ANTH 246 Week 1 || 100% SOLVED!!
Forensic Science correct answers Describes the science of associating people, places, and
things involved in criminal activities. Assist in investigating criminal and civil cases.
Science correct answers The collection of systematic methodologies used to increasingly
understand the physical world.
Forensic correct answers Applied to public or legal concerns.
Criminalistics correct answers Generally thought of as a branch of forensic science that
involves the collection and analysis of physical evidence generated by criminal activity.
Includes areas like drugs, firearms, toolmarks, fingerprints, blood and body fluids.
Chemical, Biological, Physical correct answers Three broad categories into which forensic
science is classified.
Toxicology correct answers The science of _____ was one of the first new forensic sciences
to emerge.
Anthropometry correct answers Developed by Alphonse Bertillon in the late 19th century, the
study and comparison of body measurements as a means of criminal identification.
ABO correct answers Karl Landsteiner discovered that human blood comes in different types,
leading to the ____ blood typing system.
Microscopy correct answers ______ is the mainstay of forensic science laboratories, includes
newer methods such as the scanning electron microscope.
Public correct answers The vast majority of forensic science laboratories in the US are
_______. Unlike private laboratories, they cannot provide services to an accused person.
FBI Laboratory correct answers Supports investiagtive efforts of the FBI and will, upon
request, analyze certain types of evidence for state and local law enforcement agencies and
forensic science laboratories.
DEA correct answers Drug Enforcement Administration. Responsible for investigating major
illicit drug enterprises to help interdict shipments of drugs from other countries.
True correct answers (T/F): Every state in the US maintains at least one forensic science
laboratory.
Evidence correct answers All forensic science laboratories have a system for receiving
_______. There is a chain of custody similar to a business inventory. Modern systems use
barcodes that are placed on each item of evidence.
Accreditation correct answers There is no mandatory ________ process for the nation's
forensic science laboratories. Major reason for this is that they have arisen from police
departments whose main focus is not on science.
Forensic Science correct answers Describes the science of associating people, places, and
things involved in criminal activities. Assist in investigating criminal and civil cases.
Science correct answers The collection of systematic methodologies used to increasingly
understand the physical world.
Forensic correct answers Applied to public or legal concerns.
Criminalistics correct answers Generally thought of as a branch of forensic science that
involves the collection and analysis of physical evidence generated by criminal activity.
Includes areas like drugs, firearms, toolmarks, fingerprints, blood and body fluids.
Chemical, Biological, Physical correct answers Three broad categories into which forensic
science is classified.
Toxicology correct answers The science of _____ was one of the first new forensic sciences
to emerge.
Anthropometry correct answers Developed by Alphonse Bertillon in the late 19th century, the
study and comparison of body measurements as a means of criminal identification.
ABO correct answers Karl Landsteiner discovered that human blood comes in different types,
leading to the ____ blood typing system.
Microscopy correct answers ______ is the mainstay of forensic science laboratories, includes
newer methods such as the scanning electron microscope.
Public correct answers The vast majority of forensic science laboratories in the US are
_______. Unlike private laboratories, they cannot provide services to an accused person.
FBI Laboratory correct answers Supports investiagtive efforts of the FBI and will, upon
request, analyze certain types of evidence for state and local law enforcement agencies and
forensic science laboratories.
DEA correct answers Drug Enforcement Administration. Responsible for investigating major
illicit drug enterprises to help interdict shipments of drugs from other countries.
True correct answers (T/F): Every state in the US maintains at least one forensic science
laboratory.
Evidence correct answers All forensic science laboratories have a system for receiving
_______. There is a chain of custody similar to a business inventory. Modern systems use
barcodes that are placed on each item of evidence.
Accreditation correct answers There is no mandatory ________ process for the nation's
forensic science laboratories. Major reason for this is that they have arisen from police
departments whose main focus is not on science.
