FOR 105 Exam 1 Questions + Answers
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When forensic data follows the scientific method, it's should be: - correct answer ✔Obtainable by
anyone, able to be reproduced to compare results, and falsifiable
The process by which forensic methods and data are evaluated is called: - correct answer ✔Peer review
What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate accord using to a professional or industry
standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way? - correct answer ✔Accreditation
Who bears the burden of proof in a criminal proceeding? - correct answer ✔The prosecutor
The purpose of proficiency testing through forensic science organizations is to provide ____ for forensic
scientists. - correct answer ✔Certification
Forensic scientist can only testify in criminal action suits and for the prosecution. - correct answer
✔False
The difference of opinion between two experts indicates that one of the experts is unethical. - correct
answer ✔False
What must admissible evidence be? - correct answer ✔Reliable and Relevant
Admissibility or inadmissibility of trial information is determined by the application of what? - correct
answer ✔Rules of evidence
, The phrase, "every contact leaves a trace," is the concept behind: - correct answer ✔Locard's Exchange
Principle
The three types of reasoning used when interpreting a collection of evidence are: - correct answer ✔-
Deductive
-inductive
-abductive
The testimony of a forensic scientist is considered what type of evidence - correct answer ✔opinion
Duties of the first responder consists of which of the following? - correct answer ✔-Detain any
witnesses
-Document any changes or alterations to the crime scene
-Protect the crime scene
There are two basic types of sketches as part of crime scene investigation: rough and what other? -
correct answer ✔Final
When must documentation on found items be done? - correct answer ✔Before it is collected
What is the process of determining or eliminating the events that could have occurred at the crime
scene by the analysis of the crime scene appearance, location and position of physical evidence, and the
forensic laboratory examination of the physical evidence? - correct answer ✔Reconstructing the crime
scene
One of the biggest challenges for the crime scene investigator is: - correct answer ✔To determine what
evidence is pertinent and what evidence is extraneous.
Typically the first thing the CSI will do is: - correct answer ✔A scene survey or walk-thru
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When forensic data follows the scientific method, it's should be: - correct answer ✔Obtainable by
anyone, able to be reproduced to compare results, and falsifiable
The process by which forensic methods and data are evaluated is called: - correct answer ✔Peer review
What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate accord using to a professional or industry
standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way? - correct answer ✔Accreditation
Who bears the burden of proof in a criminal proceeding? - correct answer ✔The prosecutor
The purpose of proficiency testing through forensic science organizations is to provide ____ for forensic
scientists. - correct answer ✔Certification
Forensic scientist can only testify in criminal action suits and for the prosecution. - correct answer
✔False
The difference of opinion between two experts indicates that one of the experts is unethical. - correct
answer ✔False
What must admissible evidence be? - correct answer ✔Reliable and Relevant
Admissibility or inadmissibility of trial information is determined by the application of what? - correct
answer ✔Rules of evidence
, The phrase, "every contact leaves a trace," is the concept behind: - correct answer ✔Locard's Exchange
Principle
The three types of reasoning used when interpreting a collection of evidence are: - correct answer ✔-
Deductive
-inductive
-abductive
The testimony of a forensic scientist is considered what type of evidence - correct answer ✔opinion
Duties of the first responder consists of which of the following? - correct answer ✔-Detain any
witnesses
-Document any changes or alterations to the crime scene
-Protect the crime scene
There are two basic types of sketches as part of crime scene investigation: rough and what other? -
correct answer ✔Final
When must documentation on found items be done? - correct answer ✔Before it is collected
What is the process of determining or eliminating the events that could have occurred at the crime
scene by the analysis of the crime scene appearance, location and position of physical evidence, and the
forensic laboratory examination of the physical evidence? - correct answer ✔Reconstructing the crime
scene
One of the biggest challenges for the crime scene investigator is: - correct answer ✔To determine what
evidence is pertinent and what evidence is extraneous.
Typically the first thing the CSI will do is: - correct answer ✔A scene survey or walk-thru
