- 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
- the word forensic comes from the Latin word "forensic," meaning "to the