CFL CFL Industry Standards 3

Question 1

Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 702, an expert witness's testimony must be based on sufficient facts, reliable methodology, and:

Accepted Answer

Application of principles reliably to the case facts

Answer

FRE 702 requires that expert testimony be the product of reliable principles and methods applied reliably to the specific facts of the case.

Question 2

An RSC (Residential Security Container) rating for a safe primarily certifies resistance to which type of attack?

Accepted Answer

Pry-bar and hand-tool attacks for 5 minutes

Answer

The RSC rating, established by UL's burglary classifications, means the safe can withstand common pry-bar and hand-tool attacks for at least 5 minutes.

Question 3

When testifying about lock bypass, a forensic locksmith should describe their methodology as:

Accepted Answer

Peer-reviewed and reproducible by other qualified examiners

Answer

Under Daubert standards, methodology must be peer-reviewed and reproducible so courts can assess its reliability independently.

Question 4

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Standards require door hardware to be operable with which type of action?

Accepted Answer

One hand without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting

Answer

ADA requires that accessible door hardware be operable with one hand and not require tight grasping, pinching, or wrist twisting.

Question 5

The Daubert standard replaced which earlier legal standard for admissibility of scientific expert testimony in federal courts?

Accepted Answer

Frye standard

Answer

The 1993 Daubert decision replaced the Frye 'general acceptance' test with a more flexible reliability-based standard for scientific testimony.

(CFL) Certified Forensic Locksmith Practice Test

(CFL) Certified Forensic Locksmith Practice Test

CFL CFL Industry Standards 3