Forensics Semester Exam Review
Questions AND Answers
forensic science - -applies the knowledge & technology of science to the
criminal & civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in criminal justice
systems
-11 practicing professions of the America Academy of Forensic Science - -1.
criminalistics
2. digital & multimedia
3. engineering science
4. general
5. jurisprudence
6. odontology
7. pathology/biology
8. physical anthropology
9. psychiatry & behavioral science
10. questioned documents
11. toxicology
-criminalistics - -services of a crime lab
-criminalist - -forensic science
-who created the FBI? - -J. Edgar Hoover
-does he US have a national forensic system? - -no
-what is the most popular type of case in the US? - -drugs
-what is the 2nd most popular case in the US? - -DNA related
-WHY have crime labs grown so much in the US? - -a. we need scientific
evidence
-police officers now have a greater emphasis on securing scientific evidence
in prosecuting a crime
b. drugs must be identified
-all drug cases must have a confirmatory chemical analysis
c. DNA is important evidence
-forensic labs are called upon for DNA evidence
-who maintains the largest crime lab in the US? - -FBI in Quantico, Virginia
-cocaine - -toxicology/physical science
, -prescription drugs - -toxicology/physical science
-blood - -serology
-cell phone - -forensic computer & digital analysis
-hair - -biology/toxicology
-broken glass - -physical science
-a handwritten note - -document examination unit
-computer - -forensic computer & digital analysis
-fingerprint - -latent fingerprinting unit
-bullet - -firearms
-telephone recording - -voice print analysis
-bite marks - -forensic odontology
-car accident involving many cars - -forensic engineering/CSI Unit
-what are the 3 major avenues available to investigators solving a crime? - -
1. confessions
2. eyewitness accounts
3. evaluation of physical evidence
-what did the Frye v. United States case determine? - -to be admissible in
court, scientific evidence must be "generally accepted" by the scientific
community
-what did the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical case determine? - -
trial judges are "gate keepers" for the admissibility of scientific evidence in
court, as well as, all expert testimony
-what are the 3 major responsibilities of a forensic scientists? - -1. analyzing
physical evidence
2. providing expert testimony
3. furnishing training in handling physical evidence
-what is the CSI Effect? - -the exaggerated portrayal of forensic science on
TV shows that influence public perception. jurors might-->fear
Questions AND Answers
forensic science - -applies the knowledge & technology of science to the
criminal & civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in criminal justice
systems
-11 practicing professions of the America Academy of Forensic Science - -1.
criminalistics
2. digital & multimedia
3. engineering science
4. general
5. jurisprudence
6. odontology
7. pathology/biology
8. physical anthropology
9. psychiatry & behavioral science
10. questioned documents
11. toxicology
-criminalistics - -services of a crime lab
-criminalist - -forensic science
-who created the FBI? - -J. Edgar Hoover
-does he US have a national forensic system? - -no
-what is the most popular type of case in the US? - -drugs
-what is the 2nd most popular case in the US? - -DNA related
-WHY have crime labs grown so much in the US? - -a. we need scientific
evidence
-police officers now have a greater emphasis on securing scientific evidence
in prosecuting a crime
b. drugs must be identified
-all drug cases must have a confirmatory chemical analysis
c. DNA is important evidence
-forensic labs are called upon for DNA evidence
-who maintains the largest crime lab in the US? - -FBI in Quantico, Virginia
-cocaine - -toxicology/physical science
, -prescription drugs - -toxicology/physical science
-blood - -serology
-cell phone - -forensic computer & digital analysis
-hair - -biology/toxicology
-broken glass - -physical science
-a handwritten note - -document examination unit
-computer - -forensic computer & digital analysis
-fingerprint - -latent fingerprinting unit
-bullet - -firearms
-telephone recording - -voice print analysis
-bite marks - -forensic odontology
-car accident involving many cars - -forensic engineering/CSI Unit
-what are the 3 major avenues available to investigators solving a crime? - -
1. confessions
2. eyewitness accounts
3. evaluation of physical evidence
-what did the Frye v. United States case determine? - -to be admissible in
court, scientific evidence must be "generally accepted" by the scientific
community
-what did the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical case determine? - -
trial judges are "gate keepers" for the admissibility of scientific evidence in
court, as well as, all expert testimony
-what are the 3 major responsibilities of a forensic scientists? - -1. analyzing
physical evidence
2. providing expert testimony
3. furnishing training in handling physical evidence
-what is the CSI Effect? - -the exaggerated portrayal of forensic science on
TV shows that influence public perception. jurors might-->fear
