Chapter 12 Practice Quiz

. Foundational validity is whether a discipline is actually being reliably applied in practice.

. Confirmation bias occurs when a second analyst is given the results of a colleague's work and is asked to replicate the analysis conducted by the first examiner.

. Blind verification occurs when a second analyst is given the results of a colleague's work and is asked to replicate the analysis conducted by the first examiner.

. Confirmation bias is when the second (or third) technician is given all the evidence supplied the first, but analysts #2 and #3 do not receive results achieved or conclusions reached by the first examiner.

. Indiscriminate analysis is when the analyst doesn't have a plan for conducting sufficient analysis, and instead uses every possible test for which the laboratory has resources, which results in overtesting of the evidence and a waste of time and resources.

. Forensic science involves the application of science to legal issues arising in various forms of litigation (e.g., criminal, civil, regulatory).

. These individuals secure, collect, and preserve evidence at a crime scene.

. This refers to the explicit, standard operating procedures and tacit knowledge used day-to-day by forensic practitioners.

. This is an instrumental analysis performed for the purpose of positively identifying the contents of submitted evidence that had been collected at a crime scene.

. This activity is useful in determining the type of substance present at a crime scene, such as a toxin or drug.

. Which of the following is a category into which one or more forensic science disciplines can be grouped?

. Training of forensic technicians and scientists occurs through:

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