Define "forensic science" and "criminalistics."

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Forensic science is that part of science applied to answering legal questions. It is the examination, evaluation, and explanation of physical evidence in law. Criminalistics deals with the study of physical evidence related to a crime. From such a study, a crime may be reconstructed. Criminalistics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.

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Cooperating with the authorities, good character, and no prior record are examples of ________ circumstances

a. aggravating b. unforeseen c. compensatory d. mitigating

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According to Mueller and Kirkpatrick (2004), there are __________ evaluative schemes in place on the interpretation of the relevance of an item in question

a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six

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What is an evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye?

What will be an ideal response?

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The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to:

a. deter judicial misconduct. b. punish citizens who violate constitutional rights. c. protect rights against violation by the legislature. d. deter police misconduct.

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