Question 1

What is the job description for a forensic scientist?

Accepted Answer

review evidence from a crime scene and produce information for a court.

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Employed by the police service to preserve and protect a crime scene and recover evidence.

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The first personnel called to a crime scene.

Question 2

Which case study can we link to the role of the CPS?

Accepted Answer

Damilola Taylor

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Amanda Knox

Answer

Anthony Hardy

Question 3

What is the job description of a pathologist?

Accepted Answer

Medical doctor who performs autopsies to establish cause of death.

Answer

Scientific study of insects in criminal investigations

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Independent prosecution agency which reviews cases for prosecution.

Question 4

What is a limitation of SOCOs (Scenes of crime officers)

Accepted Answer

May be exposed to hazardous substances in the course of their role.

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Cost is extremely high. A consultant in the public sector can earn £100,000 per year.

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Exposed as institutionally racist

Question 5

What happened in the case of Amanda Knox?

Accepted Answer

Accused of the murder of Meredith Kercher, this suspect was not convicted on the argument that forensic evidence had been contaminated.

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The failure of pathologist to determine the cause of death resulted in a serial killer murdering two more women.

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The evidence of a 14 year old girl was relied on heavily by the CPS during the murder trial of a 10 year old boy.

Question 6

Select the intelligence database used to investigate crimes in the UK

Accepted Answer

National DNA Database

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National Forensic Institute

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Combined DNA Index System

Question 7

How was Colin Pitchfork caught?

Accepted Answer

DNA evidence

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Surveillance

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Geographical profiling

Question 8

Which case was solved through the use of familial DNA?

Accepted Answer

Colette Aram

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David Butler

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Colin Stagg

Question 9

How did Miss Joyce refer to David Butler?

Accepted Answer

Flaky skin guy

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Flaky nails guy

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Flaky hair guy

Question 10

What is the description of typological profiling?

Accepted Answer

Considers characteristics of the offender by analysing the crime scene and crimes.

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A profiling technique based on psychological theory and research to provide support for suspect identification and crime linking to evidence.

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Considers patterns revealed in the location and timing of offences to make judgements about where the offender lives.

Question 11

What kind of surveillance was used in the case of Colin Stagg?

Accepted Answer

Covert surveillance

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Biometric surveillance

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CCTV surveillance

Question 12

Which case outlines the limitations of eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Cotton

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Stephen Lawrence

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Barry George

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