Level 3 Exam Review

A Nike logo on the front of a hat is a limited class characteristic.

Dye sub clothing does not generally have individual characteristics in the patterns

Your processes should always be reproducible

Random Match Probabilities are based on the probability of rare events.

An unexplainable difference does not need to be mentioned or considered in your conclusion

We ALWAYS completely examine the unknown before the known

Aristotle used deductive reasoning

We keep notes for disclosure, integrity and effective testimony

If your peer reviewer disagrees with your findings, find someone else

Analysis is when we look at the known, examine it thoroughly, then look at the unknown

It is always ok to cross lines and arrows in a display slide if it is the only way it works

Individualization is a science of certainty, not a statistical probability.

What does Forensic mean?

Inductive reasoning is best suited for subjects where we are looking for details or increased understanding.

A Ford pickup truck with a Ford marking is a limited class characteristic

A termination point happens when we complete the case.

A profession has a code of behavior or ethics

Scientific Method is a formal method of gaining unreliable knowledge and information.

What does the word Criminalistics mean?

What are the three types of Bias?

Proper wording is imparitive in an analytical report.

Francis Bacon outlined logical induction

Alternate Hypothosis is the commonly accepted fact.

What is ACE-VR?

Reliability Principle provides all the information required so that the court can make decisions on the case themselves.

What does the acronim LEVA stand for?

What does Null Hypothesis mean?

It is ok to call the first suspect in your report Individual 1.

Forensic Video Analysis does not follow Scientific method

Notes can be changed once written if we made an error without any notations.

The principle of Uniqueness states that no two things are exactly the same

The principle of parsimony is when two or more explanations are possible, the simplest is the most correct.

Self - Deception is when we perceive what we expect to perceive

A dark gym bag carried by a person of interest is an individual characteristic

Numerical Statistics are easy to use in FVA Compare and Contrast cases.

Roger Bacon spoke about independant verification.

Criminalistics is the science of itemization

To have moderate support, it is ok to have unexplainable differences.

An opinion of "no basis for comparison" occurs in cases when the resolution is too poor to see details in the item

We should alway meet with the Crown/Prosecutor ahead of time.

We can limit bias by self reflection and detailed notes.

Dark Adidas stripes on a shoe are an individual characteristic

Random paint spatters on a jacket are individual characteristics.

A speed calculation report does not require a peer review

Infra-red does not change the way color information is viewed in an image.

You can have an "Extremely Strong Support" with only two class characteristics.

Contemporaneous is when we write our notes in a timely manner

Self-Deception is...

Things that are identical may appear to be different in some instances.

Karl Popper believed in the Falsification Principle

A peer review of your Compare and Contrast case should be performed by the new inexperienced analyst in the office.

It is ok to include about items you cannot see in the video if it suits the prosecutors agenda

There is only one kind of scientific method

Seeing is both a physics and psychological phenomenon