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Which of the following is not an explicit factor in the Daubert test?

A) age of the theory
B) peer review
C) rate of error
D) testing of theory

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According to the Supreme Court in the Daubert decision, what are the five factors trial courts should assess to determine scientific validity of a scientific theory or technique?

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Discuss, describe, compare, and contrast the Frye rule with its successor, the Daubert rule.

The field of _______________ involves the study of blood.

Adoption of the Daubert test in state and federal courts has caused some courts to question the reliability of the Horizontal ____________ Nystagmus for detection of intoxication.

The federal DNA act was amended in 2006 to require persons arrested for _________to submit DNA samples, and 24 states have passed similar laws.

The Federal Rules of Evidence that deals with the admissibility of scientific evidence is Rule _________.

Prior to the Supreme Court's Daubert decision, federal courts used a _____________ test.

Describe the Federal DNA Act.

In response to its decision in Daubert, the U.S.Supreme Court created Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.

Requiring convicted felons to give up blood samples for DNA databases has been justified under the _________________ exception to the warrant requirement.

DNA is an acronym for Disulfide acid.

The central issue for scientific evidence is the ________of the theory and testing on which the conclusions are based.

There are a number of agencies or sources providing the collecting, correlating, and coordination of evidence.Name and discuss at least three of these.

Due to the length of time that U.S.military service members are still missing from WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, DNA samples will be useful in identifying remains found.

Forensic ____________ involves evidence about insects.

Animal DNA can be linked to the crime scene and used as evidence.

DNA evidence was first admitted in U.S.Courts in criminal cases in the 1960s.

Explain the biological theory underlying DNA testing and how such evidence is usually presented in court.

In the Kuhmo Tire Co.case, the Supreme Court held that the Daubert test was applicable to ____________ evidence as well as scientific evidence.