SUPA Forensics Midterm Review UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The "father of modern forensics'' is ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER Mathieu Orfila
In 1932 the FBI organized the first national crime lab under the direction of ______________ -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Document Examination Unit
The term ____________ refers to the predictable cooling of the body temperature after death. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True or False: Sir Francis Galton was among the first to develop a method for classifying
fingerprints. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or False: The oldest forensic lab in the US, predating the FBI, was that of the LAPD. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, True or False: The study of insects and their relation to criminal investigation is known as
forensic anthropology. - CORRECT ANSWER False
lifting method - CORRECT ANSWER pressing lengths of tape onto the surface of a
garment
picking method - CORRECT ANSWER using forceps to lift traces of materials left behind
into a clean petri dish
scraping method - CORRECT ANSWER using a clean spatula to dislodge the traces of
material left behind
built the first lie detector test - CORRECT ANSWER John Larson
created Sherlock Holmes and greatly influenced the development of forensic science as a field -
CORRECT ANSWER Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
developed a test for easily determining blood types - CORRECT ANSWER Leonne Lattes
proposed the LAW (loop, arch, whorl) system for fingerprint classification - CORRECT
ANSWER Francis Galton
Discovered that each person has unique DNA and developed a procedure for developing a "DNA
fingerprint" - CORRECT ANSWER Aec Jeffreys
Opened the first crime lab in Lyons, France - CORRECT ANSWER Edmond Locard
Former director of the FBI and responsible for establishing its crime lab. - CORRECT
ANSWER J Edgar Hoover
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The "father of modern forensics'' is ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER Mathieu Orfila
In 1932 the FBI organized the first national crime lab under the direction of ______________ -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Document Examination Unit
The term ____________ refers to the predictable cooling of the body temperature after death. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True or False: Sir Francis Galton was among the first to develop a method for classifying
fingerprints. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or False: The oldest forensic lab in the US, predating the FBI, was that of the LAPD. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, True or False: The study of insects and their relation to criminal investigation is known as
forensic anthropology. - CORRECT ANSWER False
lifting method - CORRECT ANSWER pressing lengths of tape onto the surface of a
garment
picking method - CORRECT ANSWER using forceps to lift traces of materials left behind
into a clean petri dish
scraping method - CORRECT ANSWER using a clean spatula to dislodge the traces of
material left behind
built the first lie detector test - CORRECT ANSWER John Larson
created Sherlock Holmes and greatly influenced the development of forensic science as a field -
CORRECT ANSWER Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
developed a test for easily determining blood types - CORRECT ANSWER Leonne Lattes
proposed the LAW (loop, arch, whorl) system for fingerprint classification - CORRECT
ANSWER Francis Galton
Discovered that each person has unique DNA and developed a procedure for developing a "DNA
fingerprint" - CORRECT ANSWER Aec Jeffreys
Opened the first crime lab in Lyons, France - CORRECT ANSWER Edmond Locard
Former director of the FBI and responsible for establishing its crime lab. - CORRECT
ANSWER J Edgar Hoover
