Used body measurements as the first scientific system of personal identification.

Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classifications.

Devised a simple procedure to determine blood type from dried blood stains.

Responsible for devising the fundamental principles of document examination.

Investigators may be able to connect a voice to a particular suspect

Cause of death can often be determined by performing an autopsy.

Primarily involves the identification and examination of skeletal remains, in order to determine if remains are human or animal.

The study of insects and their developmental stages.

Results in an identification of an unknown individual through examination of teeth.

Used to analyze construction accidents, and the causes and origins of fires or explosions.

A forensic investigator must be able to clearly do all the following except:

All of the following are true about perception except:

A forensic investigator does which of the following?

Our brains selectively take in information.

Paying attention to details does not require a conscious effort.

Forensic science is strictly concerned with uncovering evidence that stands as fact.

A forensic investigator is interested in making a suspect look guilty.

Forensic scientists should be reliable, accurate, and apply science knowledge/skills to analyze evidence.

Forensic science is known as an applied science.

Which science is not one of the four main sciences in forensics?

Forensic science is also referred to as

This crime-scene lab unit uses lie detectors, an essential tool of the crime investigator rather than the forensic scientist.

This crime-scene lab unit processes and examines evidence for latent fingerprints.

Examining body fluids and organs in order to determine the presence and identification of drugs and poisons is done in which crime-scene lab unit?

Prejudices and motives can be two of many reasons eye witness's perceive a crime-scene differently from another witness.

Who created Sherlock Holmes; a character that sparked interest in Forensics from the public?

Which scientist formulated the idea that once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur?

"Once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur" is known as

Faulty eyewitness identifications accounted for up to ______ % of wrongful convictions.

A forensic scientist must be a persuasive communicator who is able to convince a jury that his/her analysis is both reliable and accurate

When observing a crime-scene, you don't need to focus on all areas of it.

The Innocence Project

The ability to identify a concept or problem, to isolate its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions.

Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps.

Relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

Personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge

A statement or information that can be verified