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Intro to Forensics - Vocab and History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

opinion

1.

think; believe

b)

observation

2.

heed; to note

c)

direct evidence

3.

distinct proof

d)

inference

4.

conclude

e)

class evidence

5.

division of proof

2.

Which of the following are examples of qualitative observations?

a)

36 tons

b)

blue bubbles

c)

hot

d)

loud

e)

5 grams

3.

There are two spiders on the slide.

a)

qualitative observation

b)

quantitative observation

4.

No one has used the slide in a long time.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

5.

Spiders eat children

a)

observation

b)

inference

6.

The room smells like vanilla!

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

7.

Amy got a 100%

on her math test. Girls are better at math.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

8.

Calvin Goddard was the father of

a)

Ballistics

b)

Microscopy

c)

Forensic Anthropology

d)

Blood Stain Identification

9.

1910 - His work led to the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence by the courts

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Leone Lattes

c)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Albert Osborne

10.

A French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France". He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace".

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

Ernesto Miranda

c)

Gideon Wainwright

d)

Sherlock Holmes

11.

Ruling by the court that said "an expert opinion is admissible if the scientific technique on which the opinion is based is “generally accepted” as reliable in the relevant scientific community". Gave no real direction; acceptability determined by jury.

a)

Daubert Ruling

b)

Frye Standard (Ruling)

c)

Expert Witness Testimony

d)

Eye Witness Testimony

12.
Perception
a)
Interpreting information received from the senses
b)
A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
c)
deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
d)
Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts
13.
Eyewitness
a)
A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts
b)
the ability to identify its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions.
c)
A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
d)
Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts
14.

What is the job of forensic scientists?

a)

To find every single piece of evidence

b)

To arrest the criminal

c)

To convict the criminal

15.
Direct evidence
a)
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of crime
b)
the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
c)
a location where crime was took place
d)

evidence that (if not true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of crime

16.

What is deductive reasoning?

a)

is the process of drawing general conclusions based on clues, or pieces of evidence

b)

criminal element of the criminal justice system

c)

deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps

d)

paying attention to detail

17.

The right to remain silent and the right to an attorney is covered in:

a)

first amendment

b)

fifth amendment

c)

fourth amendment

d)

the Miranda rights

18.

The amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure is

a)

First amendment

b)

Fourth amendment

c)

third amendment

d)

fifth amendment

19.

All police departments, regardless of their size, have their own crime departments.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

material that can be related to a single source

a)

individual evidence

b)

class evidence

c)

control evidence

21.

material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics

a)

individual evidence

b)

class evidence

c)

control evidence