Historical Events
Careers
True/False
Vocabulary
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100

____________________ undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints and developed a methodology of classifying them for filing.

Who is Francis Galton?

100

The _________ unit applies principles and techniques of chemistry, physics, and geology to the identification and comparison of crime-scene evidence.

What is Physical Science?

100

True or False:

All illicit drug seizures must be sent to a forensic laboratory for confirmatory analysis.

What is True?

100

Collecting evidence from a cell phone is an example of forensic ____________ and digital analysis.

What is computer? 

100

The forensic scientist should be an advocate only of the ____________________.

What is the truth? 

200

Fingerprinting replaced ____________________ as a method of personal identification.

What is anthropometry?

200

The document examination unit studies the handwriting and ____________ on questioned documents to ascertain their authenticity and/or source.

What is typewriting?
200

True or False:

Karl Landgunner and Leone Buttes are associated with the area of blood typing.

What is False?

Karl Landsteiner and Leone Lattes. 

200

The principle that states that a cross-transfer of materials occurs when two objects come into contact with each other is known as ___________.

What is the Locard Exchange Principle?
200

Who is the final evaluator of forensic evidence?

Who are the jury? 
300

____________________ is considered to be the “father of forensic toxicology.”

Who is Mathieu Orfila?

300

The _____________ unit examines body fluids and organs to determine the presence or absence of drugs and poisons.

What is toxicology? 

300

True or False:

Dr. McCrone made significant contributions to forensic science involving microscopy.

What is True?

300

What type of evidence can be included in the work of the Biology unit of a crime lab?

What is blood typing, hair comparison, DNA profiling?

NOT Fingerprints.

300

Forensic science is the application of science to the ____________.

What is the law? 

400

____________________ was the first to use a comparison microscope to analyze bullets to determine whether they were fired from the same gun.

Who is Calvin Goddard?

400

The _____________ unit performs DNA profiling of dried bloodstains and other body fluids.

What is Biology? 

400

True or False:

Forensic science is the application of science to criminal laws only.

What is false?

Criminal and Civil.

400

Which unit is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?

What is the toxicology unit?

400

Forensic science is the application of science to _______ and _______ laws. 

What are criminal and civil laws? 
500

Who developed the system known as anthropometry?

Who is Bertillon?

500

Who established the first workable crime laboratory?

Who is Locard?

500

True or False:

It is the responsibility of the forensic investigator to determine innocence or guilt.

What is false?

Jury.

500

Forensic pathology refers to:

What is determining the cause and manor of death?

500

__________ is the application of science to the criminal justice system?

What is Forensics?