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History of Forensic Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forensic science is the application of science to:

a)

civil laws

b)

crime scene reconstruction

c)

speech making

d)

both criminal and civil laws

2.

Which area of science is NOT involved in criminalistics?

a)

geology

b)

biology

c)

metallurgy

d)

none of the above

3.

Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?

a)

Orfila

b)

Lattes

c)

Locard

d)

Osborn

4.

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

a)

Galton

b)

Bertillon

c)

Goddard

d)

Gross

5.

Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?

a)

Lattes

b)

Gross

c)

Galton

d)

Locard

6.

Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he applied to criminal investigations?

a)

Bertillon

b)

Gross

c)

Locard

d)

Lattes

7.

Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms examiner?

a)

Goddard

b)

Lattes

c)

Galton

d)

Gross

8.

Who wrote the first treatise describing the application of science to the field of criminal investigation?

a)

Landsteiner

b)

Locard

c)

Vidocq

d)

Gross

9.

Who established the first workable crime laboratory?

a)

Doyle

b)

Locard

c)

Osborn

d)

Bertillon

10.

Who postulated the exchange of evidence principle?

a)

Gross

b)

Bernoulli

c)

Locard

d)

Galton

11.

The oldest forensic laboratory in the United States is that of the:

a)

Los Angeles Police Department

b)

DEA

c)

Secret Service

d)

FBI

12.

Approximately how many operating crime labs are there in the United States (federal, state and country)?

a)

200

b)

400+

c)

250

d)

75

13.

Which would NOT be included in the work of the biology unit of a crime lab?

a)

DNA profiling

b)

comparison of hairs

c)

semen stains

d)

fingerprint analysis

14.

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

a)

biology unit

b)

toxicology unit

c)

evidence collection unit

d)

trace evidence unit

15.

The concept of "general acceptance" of scientific evidence relates to:

a)

the Miranda warnings

b)

the Frye standard

c)

the exclusionary rule

d)

the First Amendment

16.

In the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court advocated that a "gatekeeper" determine the admissibility and reliability of scientific evidence. This gatekeeper is the:

a)

prosecutor

b)

court clerk

c)

trial judge

d)

expert witness

17.

Which of the following is NOT true? An expert witness must be able to demonstrate:

a)

skill in trade or profession of interest to the court

b)

education in his/her area of expertise

c)

significant experience in a relevant field

d)

formal degree in forensic science.

18.

The final evaluator of forensic evidence is the:

a)

prosecutor

b)

jury

c)

media

d)

police

19.

Bite marks would be LEAST likely to be found in cases involving:

a)

child abuse

b)

assault

c)

arson

d)

sexual abuse

20.

Forensic odontology refers to the study of:

a)

drugs

b)

pollen

c)

rocks

d)

teeth

21.

Which of the following services are typically provided to law enforcement by crime laboratories?

a)

odontology

b)

criminalistics

c)

psychology

d)

polygraph

22.

Which of the following individuals was NOT an earlier contributor to the field of forensic toxicology?

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

d)

Valentin Ross

23.

The case of Coppolino v. State highlights issues dealing with:

a)

search and seizure

b)

the evidential value of confessions

c)

warrantees searches

d)

the acceptability of new scientific tests.

24.

The scientific method requires that scientific evidence be validated by:

a)

formulating pertinent questions

b)

formulating hypotheticals

c)

performing experiments

d)

all of the above

25.

The ten sections of The American Academy of Forensic Science include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Arson/Explosives

b)

General

c)

Jurisprudence

d)

Toxicology