What case set the most current guidelines for the scientific examinations in federal courts?

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

The size and location of the crime scene and the events that occurred there will determine

The kind of search pattern that will be used

Locard’s exchange principle implies all of the following except

Blood spatter can be used to identify blood type

A crime-scene sketch should include all of the following except

the type of search pattern used to collect the evidence

The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following actions except

Taking photographs at the crime scene

The reason it is important to separate the witnesses at the crime scene is to

prevent the witnesses from talking to each other

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1
What case set the most current guidelines for the scientific examinations in federal courts?
Coppolino v. State
Mapp v. United States
Frye v. United States
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
2
The size and location of the crime scene and the events that occurred there will determine
The kind of evidence that will be missing
The number of personnel who will process the evidence
The time at which the crime scene is searched
The kind of search pattern that will be used
3
The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by
Darwin
Dalton
Denton
Doyle
4
Locard’s exchange principle implies all of the following except
Blood spatter can be used to identify blood type
Fibers can be transferred from one person to another
Soil samples can be carried from the yard into your home
Cat hair can be transferred to your pants
5
A crime-scene sketch should include all of the following except
a scale of distance
the type of search pattern used to collect the evidence
a north heading on the diagram
date and location of the crime scene
6
The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following actions except
Turning on a faucet on the crime scene
Taking photographs at the crime scene
Smoking at the crime scene
Eating food at the crime scene
7
The reason it is important to separate the witnesses at the crime scene is to
prevent contamination of the evidence
protect them from the perpetrator
prevent fighting among the witnesses
prevent the witnesses from talking to each other
8
Which crime-scene search pattern does not require more than one investigator
wheel
grid
zone
police line
9
Correct collection of evidence requires which of the following
all are correct
maintaining proper chain of custody
documenting the location where the evidence was found
correct packaging of evidence
10
The purpose of the crime scene search is to locate what
DNA
Physical evidence
Fingerprint evidence
bloodstain evidence

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