Forensic science is the application of science to

• civil laws

• crime scene reconstruction

• speech making

• both criminal and civil laws

Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?

• Vidocq

• Orfilia

• Locard

• Lattes

Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?

• Goddard

• Gross

• Galton

• Lattes

Who established the first workable crime laboratory?

• Galton

• Locard

• Dolye

• Goddard

Who postulated the exchanged of evidence principle?

• Locard

• Galton

• Newton

• Osborn

The oldest forensic laboratory in the United States is that of the..

• Los Angeles Police Department

• DEA

• FBI

• NYC Police Department

Which of the following can be rightfully cited as an explanation for rapid growth of crime labs during the last 25 years?

• DNA profiling

• increase in drug-related arrests

• staggering increase in crime rates in the United States

• all of the above

Which unit has the responsibility for the examination of body fluids and organs the presence of drugs and poisons?

• biology unit

• toxicology unit

• trace evidence unit

• physical science unit

Ultimately, the final evaluator of forensic evidence is the?

• prosecutor

• jury

• media

• police

What is the LEAST important consideration in gathering of evidence at a crime scene?

• guilt of the suspect

• competent collection of materials

• completion of the chain of custody documents

• adequate preservation of samples