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The body or basic elements of a crime are described by the Latin term:
Corpus delicti
Forensic science differs from the traditional sciences because the results of physical evidence are:
Used in legal proceedings
What acronym refers to the computer database of DNA profiles?
CODIS
What acronym refers to a computer database of fingerprints?
AFIS
What individual established one of the worlds first police crime laboratories in Lyon, France in 1910?
Edmond locard
What forensic organization is involved in the accreditation of forensic laboratories and crime scene units?
ASCLD/LAB
The scientific method is
A multistep method of inquiry used by scientists, a method used by investigators to reconstruct crime scene evidence
What is not considered a manner of death
Asphyxiation
What is considered a cause of death?
Asphyxiation
The science that examines the effects of extraneous materials such as poisons on the human body is known as
Toxicology
True or false: suicide is considered a cause of death
False
True or false: Calvin Goddard established a crime lab in Chicago in 1929 and believed in using fire arms evidence in investigations
True
True or false: AFIS is a computer database containing images of bullets and cartridge cases
False
True or false: a forensic pathologist may specialize in the profiling of perpetrators in serial murders or serial rapist cases
False
True or false: Criminalistics is a forensic science discipline that involves recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence using methods of science.
True
Define forensic science
A natural science that is applied to the law
Explain the main difference between the corner system and the medical examiner system
A coroner is elected and does not have to be an actual doctor, and a medical examiner must be a MD
List the four basic steps of the scientific method
• observation • formulate hypothesis • test hypothesis • record and retest several times to determine accuracy of the original result
Explain the linkage triangle
All of the components ( scene, suspect, and victim) are linked together thorough evidence
What is an example of a striation mark?
Markings on the side of a bullet
What is an example of an indentation?
Tire marks in mud
If a comparison shows that a questioned specimen does not originate from a known source, the result would be termed:
An exclusion
What is the first step in processing physical evidence?
Recognition
Establishing the exact whereabouts of an item if evidence and under whose control it was from the time of its collection to its admissibility in court, is known as maintaining:
Chain of custody