List four areas of inquiry regarding scientific and technical evidence.

What will be an ideal response?


Areas of inquiry regarding scientific and technical evidence are:

1.      Is the test based on valid scientific principles?
2.      Is the analysis based on valid, reliable data?
3.      Is the testing procedure based on reliable methodology and principles?
4.      Was there proper operation of well-maintained equipment by technicians qualified to test and evaluate?
5.      What are the possibilities for false readings?
6.      Were the results clear?
7.      Was the sample valid and uncontaminated?
8.      Could the evidence have been planted?
9.      Has the expert witness reliably applied the relevant principles and methods to the             facts of the case? (include five)

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