Forensic Science Final Exam Review

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

• Bertillion

• Locard

• Halt

• Beer

Who postulated the exchange of evidence principle?

• Bertillion

• Locard

• Halt

• Beer

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

• firearms

• toxicology

• polygraph

• document examination

The final evaluator of forensic evidence is the ___.

• jury

• judge

• prosecutor

• forensic pathologist

The first rule in crime scene photography is ___.

Any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or perpetrator is called ___.

• indirect evidence

• biologic evidence

• physical evidence

Whose responsibility is it to secure the crime scene?

• detective

• medical examiner

• CSI unit

• the first responding officer

Hair samples, blood samples, bullets, hand swabs, etc. are all evidence that would be logically found or taken at what kinds of crime scenes?

• violent crime

• arson

• drug trafficking

• embezzlement crimes

The ___ and ___ are the most sexually dimorphic features of the human skeleton.

• knees, skull

• pelvis, skull

• pelvis, knees

The analysis of skeletal remains within a legal investigation is called ___.

• forensic toxicologist

• forensic odontologist

• forensic pathologist

• forensic anthropology