FIS 201 Final Exam correctly answered
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T/F: From it's inception, Forensic science has moved more towards a generalist model in which
individual forensic scientists work across a variety of disciplines - correct answer ✔✔False
Which term best describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional
or industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate that way - correct answer
✔✔Accreditation
A person who is accused of a criminal act - correct answer ✔✔Defendant
A citizen who initiates civil legal action against another - correct answer ✔✔Plaintiff
A group of people who evaluate the preliminary evidence to determine if a full trial should
proceed - correct answer ✔✔Grand Jury
The entity which evaluates evidence to determine the outcome of the trial - correct answer
✔✔Trier of fact
The portion of the trial where jury members or forensic experts are evaluated for their ability to
participate in a trial - correct answer ✔✔Voir dire
Which scientist or scientists are responsible for the first book on hair analysis - correct answer
✔✔Victor Balthazard and Marcell Lambert
,Which pioneering forensic scientists made significant contributions in the area of firearms
evidence analysis - correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard and Calvin Goddard
The set of rules that governs the proper, acceptable, and honest behavior of a forensic scientist
are called the - correct answer ✔✔ethics
The main significance of Sherlock Holmes to the history of forensics was that Holmes invented a
new test for blood - correct answer ✔✔False
Which specialist would be responsible for identifying the voice of someone who has left a
threatening phone call on the governor's voice mail - correct answer ✔✔Digital examiner
Which statement(s) is/are about the Daubert decision - correct answer ✔✔The judge is the sole
arbiter of whether or not scientific evidence is admissible, scientific data must be specifically
relevant to the case at hand, and evidence that is admissible under Frye is also admissible under
Daubert
T/F: Evidence with class characteristics can be associated with a particular suspect - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: A significant reason that the admissibility of all forensic evidence must be considered is to
weed out "junk science" - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Historical investigations using proxy data are by definition forensic - correct answer
✔✔False
Evidence that is accepted as true until proven otherwise - correct answer ✔✔Prima Facie
Evidence
,Evidence which cannot be presented to the court due to its method of collection - correct
answer ✔✔Tainted evidence
Evidence which tends to contradict the prosecution's hypothesis of guilt - correct answer
✔✔Exculpatory evidence
Evidence which shows either guilt or innocence in conjunction with other evidence - correct
answer ✔✔Corroborating evidence
Evidence based on logical inference, not direct observation - correct answer ✔✔Circumstantial
evidence
Evidence that 100% stands as offered - correct answer ✔✔Conclusive evidence
T/F: I look at an image and decide that it depicts the specific individual known as Superman. I
have just performed the task of identification - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: A negative control is a sample of material evidence is found upon. When analyzed, we
expect it to give a negative result - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: An important ethical consideration for forensic scientists and crime scene investigators is
being aware and open about possibility of error in our tools, techniques, and our interpretation
thereof - correct answer ✔✔True
For small police departments, which form of forensic education is currently the most common
for crime scene investigators - correct answer ✔✔A police officer with additional training
How does the general or idealized scientific method differ from the way it is typically
implemented by forensic scientists - correct answer ✔✔Forensic scientists usually start from
observations before developing a hypothesis
, How should we test the idea that some form of tool or other force was used to vandalize a
monument - correct answer ✔✔Collect several pieces of granite of similar shape and thickness
and hit each one with a different tool
T/F: In a civil trial, the offense is called a "tort", whereas in criminal trials it is either a
misdemeanor or a felony - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the purpose of a scientific journal such as "Forensic Science International" - correct
answer ✔✔To keep practitioners up to date
What was Alexander Lacassagne's main contribution to forensic science - correct answer ✔✔He
helped people understand how people died and decomposed
Which forensic specialty would handle a potential bite mark - correct answer ✔✔Odontologist
Which group is the ultimate destination for physical evidence and forensic information - correct
answer ✔✔District attorneys
Which section would you only expect to find in a crime lab that served a large, urban population
- correct answer ✔✔Violent crime case review
T/F: A difference of opinion between two experts indicates that one of the experts is unethical -
correct answer ✔✔False
A person is found cut into little pieces. Blood from the victim is found on my chainsaw. What is
logically the defensible conclusion - correct answer ✔✔The chainsaw was the tool used to cut
up the victim
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T/F: From it's inception, Forensic science has moved more towards a generalist model in which
individual forensic scientists work across a variety of disciplines - correct answer ✔✔False
Which term best describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional
or industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate that way - correct answer
✔✔Accreditation
A person who is accused of a criminal act - correct answer ✔✔Defendant
A citizen who initiates civil legal action against another - correct answer ✔✔Plaintiff
A group of people who evaluate the preliminary evidence to determine if a full trial should
proceed - correct answer ✔✔Grand Jury
The entity which evaluates evidence to determine the outcome of the trial - correct answer
✔✔Trier of fact
The portion of the trial where jury members or forensic experts are evaluated for their ability to
participate in a trial - correct answer ✔✔Voir dire
Which scientist or scientists are responsible for the first book on hair analysis - correct answer
✔✔Victor Balthazard and Marcell Lambert
,Which pioneering forensic scientists made significant contributions in the area of firearms
evidence analysis - correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard and Calvin Goddard
The set of rules that governs the proper, acceptable, and honest behavior of a forensic scientist
are called the - correct answer ✔✔ethics
The main significance of Sherlock Holmes to the history of forensics was that Holmes invented a
new test for blood - correct answer ✔✔False
Which specialist would be responsible for identifying the voice of someone who has left a
threatening phone call on the governor's voice mail - correct answer ✔✔Digital examiner
Which statement(s) is/are about the Daubert decision - correct answer ✔✔The judge is the sole
arbiter of whether or not scientific evidence is admissible, scientific data must be specifically
relevant to the case at hand, and evidence that is admissible under Frye is also admissible under
Daubert
T/F: Evidence with class characteristics can be associated with a particular suspect - correct
answer ✔✔False
T/F: A significant reason that the admissibility of all forensic evidence must be considered is to
weed out "junk science" - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Historical investigations using proxy data are by definition forensic - correct answer
✔✔False
Evidence that is accepted as true until proven otherwise - correct answer ✔✔Prima Facie
Evidence
,Evidence which cannot be presented to the court due to its method of collection - correct
answer ✔✔Tainted evidence
Evidence which tends to contradict the prosecution's hypothesis of guilt - correct answer
✔✔Exculpatory evidence
Evidence which shows either guilt or innocence in conjunction with other evidence - correct
answer ✔✔Corroborating evidence
Evidence based on logical inference, not direct observation - correct answer ✔✔Circumstantial
evidence
Evidence that 100% stands as offered - correct answer ✔✔Conclusive evidence
T/F: I look at an image and decide that it depicts the specific individual known as Superman. I
have just performed the task of identification - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F: A negative control is a sample of material evidence is found upon. When analyzed, we
expect it to give a negative result - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: An important ethical consideration for forensic scientists and crime scene investigators is
being aware and open about possibility of error in our tools, techniques, and our interpretation
thereof - correct answer ✔✔True
For small police departments, which form of forensic education is currently the most common
for crime scene investigators - correct answer ✔✔A police officer with additional training
How does the general or idealized scientific method differ from the way it is typically
implemented by forensic scientists - correct answer ✔✔Forensic scientists usually start from
observations before developing a hypothesis
, How should we test the idea that some form of tool or other force was used to vandalize a
monument - correct answer ✔✔Collect several pieces of granite of similar shape and thickness
and hit each one with a different tool
T/F: In a civil trial, the offense is called a "tort", whereas in criminal trials it is either a
misdemeanor or a felony - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the purpose of a scientific journal such as "Forensic Science International" - correct
answer ✔✔To keep practitioners up to date
What was Alexander Lacassagne's main contribution to forensic science - correct answer ✔✔He
helped people understand how people died and decomposed
Which forensic specialty would handle a potential bite mark - correct answer ✔✔Odontologist
Which group is the ultimate destination for physical evidence and forensic information - correct
answer ✔✔District attorneys
Which section would you only expect to find in a crime lab that served a large, urban population
- correct answer ✔✔Violent crime case review
T/F: A difference of opinion between two experts indicates that one of the experts is unethical -
correct answer ✔✔False
A person is found cut into little pieces. Blood from the victim is found on my chainsaw. What is
logically the defensible conclusion - correct answer ✔✔The chainsaw was the tool used to cut
up the victim
