1. Shanice formulated a hypothesis that burglaries are happening on…

Question Answered step-by-step 1. Shanice formulated a hypothesis that burglaries are happening on… 1.Shanice formulated a hypothesis that burglaries are happening on the south side of town, but not the north side of town, because a small gang has recently formed on the south side. What step did Shanice do before formulating this hypothesis?evaluated the results of the stingconcluded that it is because a gang has moved into the areaset up a sting to arrest the person responsible for the burglaries so they could be askedasked why burglaries were happening on the south side but not the north side2. What do Modernist thinkers value?personal interpretationsrationalitycomplex connectionschaos3. First and foremost, science is a(n):unproven theory.way of life.body of knowledge.time in history.4. A homeowner came home from walking the dog. She entered the home through the back door. The front door was shut and locked and there is no sign of other forced entry. The owner states that several valuables are missing including a laptop and some jewelry. As a forensic scientist called to the scene, what would be the BEST first question to ask in this situation?Where is the missing property?What was on the laptop?How did the intruder get in the house?Is the owner male or female?5. What forensic scientist devised the Principles of Trace Evidence?Nicolas CopernicusSherlock HolmesEdmond LocardAlbert Einstein6. When talking about an armed robbery case, a discussion about how explosives are made started. How can the discussion about explosives BEST be described in relation to the armed robbery case?relevantirrelevantinterestingsophisticated7. Skylar is investigating a hit and run. An eyewitness reports that a green SUV went through a red light and struck a pedestrian on a bike before crashing into a light pole. The driver fled the scene. There are no skid marks and the dent in the front of the car indicates the car was accelerating when it hit the pole. What kind of fact does that provide?an irrelevant facta scalar quantitya vehicular facta vector quantity8. Nyah has been tasked with determining which type of knife a victim was stabbed with. Which option would be the BEST to use to help Nyah make this determination?Test various types of knives to see which “wound” matches the victim’s wound most closely.Examine various types of knives in an online catalog until finding one that she thinks could have made the wound.Match the pattern of the blood splatter to determine the size of the knife used in the attack.Call knife manufacturers and ask whether their knives could make the type of wound found on the victim.9. Cody has been called to a crime scene at a farm. A dead body has been found partially buried in a field. There are wide tire tracks leading to the site, and he finds that a shovel was dropped about 10 feet away. There is no blood at the scene and he believes the victim was killed elsewhere. If his task is to determine how the victim came to be in the field, what would be the BEST thing for him to research right now?the brand of the shovel and where it is soldwhat the farmer’s alibi was for the time of deathwhat type of tires made the tracks foundwhy the victim is only partially buried in the field10. What four things do forensic scientists primarily do in order to reconstruct a crime and find the person who committed it?tear up, burn, destroy and hide evidencedistribute, memorize, repeat and care for evidencefind, collect, label and analyze evidencedisregard, ignore, undermine and object to evidence11. Why might people today not consider Ptolemy a traditional scientist?He only studied astronomy.He used magic potions to test hypotheses.He didn’t go to college.He used intuition rather than a reliable system to test hypotheses.12. Scott is investigating a crime scene where a home has been broken into and the homeowner was attacked and robbed while eating her breakfast. On the counter is a plate with a half-eaten piece of toast, the contents of her purse strewn about, and the victim’s earring which was knocked off when she was struck. Both windows are open, but screens are intact, and on the floor by the counter is a muddy footprint made by a size 12 men’s shoe. What might be a question Scott asks about the scene in the first step of the scientific method?How did the victim’s earring get knocked off?What brand of shoe makes the tread found in the footprint?How many people wear size 12 shoes?Who opened the windows?13. What might a postmodernist say about fingerprint techniques?Fingerprints are unique to one individual. They are as unique as snowflakes.Fingerprinting is a reliable method of identifying someone.We may learn that fingerprints are not unique to individuals after all.The more we match fingerprints to individuals, the better we become at this.14. Who developed the Theory of General Relativity in 1905?Sir Isaac NewtonWilliam WhewellAlbert EinsteinThomas Douglas15. What are observations that are observable, measurable, and can be verified or repeatedly demonstrated to be TRUE called?factshopestheoriescrimes Biology Science Biochemistry SCIENCE 401 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)