He created the fictional character Sherlock Holmes
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
100
He created one of the earliest crime labs. Also founded Locard's Exchange Principle
Who is Edmond Locard
100
Dealt with legal issue of general acceptance or admissibility of scientific principles
What is Frye v. United States
100
Broad and diverse field that involves many areas of science and criminal investigation
What is Forensics
100
The first forensic laboratory in the United States was created in 1923 by the ___________ police department
What is Los Angeles
200
The Father of Forensic Toxicology (poison)
Who is Mathieu Orfila
200
Father of Criminal Identification. Devised Anthropometry, the measurement of body features to use for identification
Who is Alphonse Berillon
200
Daily Double!
Decided that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," may not be used in state law criminal prosecutions in court
What is Mapp v. Ohio
200
When two objects come into contact with one another, there is an exchange of material
What is Locard's Exchange Principle
200
The examination of blood, hairs, fibers, and vegetative materials is conducted in the __________ unit of a crime laboratory
What is Biology
300
First to use fingerprints as means of identification
Who is Francis Galton
300
Devised a way to determine blood typing from blood stains
Who is Leone Lattes
300
Court allows a novel test or piece of new science on the problem to use in court
The final evaluator of forensic evidence is ___________
What is the Jury
400
Refined the techniques of ballistic comparison using a comparison microscope
Who is Calvin Goddard
400
He developed basic principles of document examination
Who is Albert Osborn
400
The "gatekeeping" role of the trial judge applies to ALL evidence
What is Kumho Tire Co. LTD v. Carmichael
400
Only witness capable of giving their opinion during a trial
What is an Expert Witness
400
A medical examiner can determine _____________ by evaluating the stage of decomposition
What is Time of Death
500
He was able to educate thousands of forensic scientists in microscopic techniques
Who is Walter McCrone
500
He is considered the first Forensic Scientist, developing the principles of criminal investigations
Who is Hans Gross
500
US Supreme Court set forth guidelines for determining the acceptance or admissibility of scientific examinations
A "gatekeeper" judge determines the admissibility of scientific evidence
What is Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
500
Study of insects and their relation to a criminal investigation
What is Forensic Entomology
500
The first school of crime was at the ___________________