Forensic Science Quiz

Who is a Forensic Scientist?

• A person who studies marine life

• A person who studies the stars and planets

• A person who studies ancient civilizations

• A person who studies crime scenes and gathers evidence

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Which of the following is an example of one of Yi Yu Ji's cases?

• The Case of the Missing Jewel

• The Case of the Burned House

• The Case of the Poisoned Tea

• The Case of the Stolen Horse

The person behind the huge shift towards using fingerprinting in forensic science is…

• Galton

• Einstein

• Newton

• Darwin

Huge growth in crime labs in the US, but there is no national/regional ___________ and ___________.

• training, certification

• funding, oversight

• coordination, standardization

• regulation, enforcement

Number of crime labs in the US: about ________.

• 400

• 200

• 600

• 800

The main reasons why there has been an increase in the number of crime labs.

• Increased demand for forensic evidence

• Advancements in technology

• Higher crime rates

• More funding for law enforcement

• Improved training programs

Locard’s Exchange principle states that:

• Every contact leaves a trace.

• Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Forensic scientists are often called an ________________.

• expert witness

• investigator

• detective

• pathologist

Frye standard can be determined to be not absolute, and that ________________ are ultimately the __________________ of deciding whether something is admissible or valid based on scientific ________________.

• judges, gatekeepers, principles

• scientists, evaluators, methods

• lawyers, arbiters, theories

• experts, authorities, data

There are 5 criteria the evidence must meet in order for it to be admissible (allowed) in court.

• True

• False