Forensics Midterm Review 1

Which of the following is an example of testimonial evidence?

• A witness statement

• DNA samples

• A weapon

• Footprints

Which of the following is an example of physical evidence?

• Witness Statement

• Testimony given in court

• Footprints

• Small glass fragments

Alphonse Bertillion contributed....

• a process to identify fingerprints
• a way to detect poisons 
• anthropometry, a system to identify people
• analyze Gun Shot Residue 

Which of the following is an example of Trace Evidence?

• DNA samples

• Footprints

• Blood Spatter

• 911 call transcript

True or False:
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.

• True
• False

The concept that every criminal will leave some sort of trace evidence can be contributed to which forensic scientist?

• Hans Gross

• Walter McCrone

• Leone Lattes

• Edmond Locard

A lie detector test is known as a 

• Toxicology 
• Pathology
• Polygraph
• Lie Detector Test

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.

T or F: Forensics is the application of science to the criminal justice system.

• True

• False

The Frye standard stated that evidence must be 

• probative
• admissible
• generally accepted by scientific community
• tested by the scientific community