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
