Forensic Science Final Exam

Forensic Science is

• microscopes used for vapor

• the applications of testing

• applying principles of science to the law

• the application of evidence to testing

Locard's Principle states

• every contact leaves trace evidence

• every criminal leaves shoe prints

• every criminal leaves fingerprints

• every criminal will be punished

A suspect is

• a person claiming innocence

• someone with beady eyes

• someone who is thought to have possibly committed the crime

• a person who has a solid alibi

An alibi is

• evidence that you committed a crime

• a credible statement that the person was somewhere else when the crime occurred

• a guess that the person was somewhere else when the crime occurred

• a hunch that the person did the crime

A medical examiner determines the cause of death through autopsy.

• True

• False

Loops, whorls and arches are used to describe

• hair evidence

• DNA

• fingerprints

• handwriting evidence

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

The first job of a police officer is to

• take photographs

• secure the area with crime scene tape

• make sure the scene is safe

• gather evidence

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