Forensics Midterm Exam: Questions & Expert Solutions
True or False? Forensic anthropologists help identify the victims of disasters
like fires, explosions, and plane crashes. Right Ans - True
True or False? A forensic scientist is first and foremost a scientist. Right
Ans - True
Forensic science is the application of science to what field? Right Ans -
Criminal Justice
What is the gradual cooling of the body after death? Right Ans - Algor
Mortis
What is a science that deals with disease? Right Ans - Pathology
True or False? Forensic science has been decreasing in popularity as a
profession over the last ten years. Right Ans - False
Which of the following tasks does a forensic scientist NOT have? Right Ans
- Signing Search Warrants. They do have to analyze the evidence, give expert
testimony and train officers in how to collect evidence.
True or False? Leone Lattes found a way of using a comparison microscope to
improve this technique to better match bullets. Right Ans - False
Who stated that there is an exchange of materials when two objects come into
contact with each other? Right Ans - Edmond Locard
What area specializes in the identification and examination of skeletal
remains? Right Ans - Forensic Anthropology
Forensic odontologists might be involved in which of the following
circumstances? Right Ans - A victim has a bite on his arm
True or False? Forensic psychiatrists and psychologists offer insight to
investigators, attorneys, judges, and juries about a suspect's mental state and
their understanding of the crime committed. Right Ans - True
, True or False? A Chinese book has the first written record of medical
knowledge to solving crime in a description of how to distinguish between
strangulation and drowning. Right Ans - True
True or False? Giving expert testimony is a fairly easy part of the forensic
scientist's job. Right Ans - False
Who figured out a way to determine the type of blood from a dried
bloodstain? Right Ans - Leon Lattes
True or False? Evidence may be placed into containers like manila envelopes,
plastic pill bottles, plastic bags, and carefully folded paper. Right Ans - True
True or False? The rough sketches will contain measurements to allow later
drawings to be drawn to scale. Right Ans - True
What is recorded in any sketches done of the crime scene? Right Ans - The
distances of all objects from two points
Which of the following could not be shipped by mail to a crime lab? Right
Ans - Explosive materials
Firearms are typically found in which way? Right Ans - By sight
What is the chain of custody? Right Ans - A list of all people who had
possession of the evidence
True or False? All crime scene evidence has to be delivered in person to the
crime lab Right Ans - False
What types of sketch is done at the scene of the crime before the evidence is
collected Right Ans - Rough sketch
Which amendment in the United States protects individuals from
unreasonable search and seizure? Right Ans - The fourth amendment
Which of the following is NOT a way of recording a scene? Right Ans - Cell
phone call
True or False? Forensic anthropologists help identify the victims of disasters
like fires, explosions, and plane crashes. Right Ans - True
True or False? A forensic scientist is first and foremost a scientist. Right
Ans - True
Forensic science is the application of science to what field? Right Ans -
Criminal Justice
What is the gradual cooling of the body after death? Right Ans - Algor
Mortis
What is a science that deals with disease? Right Ans - Pathology
True or False? Forensic science has been decreasing in popularity as a
profession over the last ten years. Right Ans - False
Which of the following tasks does a forensic scientist NOT have? Right Ans
- Signing Search Warrants. They do have to analyze the evidence, give expert
testimony and train officers in how to collect evidence.
True or False? Leone Lattes found a way of using a comparison microscope to
improve this technique to better match bullets. Right Ans - False
Who stated that there is an exchange of materials when two objects come into
contact with each other? Right Ans - Edmond Locard
What area specializes in the identification and examination of skeletal
remains? Right Ans - Forensic Anthropology
Forensic odontologists might be involved in which of the following
circumstances? Right Ans - A victim has a bite on his arm
True or False? Forensic psychiatrists and psychologists offer insight to
investigators, attorneys, judges, and juries about a suspect's mental state and
their understanding of the crime committed. Right Ans - True
, True or False? A Chinese book has the first written record of medical
knowledge to solving crime in a description of how to distinguish between
strangulation and drowning. Right Ans - True
True or False? Giving expert testimony is a fairly easy part of the forensic
scientist's job. Right Ans - False
Who figured out a way to determine the type of blood from a dried
bloodstain? Right Ans - Leon Lattes
True or False? Evidence may be placed into containers like manila envelopes,
plastic pill bottles, plastic bags, and carefully folded paper. Right Ans - True
True or False? The rough sketches will contain measurements to allow later
drawings to be drawn to scale. Right Ans - True
What is recorded in any sketches done of the crime scene? Right Ans - The
distances of all objects from two points
Which of the following could not be shipped by mail to a crime lab? Right
Ans - Explosive materials
Firearms are typically found in which way? Right Ans - By sight
What is the chain of custody? Right Ans - A list of all people who had
possession of the evidence
True or False? All crime scene evidence has to be delivered in person to the
crime lab Right Ans - False
What types of sketch is done at the scene of the crime before the evidence is
collected Right Ans - Rough sketch
Which amendment in the United States protects individuals from
unreasonable search and seizure? Right Ans - The fourth amendment
Which of the following is NOT a way of recording a scene? Right Ans - Cell
phone call
