| Question | Answer |
| forensic | study & application of science to law |
| DNA | First used in court in 1987 |
| Observation | what a person perceives using his or her senses |
| Fallacy | a mistake, belief error, delusion |
| Exonerate | to release someone from duty or an obligation |
| Law | statement or assertion of info. that can be verified |
| Opinion | personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge |
| Direct Evidence | a statement under oath said in court by a competent witness |
| Pathology | study of diseases & injuries |
| Odontology | study of teeth & bite marks |
| Entomology | study of insects |
| Serology | study of bodily fluids |
| Ballistics | study of motion, behavior and effects of projectiles |
| Document Examination | handwriting analysis |
| Poreoscopy | study of fingerprints |
| Anthropology | study of skeletal remains |
| Polygraph | study of lie detection |
| Toxicology | drug analysis |
| Psychiatry | study relation btwn human behavior & legal proceedings |
| Forensics investigation- What are the 3 steps | 1. Observe- Identify evidence
2. Interpret- determine the significance of evidence
3. Report- recreating the events |
| What is the Innocence Project? | legal organization that freed wrongfully convicted people through DNA use |
| What are 3 facts of the Innocence Project? | 1. Freed 311 people
2. 70% of people are wrongfully convicted
3. They served an average of 13 years in jail |
| What do your observations depend on? | 1.Level of interest
2.amount of kind of distraction presented
3. personal beliefs
4.concentration
5.prejudice
6. motives |
| What is the Innocent Bystander Effect? | if there are a large number of people and a crime is being committed they are less likely to call the police because they believe others already did or might |
| What are the 5 Important points to consider with eyewitness testimonies? | 1. Type of Crime & How Witness Saw It
2.Characteristics of Witness/Victims
3.Interviewing Techniques
4.Relationship btwn the witness & accused
5. Time Passed |
| A Forensic scientist is called to court of law to provide?
a. judgement
b. fact
c.opinion
d.reflection | B. Fact |
| Our state of mind affects how we observe our surroundings. What metal state is the best for observing?
a.happy
b.nervous
c.relaxed
d.excited | C. Relaxed |
