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Intro to Forensics Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the study and application of science to matters of law.

a)

biology

b)

forensic science

c)

criminology

d)

ballistics

2.

This specialized crime unit deals with analyzing poisons and drugs.

a)

ballistics

b)

geology

c)

fingerprinting

d)

toxicology

3.

 A Document Examination unit deals with the following evidence:

a)

ransom notes

b)

phony bank checks

c)

forged signatures

d)

all of the above

4.

This US crime agency maintains the world’s largest forensics crime lab.

a)

FBI

b)

DEA

c)

ATF

d)

USPS

5.

This federal crime agency deals with crimes involving alcohol, weapons, explosives and organized crime

a)

FBI

b)

DEA

c)

ATF

d)

USPS

6.

This basic crime unit can analyze body fluids, DNA, blood factors, hairs, fibers and plants:

a)

chemistry unit

b)

biology unit

c)

physics unit

d)

fingerprint unit

7.

In 1670, he developed the first high-powered microscope in Holland.

a)

 Edmond Locard

b)

Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Thomas Edison

8.

 This Frenchman developed the Anthropometric System of body measurements to identify people in 1879

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Thomas Edison

9.

In 1910, he began the world’s first crime lab in Lyon, France.

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

 Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Thomas Edison

10.

This is the supreme body of laws that governs our country.

a)

Statutory law

b)

Civil law

c)

US Constitution

d)

Forensic law

11.

This type of law deals with relationships between individuals involving things such as contracts or property

a)

civil law

b)

criminal law

c)

statutory law

d)

common law

12.

Which of these rights is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

The right to an attorney

b)

 The right to a speedy trial

c)

The right against unreasonable search & seizure

d)

 All of the above

13.

A _______ is a minor crime such as theft, minor assault and battery, or possession of a small amount of illegal drugs

a)

felony crime

b)

criminal crime

c)

forensic crime

d)

misdemeanor crime

14.

A ________________________ is a major crime such as murder, armed robbery, serious assaults, fraud, auto theft or forgery

a)

felony crime

b)

criminal crime

c)

forensic crime

d)

misdemeanor crime

15.

These are read to a possible suspect for a crime just as they are arrested:

a)

criminal rights

b)

booking rights

c)

miranda rights

d)

indicted rights

16.

The first act in a criminal proceeding, where the defendant is brought before the court to hear charges against them and enter a plea is called the:

a)

grand jury

b)

indictment

c)

arraignment

d)

booking

17.

This is a police procedure following an arrest that requests basic information about the suspect, a photograph, fingerprints and perhaps a lineup:

a)

booking

b)

indictment

c)

grand jury

d)

plea bargain

18.

Which sequence represents the correct order of the criminal justice system?

a)

Arraignment 🡪 booking 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 indictment 🡪 grand jury

b)

Preliminary hearing 🡪 booking 🡪 indictment 🡪 arraignment 🡪 grand jury

c)

Booking 🡪 arraignment 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 grand jury 🡪 indictment

d)

 Indictment 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 arraignment 🡪 grand jury 🡪 booking

19.

This is a person who is a specialist in a scientific subject and may present their expert opinion without actually witnessing anything to do with the crime.

a)

material witness

b)

criminal witness

c)

expert witness

d)

forensic witness

20.

This standard says that scientific evidence is admissible at a trial only if the scientific principle on which it is based is “generally accepted” in the particular field in which it belongs.

a)

Frye Standard

b)

Bertillon Standard

c)

Locard Standard

d)

Civil Standard

21.

 The Daubert ruling is an updated revision of the Frye standard which states that:

a)

The scientific theory or technique must be testable

b)

Other experts in the field must be able to study and research the technique’s validity

c)

The scientific technique must follow standards

d)

All of the above

22.

Besides being able to perform experiments, a good forensic scientist must have good _____ skills

a)

reasoning & logic

b)

argument

c)

paperwork

d)

debating

23.

Which of the following is NOT a part of a good crime scene team?

a)

detectives

b)

lab experts

c)

field evidence technicians

d)

judge

24.

A firearms unit deals with weapons, tool marks, firearms and bullets.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Some crime labs have specialized experts that deal exclusively with bite and teeth marks

a)

true

b)

false

26.

DNA evidence was first used in court in 1923.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Bail is money put up to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court as ordered by a judge

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Alphonse Bertillon stated that “Whenever two objects come into contact, there is always a transfer of material between the two objects"

a)

true

b)

false

29.

According the FBI crime lab video, the FBI crime lab headquarters is located in Quantico, Virginia

a)

True

b)

False

30.

In a firearms and ballistics lab, forensic experts look for microscopic notches on the edges of bullets and match them up to grooves found inside the barrels of various guns.

a)

true

b)

false