Criminal Law Questions

The most likely cause of dead or dying animals at or near the scene of a known or suspected terrier incident usA)Blast wave effectsB)Biological agent releaseC)Radiation releaseD)Chemical release

A witness states that he observed a man remove a gas can from the trunk of his car, enter a building, and return without the gas can. Shortly thereafter, the building began burning. Which type of evidence is this?A)ObservationalB)DirectC)CircumstantialD)Forensic

Which has investigative authority for any intentional release or attack involving hazardous materials or a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)A)Environmental Protection AgencyB)Department of DefenseC)Department of Homeland SecurityD)Federal Bureau of Investigation

When managing a suspected terrorist/criminal incident, special emphasis should be placed onA)Assessment of need for additional resourcesB)Notification of suspicion of terrorist/criminal activityC)Preparations for mass decontaminationD)Securing the scene

An investigator using a computer model to show how fire could spread through the building is an example of __________ evidenceA)DemonstrativeB)DeductiveC)InferredD)Forensic

The FBI has a ______ step process for collecting evidenceA)3B)12C)9D)6

At the scene of a suspected terrorist/criminal incident, you have discover potential evidence. Which step should be taken first?A)Photograph the evidenceB)Put the evidence in a containerC)Sketch,mark, and label the location of the evidenceD)Tag the evidence

In __________________________, the Supreme Court offered guidelines as to how a judge can gauge scientific evidence.

Whether the scientific technique or theory can be (and has been) _______________Whether the technique or theory has been ________________________________________ and publicationThe technique's potential ______________________________________________________________________ and ______________________________ of_______________________________ controlling the technique's operationWhether the scientific theory or method has attracted ___________________________________ within a relevant scientific community

A forensic scientist must be skilled in applying the _____________________ and ______________________ of the physical and natural sciences to the __________________________ of the many types of evidence that may be recovered during a criminal investigation

A forensic scientist must be skilled in train _______________________________________ personnel

The Frye v. United States decision set guidelines for determining the __________________________ of scientific evidence into the courtroom.

However, in the 1993 case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court asserted that the Frye standard is not an ____________________________________________ to the ____________________________ of scientific evidence.

Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification

At present, approximately _____________ public crime laboratories operate at various levels of government

Used a comparison microscope to determine if a specific gun fired a bullet

Wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation

Utilized microscopy and other analytical methodologies to examine evidence

A forensic scientist must be skilled in provide _____________________ court testimony

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