Forensics: 1st 9 Weeks Study Guide

Forensics is the application of science to:

• civil laws.

• crime scene reconstruction.

• speech making.

• both criminal and civil laws.

• criminal laws.

Which area of science is NOT involved in criminalistics?

• geology

• chemistry

• biology

• metallurgy

• none of these

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

• Galton

• Bertillon

• Gaddard

• Gross

• Boaz

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

• Goddard

• Lattes

• Gross

• Galton

• Locard

Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms examiner?

• Goddard

• Lattes

• Galton

• Gross

• Osborn

Who established the first workable crime laboratory?

• Galton

• Doyle

• Locard

• Osborn

• Bertillon

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

• Los Angeles Police Department.

• DEA.

• Secret Service.

• FBI.

• NYC Police Department.

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

• advent of DNA profiling

• increase in drug-related arrests

• staggering increase in crime rates in the United States

• Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s

• all of these

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

• biology unit

• toxicology unit

• evidence collection unit

• trace evidence unit

• physical science unit

The concept of "general acceptance" of scientific evidence relates to the:

• Miranda warnings.

• Frye standard.

• exclusionary rule.

• First Amendment.

• John's Law.