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| Means "to make a systematic examination or conduct an official inquiry? |
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| The foundation of CSI is: |
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| consist of vocal statements that most commonly are made by a person who is under oath, typically in response to questioning. |
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| With regards to the admissibility and forensic usefulness of evidence, there are two main areas of concern relating to the collection and preservation of physical evidence they are? |
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| Legal and Scientific consideration |
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| Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine |
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| The doctrine which states evidence found to have been illegally collected, and is ths inadmissible in court |
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| the court will require proof that evidence collected during the course of an investigation and the evdience ultimately submitted to the court are one and the same. THis is typically referred to as: |
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| A phenomenon whereby forensic drama television has created unreasonable expectations, while presenting an air of infallibility with regards to forensic scidence is known as: |
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| An important difference between CSI on TV and real life CSI is that: |
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| on television, forensic evidence is nearly always correct and the detective is never wrong. In real life, many cases are not solved and many cases do not have physical evdience associated with them |
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| beyond a reasonable doubt |
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| The burden of proff for the prosecution |
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| the preliminary examination of a witness or juror to determine his or her competency to give or hear evidence |
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| which common household chimical is being frequently used in crimes to destroy any DNA left by the perpetrator |
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| approximately how many forensic science programs are there in the US? |
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| Neuro-linguistic programming |
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| Federal Rules of Evidence |
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| when an individual makes a consicious decsion to commit atiny indiscretion, it becomes exponentially easier for that individual to then rationalize his or her behavior and decisions and continue down the road of unethical decisions. this is sometimes referred to as? |
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| traversing down the slippery slope |
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| Under the Daubert ruling, trial judges must evaluate whether the expert testimony is? |
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| both relevant and reliable |
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| The following items can be used to display the ability and competence of an expert witness? |
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1) testimony relating to college degrees
2) continuing education
3) attendance at conferences
4) publications
5) ongoing research
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| although it is not possible for an expert to render an opinion with absolute certainty, as an advocate of truth, the expert must base opinions on? |
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| reasonable scientific certainty |
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| international criminal invesgative training assistance program |
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| are beliefs of an individual or group, for or against something in which there is some emotional investment |
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| forensic practitioner's obligation is to? |
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| serve the aims of justice |
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| General foundation of the Frye test is? |
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| if an expert is to testify on a specific matter or area of science, that matter or area must be generally accepted by the relevant scientific community. |
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| utilizing multiple perimeter areas in order to segregate the crime scene, media, and crime scene processing personnel. |
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| the area from which the critical incident is managed and overseen. |
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| the two primary duties of first responder are? |
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1) Preservation of life
2) Secure and proserve the crime scene and associated evdience |
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| if through the efforts of saving a life, evidence is lost this called? |
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| who should the first responding officer contact before anything is done to a body at a death scene? |
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| physical evdience present at the crime scene that is either fragile or at great risk for loss, alteration or destrution |
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| The first responding officer should scan the scene for any dangerous? |
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| some jurisdictions have (blank) personnel who are responsible for photographing the scene and searching for latent fingerprints, but they are not typically responsible for other types of evidence |
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| forensic scientist/Criminalist |
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| a person who has gained specialized training and education in chemistry and biology as applied to the recognition, identification, and collection, and preservation of physical evdience |
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| In the (blank) model, patrol officers and sometimes investigators are utilized as the primary crime scene personnel |
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| local or traditional model |
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| in the (blank) model, civilian or sworn personnel are dedicated to crime scene documentation and physical evdience collection and preservation efforts. |
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| crime scene investigator/crime scene technician model |
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| the unintended movement or transfer of material between two objects |
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| personal protective equipment |
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| PPE as it relates to CSI, is an acronym for |
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| what are the three ranges of crime scene photographs? |
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1) overall photographs
2) midrange/evidence establishing photograph
3) close-up/comparison/examination photographs |
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| four primary methods of documentation in CSI |
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1) reports and note-taking (sometimes audio)
2) photography
3) videography
4) crime scene sketching and mapping |
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| rectangular coordinate Mapping |
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| is type of crime scene mapping is especially useful in confined spaces |
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| this type of search method is used in explosion or underwater scenes |
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| the term associated with crime scene measurements |
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| the first crime scene laboratories in the US. began in which decade |
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| publicly funded crime laboratories are there in the US? |
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| landmark case that is responsible for the growth of the number of crime labratories in the US |
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| which areas of the rime laboratory have encountered the highest levels of backlogging? |
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| the four types of forensic labs in the US |
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1) Federal
2) State
3) Local/Regional
4) Private |
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| is the average number of services types offered by a typical crime lab. |
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| (blank) was responsible for the development of what is considered the first forensic laboratory which is located in (blank) |
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| (edmond Locard) (Lyon, France) |
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| The text mentions that VSA may be a service of some crime laboratories. What is it? |
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| type of search method is usually employed when a large number of personnel are available |
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| a (blank) is a note of explanation, outside of the sketch area, which helps to relate or give information on a specific item or area within a search |
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