Forensics - Ch. 1 Corrections

The scientific method requires that scientific evidence be validated by... A) formulating pertinent questions B) formulating hypotheticals C) performing experiments D) all of the above E) just A and B

D) all of the above

Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world? A) FBI B) Scotland Yard C) LAPD D) Royal Canadian Mounted Police E) ATF

A) FBI

Forensic science is the application of science to... A) both criminal and civil laws B) crime scene reconstruction C) criminal laws D) speech making E) civil laws

A) both criminal and civil laws

The final evaluator of forensic evidence is the... A) media B) jury C) prosecutor D) accused E) police

B) jury

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

Bertillon

Which of the following is NOT true? An expert witness must be able to demonstrate... A) significant experience in a relevant field B) education in his/her area of expertise C) formal degree in forensic science D) skill in trade or profession of interest to the court E) working knowledge of the subject matter

C) formal degree in forensic science

The tendency of the public to believe that every crime scene will yield forensic evidence and their unrealistic expectations that a prosecutor's case should always be bolstered and supported by forensic evidence is known as... A) Jurisprudence B) the Scientific Method C) the CSI Effect D) Locard's Principle E) Anthropometry

C) the CSI Effect

What factor(s) do(es) the court. Usually take into consideration as sufficient grounds for qualification as an expert witness? A) experience B) training C) education D) A and B only E) all of the above

E) all of the above

Which of the following can be rightfully cited as an explanation for the rapid growth of crime labs during the last 25 years? A) staggering increase in crime rates in the United States B) advent of DNA profiling C) Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s D) increase in drug-related arrests E) all of the above

E) all of the above

Which area of science is NOT involved in criminalistics? A) chemistry B) geology C) biology D) metallurgy E) none of the above

E) none of the above

Which unit has the responsibility for the examination of body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons? A) physical science unit B) evidence collection unit C) trace evidence unit D) biology unit E) toxicology unit

E) toxicology unit

Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?

Galton

Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms examiner?

Goddard

Name the bone that is examined exclusively to determine if a choking or hanging might be the cause of death?

Hyoid

Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he applied to criminal investigations?

Lattes

Who established the first workable crime laboratory?

Locard

Who postulated the exchange of evidence principle?

Locard

Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?

Orfila

Who developed the first DNA profiling test in 1984?

Sir Alec Jefferys