Forensic Unit 1 Review

Francis Henry Galton was the first person to...

• Develop a system to identify victims based on anthropology and morphology
• Definitive study of fingerprints
• Developed Principles of Criminal Investigation
• Established Forensic Toxicology

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

• is the Father of Forensic Toxicology
• Created Sherlock Holmes
• is the Father of Fingerprinting
• was a microscopist who analyzed ballistics 

Which forensics pioneer is responsible for setting up a system of bloodstain analysis?

• Edmond Locard
• Alphonse Bertillon
• Leone Lattes
• Mathieu Orfila

Which forensics pioneer is known for founding the first ever crime lab and developing "The Exchange Principle"?

• Leone Lattes
• Walter McCrone
• Edmond Locard
• Alphonse Bertillon

Developed a comparison microscope to compare bullets

• Calvin Goddard
• Francis Galton
• Hans Gross
• Mathieu Orfilla

Define forensics.

• The application of science to matters of the law.

• The application of science and the law to crime.

• Anything related to solving crimes.

• Forensic science does not have one definition

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

• True

• False

What is the largest cause of wrongful convictions?

• DNA evidence

• fingerprints

• eyewitness

• lawyers

_____ is the study and application of science to matters of law.

• biology

• forensic science

• criminology

• ballistics

This US crime agency maintains the world’s largest forensics crime lab.

• FBI

• DEA

• ATF

• USPS