C12 - forensics

Question 1

Forensics is the study of what?

Answer 1

Forensic scientists examine and analyse evidence from crime scenes and elsewhere to develop objective findings that can assist in the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of crime or absolve an innocent person from suspicion.

Question 2

What is the difference between items and latent fingerprint

Answer 2

Patent: visible to the human eye, blood prints
Latent: invisible and often found in windows or non-porous surfaces

Question 3

What are the 4 blood types

Answer 3

A B AB O

Question 4

Name something that can create memory loss and make eyewitness testimonies unreliable.

Answer 4

Interference theory, retrieval failure, retroactive theory, proactive interference