criminal investigation

The quiz is multiple
-
choice and will c ontain material from Chapters
5 & 7 and Powerpoints.
Some items to focus on include:
Examination of Physical Evidence
Individual Characteristics
Class Characteristics
Significance of Physical Evidence
Facial
Reconstruction
Forensic Databases
MurderScene: Death and Autopsies
Estimating the time of death o Rigor mortis o Livor mortis o Algor mortis
Forensic Entomologist
History of Fingerprints
Henry System
Fundamental Principles of Fingerprints
Loop
–
Ulnar and Radial
Minutiae
Whorl
Arch
Delta
Core
Classification of Fingerprints
Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems
Methods of Detecting Fingerprints
Preservation of Developed Prints
The quiz is multiple
-
choice and will c ontain material from Chapters 1 (pages 24
-
32)
,
P owerpoints and websites.
Some items to focus on include:
The Frye standard
Daubert Ruling
The admissibility of scientific examinations in federal courts
Mincey
v. Arizona
F
rye v. United States
Federal Rules of Evidence 702
Coppolino v. State
Expert Witness
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
U.S. Constitution
4
th
Amendment
5 th Amendment
6
th
Amendment
Landma r k Decision
Probable Cause
Warrantless Searches
Fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine
V
alid arrest warrant
P
lain view search
Circumstantial evidence Explain the different approaches espoused by the Frye and Daubert decisions to the admissibility of scientific evidence in the court room.
-In the Frye Vs. United States the court ruled that in order to be admitted as evidence at trial, the questioned procedure, technique,or principles must be "generally accepted" by a meaningful segment of the relevant scientific community. It requires the proponent of a scientific test to present to the court. It also determines whether a novel technique meets criteria associated with "general acceptance". Some courts believe espoused a more flexible standard admitting