Forensic Science Final Exam Review

Which of the following would have the most probative value?

Forensic Scientists may examine evidence dealing with:

The use of DNA as a forensic tool began in the 1970's.

Sample collected from known location but is of unknown origin

Color pigment found in the hair and skin

Anthropology

serology

Which of the following is NOT a form of documentation at a crime scene?

In a cross section, the hair of an African American would look:

Scales always point toward the tip of the hair.

Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Daubert Ruling

Another term for a ridge characteristic is:

Material that can be traced to a single source

Period in which the hair grows

Which of the following governmental agencies maintain their own crime lab?

Which of the following will fluoresce under ultraviolet light?

Ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime

Outside covering of the hair shaft

Which of the following is NOT admissible in a court of law?

Probability and statistics is important when discussing the significance of circumstantial evid

The FBI crime laboratory was created in the:

The characteristic ways that a criminal goes about a crime is called his/her:

Which of following is NOT true concerning taking photographs at a crime scene?

The Amanda Davies case showed the importance of:

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Sample collected from a known source

Arson

Which of the following does NOT influence eye witness testimony?

Odontology

Approximately 25% of the population falls into which primary identification?

Some examples of natural fibers are:

Hair can show a false positive for drugs if the person has been around someone smoking crack.

Which of the following is NOT true about a preliminary hearing?

Toxicology

The tough protein polymer that makes up the hair cortex

Air sacs contained within the cortex

In criminal law a person must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

If evidence has individual characteristics, it

What type of fingerprint would be left on skin?

Geology

The effectiveness of an expert's testimony is almost always dependent on:

Documents

A loop that opens toward the thumb is called a(an)

toolmarks

Which crime unit would analyze blood stains?

The first step that an officer takes when approaching a crime scene is to:

Any object or material relevant in a crime

Violations of civil law are punishable by:

Forensic Psychology

Ballistics

The amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure is:

The first truly synthetic fiber to be discovered and sold was:

Controls are collected from:

Which of the following is found in an arch pattern?

Pathology

The right to remain silent and the right to an attorney is covered in:

a term that means supplying proof or evidence is:

The dye begins 3 cm from the root. This indicates that it was dyed:

Palynology

An expert witness can give his/her opinion in a court of law

Period in which the hair dies

Case that decided evidence allowed in court depends on what is "generally accepted":

Spongy interior core of the hair

If evidence has class characteristics, it

What would be the best way of visualizing a print on a glass bottle?

Also known as direct evidence

Complex cross-linked proteins

Chain of custody must be maintained

Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence

Nuclear DNA can be identified from:

Record logs should be kept of:

Evidence based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation

Testimonial evidence is:

CSI is based on the use of scientific method, the Locard Principal logic & forensic technique.

Which of the following would not be included under Administrative Law?

The most common type of synthetic fiber is denim.

All cities, regardless of their size, have their own crime labs.

Investigators can use the way a fabric accepts a particular dye to identify and compare samples

Engineering

The person responsible for the system that is currently used in Spanish-speaking countries.

Polygraph

How large an area of a latent print is needed to make a positive comparison?

Linen is classified as a:

No legal requirements in US on number of points that must match fingerprint to a certain person

Middle layer that provides strength to the hair

Entomology

The study of fingerprints is called:

Testimony that is usually not admissible in a courtroom

Mathematical probability only works if the outcomes are independent.

Material that is associated with a group

A crime scene is:

The study of form and structure

Criminal Law is sometimes referred to as:

Evidence that does not prove a fact

The science of dactyloscopy began in the 16th Century

Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?

The most common method of visualizing latent prints is dusting.

Evidence from a suspected arson must be packaged: