Intro to Forensics

Which Scientist was the first to divise the system of person ID using series of body measurments

• Alphonse Bertillon

• Francis Galton

• Leone Lattes

• Edmond Locard

True of False:

Forensic Science is the study and application of science to matters of the law (criminal and civil)

• True

• False

The scientist that is considered the "father of fingerprinting"

• Alphonse Bertillon

• Francis Galton

• Leone Lattes

• Edmond Locard

When a person comes in contact with an object or another person, a cross-ransfer of physical material can occur. This is called . . .

• Principle of deposit

• Locard's intensity principle

• Locard's Principle of Exchange

• Materials Exchange

Where was the first crime lab established

• USA

• Los Angeles

• England

• France

True of False:

Forensic Scientists use evidence to link all aspects of a crime.

• True

• False

Check all that apply

To help prove a crime you must show

• Means

• Motive

• Opportunity

• Ability

Which service provided by full-service Crime labs does the following.

Examines handwritting and typewritting on suspecious doucments to determine the validity and source of the document.

• Biology Unit

• Document Examination Unit

• Toxicology Unit

• Voiceprint Analysis Unit

Whiat is the service provided by the following in a crime scene lab

Firearms Unit

• Uses chemistry, physics and geology to compare and ID evidence from a crime scene.

• In charge of DNA fingerprinting

• Examines evidence with firearms

• Does Lie detector tests

Check all that apply . . .

What are the three things that entitles the transfer of material in the Locard's Principle of Exchange?

• color

• nature

• Duration

• Intensity