Quiz 1 Study Guide PDF

**Quiz 1 -- Study Guide** [Intro (Chapter 1)] -What does 'forensic' mean? -Definition of forensic science -Know scientific method as applied to forensics -Know overview of forensic history (i.e. who used it first, when did it become modern) -Important people to know: Paul Kirk, Sir Alec Jeffri...

**Quiz 1 -- Study Guide** [Intro (Chapter 1)] -What does 'forensic' mean? -Definition of forensic science -Know scientific method as applied to forensics -Know overview of forensic history (i.e. who used it first, when did it become modern) -Important people to know: Paul Kirk, Sir Alec Jeffries, Kary Mullis, Edmond Locard -What is forensic engineering? -What is digital forensics? -What is behavioral forensic science? -Know overview of US forensic lab system (i.e. how many public labs, types of labs) -Chain of custody -- what is it and why is it important? [Evidence (Chapter 3)] -Difference between classifications of evidence (physical vs non-physical, real vs demonstrative, unknown vs known, individual vs class) and examples of each -What is looked at to try to individualize evidence? Is there a "magic number" that must be met to identify evidence? -Know overview of forensic analysis of evidence -What was the 2009 NAS Report and why was it important? What did it establish? -Definitions of: quality assurance, quality control, positive control, negative control, false positive, false negative [Law (Chapter 24)] -What is criminal procedure? -What is probable cause and what is it needed for? -How can a defendant plea? -Who is the trier of fact in a trial? -Who acts as the gatekeeper in a trial? -What is needed for evidence to be admissible in court? -Know the following: relevance, materiality, probativeness, competence, prejudice, constitutional constraints, privileges, hearsay -Know the impact of the following cases: Frye, Daubert -Difference between an expert witness and a lay witness