Explain how the shape of stains in a trail pattern can help investigators determine the direction and speed at which a person was moving

What will be an ideal response?


The tails of the drops in a trail pattern point in the direction that the person was moving. More circular stains are found where the person was moving slowly enough to not form tails.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Define child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome and briefly describe the controversy associated with this syndrome.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding Daubert?

a. Daubert imposes a higher standard for the admission of scientific evidence from an expert. b. Daubert is incompatible with the Federal Rules of Evidence. c. Under Daubert, the judge, not the scientific community, is the gatekeeper of scientific evidence. d. Under Daubert, the scientific community must recognize the evidence as “generally accepted” before expert testimony can be admissible.

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________ is the process of taking and recording the precise measurements of items of evidence to be drawn or "fixed" on a sketch.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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