Introduction to Forensic Science

This was developed in 1992 and its main purpose is to reexamine post-conviction cases using DNA evidence.

• Frye Standard

• Daubert Ruling

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Innocence Project

The most important tool of a forensic investigator is the ability to observe, interpret and report ________ clearly.

• data

• observations

• biases

• stereotypes

________ accounts of crime scene events vary from one person to another and may or may not be accurate.

• victim

• perpetrator

• eye witness

• first responder

True or False: most wrongful convictions are the result of faulty eyewitness testimony.

• true

• false

Who popularized the use of light microscopy in identifying trace evidence from crime scenes?

• Edmond Locard

• Calvin Goddard

• Walter McCrone

• Alec Jeffreys

Who was famous for typing blood from stains on fabrics found at crime scenes?

• Edmond Locard

• Leone Lattes

• Albert Osborn

• Francis Galton

Which forensic specialist analyzes dental evidence for crime purposes?

• forensic entomologist

• forensic pathologist

• forensic odontologist

• forensic engineer

Whiat is the service provided by the following in a crime scene lab

Firearms Unit

• Uses chemistry, physics and geology to compare and ID evidence from a crime scene.

• In charge of DNA fingerprinting

• Examines evidence with firearms

• Does Lie detector tests

What is the primary role of a forensic scientist at a crime scene?

• Collecting evidence

• Interrogating suspects

• Providing legal advice

• Conducting autopsies

Which principle states that 'every contact leaves a trace'?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Daubert Ruling

• Frye Standard

• Innocence Project