigate
forensic science a crime scene. Procedures can be changed and altered dependent on the crime
scene. THE ONLY CONSISTENCY ABOUT CRIME SCENES IS THEIR INCONSISTENCY.
CSI is grounded in the scientific method and its aim is to recognize evidence, collect
evidence, reconstruct the crime, reconstruct how the crime took place and create
theories about the crime. It is important to be careful in order to avoid a mistrial
7. The CSI effect The CSI effect occurs due to inaccurate media depiction. Media inaccurately por-
trays the roles and responsibilities of CSI workers, their capabilities and the nature
of evidence. It is believed that evidence is everywhere and all evidence is true but
that's not the case.
8. Roots of Criminal Forensic science is considered a new field and can be traced back to 1248. In
Investigation China, the examination of the body after death was called postmortem and this
helped uncover the cause of death. The idea of an autopsy was new and innovative.
Forensic science and CSI was interdisciplinary which means that it had relations
and worked with a lot of different fields such as biology, psychology and chemistry.
Along with this, police, lawyers and doctors have relation to forensic science so we
must look at the history of policing and medicine as well
9. What is kin polic- In early clan life, there was something called kin policing. Kin policing meant that
ing every member in the clan had a say in the law. Communities would collectively
choose punishments and be responsible for finding violators. Essentially the judge
and jury all in one. All decisions were absolute and once you were convicted you
were branded so that people knew that you were a violator.
10. Law in Ancient In Ancient Hebrew times, high priests and elders were appointed to enforce the
Hebrew times law in king's times but society also appointed individuals to apprehend and punish.
This continued into roman rule
1. What is the rela- The philosophical basis of law is to protect the innocent and ensure that the truth
tionship between comes out. Law and science work together in the criminal justice system but they
law and science have different goals. The goal of law is to settle disputes by attaining a favourable
outcome while the goal of science is to uncover the workings of the natural world
by using the scientific method (i.e evidence). Law is outcome based while science
is fact based
2. What is the Forensic science is the application of science to law. It helps with proving objective
importance of facts such as timeline of events, linking suspects to crime scene, how many people
forensic science were present etc. In the past, courts had to rely on eyewitnesses to prove something
happened at a scene (subjective) but now with modern technology, facts can be
proven (objective).
3. The forensic ex- The forensic scientists must remain an unbiased advocate at all times. Only state
pert the facts and not opinions. Forensic scientists can appear in court as an expert
witness which is a major responsibility. They are able to give their insight by
using forensic science. Expert witnesses must be trained and have a clean digital
footprint. Methods used must be approved.
1. General acceptance 2. Validity (how accurate it is) 3. Success rate 4. Peer
reviewed
4. Lay witness vs Ex- Lay witness doesn't need to have experience or training because they are not giving
pert Witness opinions, only objective facts.
Expert witnesses need experience and training because they can give opinions.
Expert witnesses are very important in court
5. What is the scien- The scientific method is used to prove something free of bias and only factual. It
tific method protects integrity. The five steps to them are
1. Formulate question
2. Generate hypothesis
3. Collect data (data must meet criteria of acceptance)
, 4. Analyze data (sometimes calls for re adjusting experiment)
5. Draw conclusions
6. Difference be- forensic science is analyzing data that the CSI provides.
tween CSI and CSI is a set of guidelines and procedures that have to be followed to investigate
forensic science a crime scene. Procedures can be changed and altered dependent on the crime
scene. THE ONLY CONSISTENCY ABOUT CRIME SCENES IS THEIR INCONSISTENCY.
CSI is grounded in the scientific method and its aim is to recognize evidence, collect
evidence, reconstruct the crime, reconstruct how the crime took place and create
theories about the crime. It is important to be careful in order to avoid a mistrial
7. The CSI effect The CSI effect occurs due to inaccurate media depiction. Media inaccurately por-
trays the roles and responsibilities of CSI workers, their capabilities and the nature
of evidence. It is believed that evidence is everywhere and all evidence is true but
that's not the case.
8. Roots of Criminal Forensic science is considered a new field and can be traced back to 1248. In
Investigation China, the examination of the body after death was called postmortem and this
helped uncover the cause of death. The idea of an autopsy was new and innovative.
Forensic science and CSI was interdisciplinary which means that it had relations
and worked with a lot of different fields such as biology, psychology and chemistry.
Along with this, police, lawyers and doctors have relation to forensic science so we
must look at the history of policing and medicine as well
9. What is kin polic- In early clan life, there was something called kin policing. Kin policing meant that
ing every member in the clan had a say in the law. Communities would collectively
choose punishments and be responsible for finding violators. Essentially the judge
and jury all in one. All decisions were absolute and once you were convicted you
were branded so that people knew that you were a violator.
10. Law in Ancient In Ancient Hebrew times, high priests and elders were appointed to enforce the
Hebrew times law in king's times but society also appointed individuals to apprehend and punish.
This continued into roman rule
