FSC 100 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Forensic - Answer -relating/dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal
problems in regard to criminal evidence
Science - Answer -study of structure and behaviour of physical and natural world
through observation and experiment
Forensic method - Answer -documenting, collecting, interpreting, and presenting
evidence for court
Crime - Answer -act forbidden by law and makes offender open to punishment by that
law
Criminal vs civil law - Answer -punishment and compensative
How can a crime scene be classified? - Answer -location (primary, secondary, tertiary),
size, type of crime
Evidence types - Answer -- physical (objects, impressions)
- observations/conditions (weather, lights on/off)
- testimony (eye and expert witness)
WHAT IS LOCARDS PRINCIPLE - Answer -every contact leaves a trace (taking or
leaving something, or both)
Chain of custody - Answer -documenting, collecting, and protecting evidence
Expert witness - Answer -a witness because of special knowledge or skill in a relevant
field to the case.
CSI effect - Answer -unreasonable expectations from jury, created by TV
Impacts of CSI on court - Answer -- unrealistic expectations
- jurors well-informed
Impacts of CSI on prosecution perspective - Answer -- public fails to realize cases go
unsolved, from lack of physical evidence
- pressure to supply more forensic evidence
- prosecutors began using NEGATIVE WITNESSES
^explain absence of evidence
Effect of CSI on defense attorney - Answer -- introduces doubt
- jurors rely too heavily on scientific evidence
Forensic - Answer -relating/dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal
problems in regard to criminal evidence
Science - Answer -study of structure and behaviour of physical and natural world
through observation and experiment
Forensic method - Answer -documenting, collecting, interpreting, and presenting
evidence for court
Crime - Answer -act forbidden by law and makes offender open to punishment by that
law
Criminal vs civil law - Answer -punishment and compensative
How can a crime scene be classified? - Answer -location (primary, secondary, tertiary),
size, type of crime
Evidence types - Answer -- physical (objects, impressions)
- observations/conditions (weather, lights on/off)
- testimony (eye and expert witness)
WHAT IS LOCARDS PRINCIPLE - Answer -every contact leaves a trace (taking or
leaving something, or both)
Chain of custody - Answer -documenting, collecting, and protecting evidence
Expert witness - Answer -a witness because of special knowledge or skill in a relevant
field to the case.
CSI effect - Answer -unreasonable expectations from jury, created by TV
Impacts of CSI on court - Answer -- unrealistic expectations
- jurors well-informed
Impacts of CSI on prosecution perspective - Answer -- public fails to realize cases go
unsolved, from lack of physical evidence
- pressure to supply more forensic evidence
- prosecutors began using NEGATIVE WITNESSES
^explain absence of evidence
Effect of CSI on defense attorney - Answer -- introduces doubt
- jurors rely too heavily on scientific evidence
