Forensic Science Unit 1 Test

Forensics is the study and application of _____ to matters of law.

• science
• crime labs
• deductive reasoning
• scientific method

The Latin term for "forensic" means _____.

• forum, a public place
• science applied to the law
• solving crimes
• finding evidence

Who developed the job of coroner in 1149 AD?

• Richard I of England
• Francis Galton
• Albert Osborn
• Theodore Roosevelt

Who established the FBI in 1905?

• Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
• J. Edgar Hoover
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt

Who established the first crime lab?

• Edmond Locard
• J. Edgar Hoover
• Alphonse Bertillon
• Theodore Roosevelt

Who is the father of ballistics?

• Calvin Goddard
• Francis Galton
• Albert Osborn
• Alphonse Bertillon

Who developed a system to identify people using body measurements?

• Mathieu Orfila
• Francis Galton
• Albert Osborn
• Alphonse Bertillon

What states "Every criminal can be connected to a crime by particles carried from the crime scene.  When a criminal comes into contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs."?

• Locard's Exchange Principle
• Frye Standard
• Daubert Ruling
• FBI motto

What decided what evidence is allowed in courts depends on what is “generally accepted” by the relevant scientific community?   

• Locard's Exchange Principle
• Frye vs. the United States
• Daubert Ruling
• FBI motto

What did Edmond Locard develop?

• Locard's Exchange Principle
• Frye  Standard
• Daubert Ruling
• the first crime lab in the United States