WorksheetsIntro to Forensics Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
_____ is the study and application of science to matters of law.
biology
forensic science
criminology
ballistics
This specialized crime unit deals with analyzing poisons and drugs.
ballistics
geology
fingerprinting
toxicology
A Document Examination unit deals with the following evidence:
ransom notes
phony bank checks
forged signatures
all of the above
This US crime agency maintains the world’s largest forensics crime lab.
FBI
DEA
ATF
USPS
This federal crime agency deals with crimes involving alcohol, weapons, explosives and organized crime
FBI
DEA
ATF
USPS
This basic crime unit can analyze body fluids, DNA, blood factors, hairs, fibers and plants:
chemistry unit
biology unit
physics unit
fingerprint unit
In 1670, he developed the first high-powered microscope in Holland.
Edmond Locard
Alphonse Bertillon
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Thomas Edison
This Frenchman developed the Anthropometric System of body measurements to identify people in 1879
Edmond Locard
Alphonse Bertillon
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Thomas Edison
In 1910, he began the world’s first crime lab in Lyon, France.
Edmond Locard
Alphonse Bertillon
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Thomas Edison
This is the supreme body of laws that governs our country.
Statutory law
Civil law
US Constitution
Forensic law
This type of law deals with relationships between individuals involving things such as contracts or property
civil law
criminal law
statutory law
common law
Which of these rights is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
The right to an attorney
The right to a speedy trial
The right against unreasonable search & seizure
All of the above
A _______ is a minor crime such as theft, minor assault and battery, or possession of a small amount of illegal drugs
felony crime
criminal crime
forensic crime
misdemeanor crime
A ________________________ is a major crime such as murder, armed robbery, serious assaults, fraud, auto theft or forgery
felony crime
criminal crime
forensic crime
misdemeanor crime
These are read to a possible suspect for a crime just as they are arrested:
criminal rights
booking rights
miranda rights
indicted rights
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:
grand jury
indictment
arraignment
booking
This is a police procedure following an arrest that requests basic information about the suspect, a photograph, fingerprints and perhaps a lineup:
booking
indictment
grand jury
plea bargain
Which sequence represents the correct order of the criminal justice system?
Arraignment 🡪 booking 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 indictment 🡪 grand jury
Preliminary hearing 🡪 booking 🡪 indictment 🡪 arraignment 🡪 grand jury
Booking 🡪 arraignment 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 grand jury 🡪 indictment
Indictment 🡪 preliminary hearing 🡪 arraignment 🡪 grand jury 🡪 booking
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.
material witness
criminal witness
expert witness
forensic witness
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.
Frye Standard
Bertillon Standard
Locard Standard
Civil Standard
The Daubert ruling is an updated revision of the Frye standard which states that:
The scientific theory or technique must be testable
Other experts in the field must be able to study and research the technique’s validity
The scientific technique must follow standards
All of the above
Besides being able to perform experiments, a good forensic scientist must have good _____ skills
reasoning & logic
argument
paperwork
debating
Which of the following is NOT a part of a good crime scene team?
detectives
lab experts
field evidence technicians
judge
A firearms unit deals with weapons, tool marks, firearms and bullets.
true
false
Some crime labs have specialized experts that deal exclusively with bite and teeth marks
true
false
DNA evidence was first used in court in 1923.
true
false
Bail is money put up to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court as ordered by a judge
true
false
Alphonse Bertillon stated that “Whenever two objects come into contact, there is always a transfer of material between the two objects"
true
false
According the FBI crime lab video, the FBI crime lab headquarters is located in Quantico, Virginia
True
False
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.
true
false
