Ch. 1 Forensic Science

Question 1

The guideline for determining the admissibility of evidence stemmed from which court ruling?

Accepted Answer

Frye vs. United States

Question 2

Who developed the process of DNA profiling (fingerprinting)?

Accepted Answer

Alec Jeffreys

Question 3

Which of the following are you most looking forward to learning about:

Accepted Answer

Hair, Fiber and Sand, Handwriting analysis, Fingerprinting, Blood typing and spatter

Question 4

What does a forensic odontologist study?

Accepted Answer

teeth and tooth marks

Question 5

What is the primary difference between an expert witness and a lay witness?

Accepted Answer

The expert witness must be impartial about guilt of suspect, Only the expert witness is offering a personal opinion

Question 6

The scientist who proposed the idea of cross-transfer of evidence

Accepted Answer

Edmond Locard

Question 7

The first method used to scientifically distinguish between individual people for forensic purposes was

Accepted Answer

anthropometry

Question 8

Forensic science is the application of ____ to enforcing laws

Accepted Answer

scientific methods

Question 9

Who determines whether a person is an "expert witness" or not?

Accepted Answer

The trial judge

Question 10

The basic functions of a forensic scientist include

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 11

All of the following are services provided by a full service crime laboratory except

Accepted Answer

toxicology unit

Question 12

What is the main difference between the organization of crime labs in the US and those in UK?

Accepted Answer

The UK system is more centralized

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