Forensics

 Two differences between civil cases and criminal cases

Purpose of a preliminary hearing

Explain the plea of nolo contendere

If you were caught red-handed in a burglary, what procedures would you expect to experience before sentencing?

Name five rights of criminal suspects that are covered by the Bill of Rights

Explain the difference between criminalistics and criminology

Criminology is studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and behavior that will help interpret the evidence. It’s looking at it from a psychological perspective. Criminalistics is the scientific explanation of physical evidence for legal purposes.

Explain the difference between testimonial evidence and physical evidence

List three factors that may affect the memory of an eyewitness in recounting a crime

List five examples of physical evidences

What is circumstantial evidence? How is it different from physical evidence?

State the difference between class and individual evidence. Give an example of each.

What is a control sample and how is it used?

Explain how individual evidence can have probative value

Explain how class evidence can have probative value

Write out Locard’s Exchange Principle