Review Questions

1. What are the four types of grounds in a condemnable probe?
1. Physical Evidence
2. Demonstrative Evidence
3. Documentary Evidence
4. Testimony

2. What are single features? Give an illustration of an single feature? -Individual Characteristics is grounds that have particular features that make it possible to follow the grounds back to a specific individual. topographic point or point. Some illustrations are fingerprints. organic structure fluids. pace from places. etc. 3. What is the difference between single features and category features? -The difference between these two are that single features can be traced to a specific individual and be about exact while Class Features are able to merely be associated to a group. 4. What are physical and chemical belongingss? Give an illustration of each.

-Physical Properties describe a substance or object. For illustration it could be the size. weight or colour of a fragment of glass. -Chemical Properties describe what go on when a chemical reacts with another chemical. For illustration Heroin with Marquis Reagent turns purple and shows it presence of the drug. 5. What do forensic scientists do to roll up and continue dirt samples? To roll up the dirt they feelings will be photographed with a swayer next to it to demo the dimensions. To continue the dirt samples a whole shoe may be taken to the lab to prove.

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Why do you believe forensic scientists are so careful that the trials they do are sensitive. consistent. and specific? What might go on if they were less careful about this? -The trials are so sensitive because if something is non accurate it could alter the result of a instance. They must do certain that all trial consequences are accurate a reproduce the same consequences multiple times for it to be dependable. 2. Which type of grounds do you believe is most utile in an probe? Why? -I think physical grounds is more of import because it can be tested against suspects and set up what happened during the offense. 3. Why do you believe that forensic scientists continue to look for category features given their restrictions? I think they continue to look for category features because even if they are difficult to come by when you find them the can give great inside informations about the offense.

4. What do you believe would be some of the challenges in roll uping and continuing feelings? Why? Making dramatis personaes of an feeling may be hard because if it is in clay it could falsify the paths. 5. If you were on a jury. make you believe you would anticipate single features in the grounds? Why or why non? What effects might it hold if persons expect to hold persons features presented? -No. because most of the clip felons are really careful to do certain non to go forth grounds of being at that place. If you expect there to be single grounds you may be wholly mislead during the whole instance.