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Forensic Science correct answers the application of science to criminal and civil laws Mathiea Orfila correct answers father of forensic toxicology Alphonse Bertillion correct answers devised the first scientific system of personal identification in 1879 Francis Galton correct answers conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification Leone Lattes correct answers developed a procedure to determine blood type from dried bloodstains Calvin Goddard correct answers used a comparison microscope to determine if a particular gun fired a bullet Albert Osborn correct answers developed the fundamental principles of document examination Walter McCrone correct answers utilized microscopy and other analytical methodologies to examine evidence Hans Gross correct answers wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation Edmond Locard correct answers incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime laboratory Locard's Exchange Principle correct answers states that when a criminal comes in contact with an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs The ever increasing number of crime labs is party the result of the following: correct answers Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s; Accelerated drug abuse; the advent of DNA profiling Development of crime labs in the US has been characterized by: correct answers rapid growth accompanied by lack of national and regional planning and coordination Technical Support provided by crime labs can be assigned to: correct answers Physical Science; Biology; Firearms; Document; Photographic Physical Science Unit correct answers incorporates the principles of chemistry, physics, and geology to identify and compare physical evidence Biology Unit correct answers applies the knowledge of biological sciences in order to investigate blood samples, body fluids, hair, and fiber samples Firearms Unit correct answers investigates discharged bullets, cartridge cases, shotgun shells, and ammunition