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15 Cards in this Set
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Forensic _____ is the study of insects and their relation to a criminal investigation
a. entomology b. anthropology c. patholgy d. odontology |
entomology
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a forensic engineer would be responsible for which of the following?
a. determining competency to stand trial b. accident reconstruction c. identification of skeletal remains d. bite mark analysis |
accident reconstruction
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the presence or absence of drugs or poison would be detected by the _____ unit of the crime laboratory
a. photography b. biology c. toxicology d. firearms |
toxicology
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Which of the following is NOT an operating level of the crime lab?
a. state b. medical examiner c. federal d. county |
medical examiner
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Making inferences can sometimes be problematic because:
a. everyone may have a different story about what took place b. inferences will not hold up in court c. inferences are not based on 100% d. all of the above |
all of the above
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the polygraph unit of the crime lab would be responsible for which of the following?
a. determining competency to stand trial b. firearm identification c. handwriting analysis d. lie detection |
lie detection
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the significance of Frye vs. the US is:
a. the only reason for an increase in crime laboratories since 1966 b. it set guidelines for determining admissibility of scientific evidence c. it set guidelines for the steps in writing a crime scene report d. it set standards for making inferences when examining evidence |
it set guidelines for determining admissibility of scientific evidence
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Criminal investigators use _____ reasoning or the use of previously known facts to reach a conclusion
a. practical b. hypothetical c. inductive d. deductive |
deductive
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Bitemark analysis would be studied in which of the following services?
a. entomology b. anthropology c. pathology d. odontology |
odontology
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Which of the following describes the role of an expert witness?
a. testify in court based on their knowledge in a particular subject area b. write the crime scene report c. determine which pieces of evidence will be allowed in court d. testify in court what they saw when the crime was occurring |
testify in court based on their knowledge in a particular subject area
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developed first forensic science lab
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Edmond Locard
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first system of personal identification based on body measurements
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Alphonse Bertillon
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first to file/classify fingerprints
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Francis Galton
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developed procedure for determining blood type from a dried blood stain
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Mathieu Orfila
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father of forensic toxicology
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Leone Lattes
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