Forensic Science Exam Review 2023 Graded A+

Forensic Science - ANSWER-The study and application of science to matters of law Criminalistics - ANSWER-The scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes Criminology - ANSWER-includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and behavior that will help to interpret the evidence Basic Services offered in crime lab - ANSWER-physical science unit, biology unit, firearms unit, document examination unit, photography unit Optional Services in a crime lab - ANSWER-Toxicology unit, latent fingerprint unit, polygraph unit, evidence collection unit, voiceprint analysis unit Forensic Pathology - ANSWER-Investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death Forensic Anthropology - ANSWER-Specializes in human skeletal system Forensic Entomology - ANSWER-The study of insects as related to the time of death Forensic Odontology - ANSWER-examination of bite marks and dental idenitification of corpses Who established the first crime lab? - ANSWER-Edmund Locard Locard Exchange Principle - ANSWER-Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged Ted Bundy - ANSWER-1979- bite mark evidence was a key in convicting him Borkenstein - ANSWER-invented the breathalyzer Marie Lafarge - ANSWER-1840- convicted by the use of the Marsh test, of poisoning her husband with arsenic Edward Henry - ANSWER-1896- developed the first classification system for fingerprint identification Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER-Constructed the first high powered microscope in 1670 Sam Sheppard - ANSWER-his murder trial publicized blood spatter evidence