Forensics Unit 1 Review

Who was the first to introduce firearms examinations?

• John Evangelist Purkinje

• Joseph Bell

• Alphonse Bertillon

• Calvin Goddard

Who was the first to apply anthropometry (body measurements) to forensic science?

• John Evangelist Purkinje

• Joseph Bell

• Alphonse Bertillon

• Calvin Goddard

Who was the first to develop a fingerprint identification system?

• Francis Galton

• Bill Bass

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Alec Jeffreys

Who was the first person to establish a police laboratory and known as the father of forensic science?

• Edmund Locard

• Bernard Spilsbury

• Mathieu Orfila

• Roman Quintilian

Which is the most accurate statement about the Locard Exchange Principle?

• It states that violent crimes always produce trace evidence.

• It states that trace evidence is created in all crimes.

• It states that perpetrators of violent crimes will always bring trace into a crime scene and take trace away from the crime scene.

• It states that there is no perfect crime.

If poisons were sent through the mail, which crime lab would investigate?

• ATF

• FBI

• USPIS

• DEA

Which crime lab investigates the trafficking of illegal substances into and out of the US?

• ATF

• FBI

• USPIS

• DEA

Which federal law enforcement organization investigates and prevents the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives; acts of arson and bombings; and illegal trafficking?

• ATF

• FBI

• USPIS

• DEA

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

• victim
• officer
• suspect
• bad guy

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

• officer

• victim

• out of luck

• suspect