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HOSA - Forensic Science History & Careers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Minor criminal case: possible of a fine or less than 1 year in prison

a)

Civil Case

b)

Anthropometry

c)

Forensic Nurse

d)

Misdemeanor

2.

Who discovered ABO blood typing and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work in 1930?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

3.

Who was the first person to use fingerprinting as a method of identification?

a)

Juan Vucitech

b)

William Hershel

c)

Susan Anthony

d)

Karl Landsteiner

4.

Occur between individuals and must show a preponderance of evidence (51%)

a)

Civil Cases

b)

Verdict

c)

Family Court

d)

Private Case

5.

Who began the first fingerprint files? (1891)

a)

Forensic Nurse

b)

Civil Cases

c)

Juan Vucitech (1832)

d)

William Hershel (1856)

6.

Who was the first to come up with a classification system based on fingerprints?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

7.

Which geneticist developed DNA testing?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

8.

Who was the first criminal convicted by DNA evidence?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

9.

What is a serious criminal case, possibility of greater than 1 year in prison if convicted?

a)

Felony

b)

Misdemeanor

c)

Voir Dire

d)

Subpoena

10.

What are the odds for two fingerprints being the same?

a)

1 in 64 billion found by Sir Francis Galton

b)

1 in 5 found by Freud

c)

1 in 250 thousand found by Sir Issac Newton

d)

1 in 2 million found by Henry Smith

11.

Which is not a correct statement?

a)

Scientific method is a system in which forensic scientists work

b)

Adversarial system is a system in which lawyers work

c)

Finder of Fact is a judge or jury who determines 'right' in a case

d)

Criminal Cases occur when laws have been broken and the people decide if the person is guilty outside of a court.

12.

1787-1853 - Founder of forensic toxicology, studied poisons and worked on the Marie Lafarge case

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

13.

1822-1911 - Developed 1st classification system for fingerprints and uses loop, arch, whorl patterns

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

14.

1847-1915 - Generalist who believed in diverse approach to forensics and published 1st textbook 1893

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

15.

1852-1950 Paris Medical Examiner who advanced fingerprint (they're unique), firearm, & hair

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

16.

1853-1914 Developed anthropometry and was the first to solve a case using fingerprints.

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

17.

1877-1966 Est a forensic lab in Lyons France in 1910, founded Lorcard Exchange Principle

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

18.

1891-1955 Est. study of firearms evidence in US, est. police labs in US & invented comparison scope

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

19.

System of identificiation of suspects involving 11 body measurements, description & photos

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

20.

Criminalistics

a)

Describes forensic analysis of physical evidence

b)

Every contact leaves a trace