SUPA Forensics Midterm Review Questions
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The "father of modern forensics'' is ____________ Mathieu Orfila
In 1932 the FBI organized the first national crime lab under the direction of ______________
J Edgar Hoover
The analysis of paper and inks as well as handwriting and typewriting would be the concern of
which until of the crime lab? Document Examination Unit
The term ____________ refers to the predictable cooling of the body temperature after death.
Algor mortis
The court case that refined the "general acceptance" clause and established the trial judge as a
"gatekeeper" for the admission of scientific evidence was ____________ Daubert v.
Merral Dow Pharmaceutical Inc.
True or False: In order to be an expert witness, the person must possess an educational degree
(bachelors or higher) in their field. False
, SUPA Forensics Midterm Review Questions
And Answers 100% Correct
True or False: Sir Francis Galton was among the first to develop a method for classifying
fingerprints. True
True or False: The examination of bodily fluids, including blood, semen and urine would be
conducted by the Biology Unit of the crime lab. True
True or False: The study of insects and their relation to criminal investigation is known as
forensic anthropology. False
built the first lie detector test John Larson
developed a test for easily determining blood types Leonne Lattes
proposed the LAW (loop, arch, whorl) system for fingerprint classification Francis Galton
And Answers 100% Correct
The "father of modern forensics'' is ____________ Mathieu Orfila
In 1932 the FBI organized the first national crime lab under the direction of ______________
J Edgar Hoover
The analysis of paper and inks as well as handwriting and typewriting would be the concern of
which until of the crime lab? Document Examination Unit
The term ____________ refers to the predictable cooling of the body temperature after death.
Algor mortis
The court case that refined the "general acceptance" clause and established the trial judge as a
"gatekeeper" for the admission of scientific evidence was ____________ Daubert v.
Merral Dow Pharmaceutical Inc.
True or False: In order to be an expert witness, the person must possess an educational degree
(bachelors or higher) in their field. False
, SUPA Forensics Midterm Review Questions
And Answers 100% Correct
True or False: Sir Francis Galton was among the first to develop a method for classifying
fingerprints. True
True or False: The examination of bodily fluids, including blood, semen and urine would be
conducted by the Biology Unit of the crime lab. True
True or False: The study of insects and their relation to criminal investigation is known as
forensic anthropology. False
built the first lie detector test John Larson
developed a test for easily determining blood types Leonne Lattes
proposed the LAW (loop, arch, whorl) system for fingerprint classification Francis Galton
