fivs exam 1

"The word ""forensics"" actually means"

"Belonging to, used in, or suitable to cours of judicature; an argument"

What is criminalistics?

"The application of chemistry, biology, or physics to evidence analysis and addresses crime scene investigation and reconstruction

Anthropometry used how many body measurements?

11

"According to your reading, what is ethics? "

A set of rules that govern conduct of a professional working in a given field

Which of these is a requirement to be a forensic scientist?

Ability to reason during times when human emotion may attempt to override rationality Ability to be rational in applying tenets of forensic science to real life human situations Ability to address life's grimmest realities while maintaining human feelings ALL OF THESE

What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional or industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way?

Accreditation

"According to your lessons, what is a forensic scientist? "

An independent finder of fact

What is forensic science?

Application of a broad specturm of sciences and technologies to investigate and establish facts of interest in relation to criminal or civil law

"""Every contact leaves a trace"" is a theory attributed to:"

Dr. Edmond Locard

Which of these scientists consulted on the Marie Latelle case?

Edmond Locard

Which of these historical figures is credited with establishing scientific examination of firearms evidens in the United States?

Goddard

What is considered the oldest presumptive test for blood?

Guaiacum

Who is considered the father of forensic toxicology?

Mathieu Orfila

A(n) ______________is an extreme value not typical of the rest of the data set

Outlier

The process of observing the outcome of a chance event is called a(n)

Random experiment

"According to your lessons, what is the greatest contribution to forensics by private labs? "

Retesting evidence examined by government or public labs

What is forensic science? (Choose the best answer here)

The meeting of science and the courts of law

"Which of these best describes the phrase ""contrite fallibilism?"" "

The state of understanding the limits of our knowledge and the ability to acknowledge that were are not infallible as scientists

What is the primary responsibility of forensic scientists?

To perform scientific analyses and reprot their results regardless of how the results might help or hurt the agency's case

which of these is a requirement to be a forensic scientist

all of the above

According to your lessons, what is a forensic scientist?

and independent finder of fact

what is criminalistics

application of chemistry, biology, or physics to evidence analysis

which of these famous figures was the inspiration for sherlock holmes

joseph bell

Which of these is immune to outliers?

median

what is forensics

pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law

what is the greatest contribution to forensics by private labs

retesting evidence examined by government or public labs