Homework due at 10pm TONIGHT

Chapter 1

1. Explain the importance of observation and describe what changes occur in the brain while observing.2. Provide examples of factors influencing eyewitness accounts of events.3. Compare the reliability of eyewitness testimony to what happened. 4. Relate observation skills to their use of forensic science. 5. Define forensic science. 

Chapter 2

6. Explain Locard’s Principle of Exchange7. Identify four examples of trace evidence. 8. Distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence.9. Summarize the seven (7) steps of a crime scene investigation. 10. Explain the importance of securing the crime scene. 

Chapter 3

11. Identify the various parts of a hair.12. Describe the structures of the medulla, cortex, and cuticle. 13. Explain how hair can be used in a forensic investigation. 

Chapter 4

14. Explain, the application of forensic science techniques to analyze fibers. 15. Describe the common weave patterns of textile samples.