Forensic Science Final Exam Review

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

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

Complex cross-linked proteins

Period in which the hair dies

Color pigment found in the hair and skin

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

Documents

Arson

Ballistics

Odontology

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

Controls are collected from:

Linen is classified as a:

Sample collected from known location but is of unknown origin

A crime scene is:

Pathology

Entomology

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

Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence

Forensic Scientists may examine evidence dealing with:

Evidence based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation

Toxicology

The science of dactyloscopy began in the 16th Century

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

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

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

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

serology

Which of the following does NOT influence eye witness testimony?

Any object or material relevant in a crime

What type of fingerprint would be left on skin?

Also known as direct evidence

The amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure is:

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

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

Mathematical probability only works if the outcomes are independent.

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

Criminal Law is sometimes referred to as:

Geology

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

Some examples of natural fibers are:

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

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

Sample collected from a known source

Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Daubert Ruling

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

Engineering

Spongy interior core of the hair

Palynology

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

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

Which of the following is found in an arch pattern?

The most common method of visualizing latent prints is dusting.

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

The Amanda Davies case showed the importance of:

Which of the following would have the most probative value?

Middle layer that provides strength to the hair

Material that is associated with a group

Which of the following will fluoresce under ultraviolet light?

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

a term that means supplying proof or evidence is:

The study of fingerprints is called:

If evidence has class characteristics, it

Outside covering of the hair shaft

The study of form and structure

Testimonial evidence is:

The tough protein polymer that makes up the hair cortex

The FBI crime laboratory was created in the:

Another term for a ridge characteristic is:

Evidence that does not prove a fact

Air sacs contained within the cortex

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

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

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

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

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

Material that can be traced to a single source

Testimony that is usually not admissible in a courtroom

Polygraph

If evidence has individual characteristics, it

toolmarks

Scales always point toward the tip of the hair.

Forensic Psychology

Record logs should be kept of:

Period in which the hair grows

Which crime unit would analyze blood stains?

Chain of custody must be maintained

Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?

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

The most common type of synthetic fiber is denim.

Evidence from a suspected arson must be packaged:

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

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

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

Nuclear DNA can be identified from:

Violations of civil law are punishable by:

Anthropology