Criminalistics - Chapter 1: Introduction
Question and answers rated A+
crime-scene investigation unit - correct answer dispatches specially trained
personnel to the crime scene to collect and preserve physical evidence
Forensic Science - correct answer Application of science to criminal and civil
laws
Mathieu Orfila - correct answer father of forensic toxicology
Alphonse Bertillon - correct answer Father of criminal identification
Francis Galton - correct answer conducted the first definitive study of
fingerprints and their classification
Leone Lattes - correct answer developed a procedure to determine blood
type from dried bloodstains
Calvin Goddard - correct answer used a comparison microscope to determine
if a particular gun fired a bullet
Albert Osborn - correct answer developed the fundamental principles of
document examination
Walter McCrone - correct answer utilized microscopy and other analytical
methodologies to examine evidence
, Hans Gross - correct answer wrote the first treatise describing the application
of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
Edmond Locard - correct answer incorporated Gross' principles within a
workable crime laboratory
Locard's Exchange Principle - correct answer states that when a criminal
comes in contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs
Increase in Crime Labs - correct answer Increase crime rate, increase use of
DNA evidence, required specialized training and equipment, drug abuse,
increase in securing scientifically evaluated evidence.
Number of Crime labs - correct answer approximately 411 federal, state,
county, and municipal
Physical Science Unit - correct answer incorporates the principles of
chemistry, physics, and geology to identify and compare physical evidence
firearms unit - correct answer investigates discharged bullets, cartridge
cases, shotgun shells, and ammunition
document examination unit - correct answer Provides handwriting analysis
and other reproduction processes; ink and paper analysis; forgery and
authenticity. Also analyzes indentations, obliterations, erasures, and burned or
charred documents.
photography unit - correct answer applies specialized photographic
techniques for recording and examining physical evidence
Question and answers rated A+
crime-scene investigation unit - correct answer dispatches specially trained
personnel to the crime scene to collect and preserve physical evidence
Forensic Science - correct answer Application of science to criminal and civil
laws
Mathieu Orfila - correct answer father of forensic toxicology
Alphonse Bertillon - correct answer Father of criminal identification
Francis Galton - correct answer conducted the first definitive study of
fingerprints and their classification
Leone Lattes - correct answer developed a procedure to determine blood
type from dried bloodstains
Calvin Goddard - correct answer used a comparison microscope to determine
if a particular gun fired a bullet
Albert Osborn - correct answer developed the fundamental principles of
document examination
Walter McCrone - correct answer utilized microscopy and other analytical
methodologies to examine evidence
, Hans Gross - correct answer wrote the first treatise describing the application
of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
Edmond Locard - correct answer incorporated Gross' principles within a
workable crime laboratory
Locard's Exchange Principle - correct answer states that when a criminal
comes in contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs
Increase in Crime Labs - correct answer Increase crime rate, increase use of
DNA evidence, required specialized training and equipment, drug abuse,
increase in securing scientifically evaluated evidence.
Number of Crime labs - correct answer approximately 411 federal, state,
county, and municipal
Physical Science Unit - correct answer incorporates the principles of
chemistry, physics, and geology to identify and compare physical evidence
firearms unit - correct answer investigates discharged bullets, cartridge
cases, shotgun shells, and ammunition
document examination unit - correct answer Provides handwriting analysis
and other reproduction processes; ink and paper analysis; forgery and
authenticity. Also analyzes indentations, obliterations, erasures, and burned or
charred documents.
photography unit - correct answer applies specialized photographic
techniques for recording and examining physical evidence
