Introduction to Forensics Review

A criminal is believed to have burned a letter before being taken into custody.  Which forensic unit is responsible for trying to recover information from the charred paper?

• Photography
• Fingerprint
• Trace and Transfer
• Document Examination 

The application of science to civil and criminal laws in the criminal justice system is called _______________________.

• Biology

• Forensic Science

• Toxicology

• Law Enforcement

Which court case allowed evidence to be admissible in court if it is “generally accepted” within the scientific community?

• Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals
• Roe v. Wade
• Frye v. United States
• California v. O.J. Simpson

Which unit of the modern crime lab is responsible for studying gunshot residues and toolmark impressions?

• DNA
• Fingerprint
• Firearms
• Physical Science

Which crime lab unit is responsible for examining bodily fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?

• Photography
• Toolmarks
• Toxicology
• Evidence Collection

Who set forth the “exchange principle” stating that a transfer of evidence occurs whenever a criminal comes in contact with a victim?

• Einstein
• Locard
• Goddard
• Bohr

Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world? 

• LAPD
• Scotland Yard
• FBI
• RHPD

Which crime lab unit is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?

• photography

• toxicology

• toolmarks

• evidence collection

Type of forensics that uses insects to determine time and location of death.

• Odontology

• Serology

• Anthropology

• Entomology

The examination of a bite mark would employ the use of

• forensic entomology

• forensic odontology

• forensic toxicology

• forensic serology