Module 1 Quizzes

Why is one individual at the crime scene designated as

"It insures that evidence is collected, marked, sealed and preserved in a consistent manner"

Anthropometry used how many body measurements?

11

The Frye decision was handed down in:

1923

A draft of what would become the Federal Rules of Evidence was put forth in:

1969

Which amendment is known as the unreasonable search and seizure amendment?

4th

What is an exemplar?

A known standard collected by investigators

According to your reading, what is increasingly the entry-level requirement for a crime scene processing job?

A science degree from a college or university

"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 the national professional society for forensic scientists in the United States (and the one you should join if you are going into forensics?)

AAFS

Which of these is an example of individual characteristic evidence?

All of these (Fingerprints, DNA, Fracture Marks)

"According to your reading, the word ""forensics"" bascially means: "

An argument

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

An independent finder of fact

The system that relies upon 11 body measurements with descriptive information as a method of systematic personal identification is called:

Anthropometry

When must documentation on found items be done?

Before it is collected

"In general, when is most evidence likely to have been analyzed by forensic scientists?"

Before the arrest of the defendant

"The word ""forensics"" actually means"

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

Which of these historical figures helped developed the system of anthropometry?

Bertillon

ABO blood grouping is categorized into which evidence type?

Biological evidence

Who is credited with establishing scientific examination of firearms in the United States?

Calvin Goddard

Exculpatory evidence:

Can exclude a person as a source

Toxicological samples are categorized into which evidence type?

Chemical evidence

What type of evidence comes into court and does not reference a particular suspect?

Class characteristic

What kind of documentation must be followed if any new items of evidence are found?

Consistent with the other documentation

Dr. Locard studied under which well-known forensic scientist?

Dr. Bertillon

"Linkage of persons, scenes or objects is based on what?"

Edmond Locard's exchange principle

What is the goal of generating forensic evidence from the gathered information?

Establishing material facts before or at trial

Locar'd exchange principle states:

Every contact leaves a trace

What is the Locard principle?

Every contact leaves a trace

What is considered court approved information that is used to determine a defendant s guilt or innocence?

Evidence

Associative evidence must be compared to a(n):

Exemplar

There are two basic type sof sketches as part of a crime scene investigation: Rough and what other?

Final

Who wrote the book "Finger Prints"?

Galton

What name did the Daubert decision refer to the judge as?

Gatekeeper

What were the scientists responsible for the early discoveries in forensic science considered due to the fact that they worked in many forensic disciplines?

Generalists

What is considered the oldest presumptive test for blood?

Guaiacum

Which of these references a particular suspect?

Individual characteristic evidence

A primary crime scene:

Is the site of the original or first criminal activity

You illegally search a scene, and find hair and fibers that lead you to a particular car with a murder weapon. During trial, the murder weapon is removed from evidence. Why?

It is fruit of the poisonous tree

The Will West Case is important because:

It proved the Bertillonage method didn't work in all cases

Why is a crime scene sketch essential during scene documentation?

It records the actual size or measurement of the scene and its physical evidence

"Hans Gross started the journal __________, which is still a major source of primary forensic literature"

Kriminologie

Who is considered the father of forensic toxicology?

Mathieu Orfila

The classification of the crime scene labels the site of the original or first criminal activity as what?

Primary crime scene

"You find a note pad at a crime scene. The top page is gone, but you can faintly make out indentations of writing on the pad. Which type of evidence is this? (Choose the best category of those listed)."

Questioned document evidence

Which of these is NOT a commonly empoloyed search method at a crime scene?

Random

"Evidence that proveds information about the events preceding, occurfing during, and occurring after commission of a crime is known as:"

Reconstruction

A good example of a fixed point for sketching a crime scene would be:

Recorded utility pole

According to your reading, what is the "fundamental job of the forensic scientist?"

Report the facts without bias

Showing many graphic and disturbing images during a court case would be in violation of:

Rule 403

You are working the scene of a body dump in which the victim was killed elsewhere. How do you classify the dump site?

Secondary crime scene

Rule 702 deals with:

Testimony by Experts

Which of these was first drafted by the Supreme Court and then passed by Congress?

The Federal Rules of Evidence

Which of these is the earliest text of forensic science?

The Washing Away of Wrongs

"In law, which entity or person determines the truth? "

The judge or jury

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

The meeting of science and the courts of law

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

Who is responsible for developing probability models, showing that fingerprints were unique?

Victor Balthazard

How is an experts qualification to testify established?

Voir Dire

DNA is categorized into which evidence type?

biological evidence

What is a scientist?

one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge

What is forensics?

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

The only thing consistent about crime scenes is:

their variety