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Unit 1 Intro to Forensics
Unit 1 Intro to Forensics
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1
All crime labs have many people working in them.
True
False
2
Who
started
what is known today as
“ballistics”
?
Galton
Goddard
Doyle
Lattes
3
Which of the following would
NOT be included in the work of the biology unit
of a crime lab?
Biology units would be test for blood, semen, & saliva
Testing evidence for the presence of saliva
Testing evidence for the presence of semen
Testing evidence for the presence of blood
4
Which crime lab unit
tests blood to see if a person is under the influence of alcohol at the time a crime was committed?
Crime Scene unit
Trace Evidence unit
Chemistry unit
Biology & DNA unit
5
What was the
Bertillon System based on?
body measurements
polygraph results
none of the choices are correct
IQ measurements
6
About how many
total public crime labs
are there
in the United States
today?
150
75
400
250
7
Which of the following is a
step in the scientific method
?
Form a question
Perform an experiment
All of the above are steps in the scientific method
Come up with a hypothesis
8
Who developed a test to
determine the blood type
of a
dried blood stain
found at a crime scene?
Landsteiner
Locard
Lattes
Bertillon
9
What do we call the
transfer
of small amounts of DNA evidence when 2 people high-five?
Tenaglia exchange
Lattes exchange
Locard exchange
Landsteiner exchange
10
Which of the following
sciences
is
NOT involved in forensics
?
geology
chemistry
All of the choices are correct
biology
physics
11
Which forensics
crime lab unit
would
analyze and enhance video surveillance footage
from a bank robbery?
Forensic Imaging unit
Latent Prints unit
Firearms and Toolmarks unit
Trace Evidence unit
12
Forensic science is never wrong.
False
True
13
Who first
determined
that
all human blood was not the same
?
Lattes
Orfila
Landsteiner
Bertillon
14
Which forensics
crime lab unit
would
use super glue to analyze evidence?
Chemistry Unit
None of the choice are correct
Biology and DNA Unit
Latent Fingerprint Unit
15
The man who
opened the first crime laboratory
was...
Bertillon
Locard
Doyle
Lattes
Galton
16
Forensics
is defined as the
application of science to
crime scenes
both criminal and civil laws
civil laws
criminal laws
17
Which of the following is an example of pseudoscience?
Physics
Astronomy
Astrology
Biology
18
Who developed the first test to
identify someone based on DNA
?
Landsteiner
Orfila
Bertillon
Jeffreys
19
Who
started forensic toxicology
?
Doyle
Orfila
Galton
Bertillon
20
The
FIRST forensic laboratory that opened in the United States
belonged to the
Los Angeles Police Department
New York City Police Department
Secret Service
FBI
21
Evidence
at a crime scene
must be
collected and preserved so that it can be tested in a lab
found
kept track of (who discovered it, where it was sent, etc.)
all of the choices are correct
22
Forensic science is exactly like it is shown on television.
True
False
23
Who makes the final decision about whether or not scientific evidence can be used (and shown to a jury) during a trial?
the jury
the prosecutor
the defense attorney
the judge
24
Which of the following individuals was
NOT a contributor to the field of forensic toxicology?
They all contributed to forensic toxicology
Orfila
Marsh
Bertillon
25
Which of the following statements applies to the
Frye Standard
? (more than one answer MAY be correct)
Every contact leaves a trace
Scientists must agree that tests done to evidence are legit
pseudoscience should not be used as evidence during a trial
26
The fictional detective,
Sherlock Holmes, was created by
Bertillon
Lattes
Orfila
Doyle
Dalton
27
Which of the following is a
reason for the increase in the number of forensic crime labs
?
Supreme Court Decisions requiring physical evidence to convict
Increase in crimes involving drugs
All of the choices are correct
Use of DNA to link individuals to crimes
28
Who first recommended using fingerprints
to
identify people
?
Bertillon
Doyle
Galton
Orfila
Goddard
29
Forensic science is also known as “criminalistics”.
True
False
30
Who currently runs the world’s
LARGEST crime laboratory
?
FBI
Secret Service
Los Angeles Police Department
New York City Police Department
31
Which of the following
statements about an expert witness is false
?
they must be trained in a particular field
they must have experience in a particular field
will be questioned in court to establish knowledge about a particular field
they must have a degree in forensic science
32
Which
crime lab unit
would help police to
document a crime by keeping a record of & preserving physical evidence
?
Crime Scene Unit
Biology and DNA Unit
Latent Prints Unit
Chemistry Unit
33
Which
forensics unit
searches for microscopic pieces of evidence?
(ex: a suspect's hair on a victim's clothing)
Chemistry unit
Forensic Imaging unit
Firearms and tool marks Unit
Trace Evidence unit
34
Who developed the identification system based on anthropometry?
Bertillon
Doyle
Goddard
Orfila
Galton
35
A forensic technician always collects the evidence from a crime scene.
True
False
