FREE SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT INTRO TO

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FREE SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT INTRO TO

FORENSICS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc

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Established Daubert Criteria for Admissibility; trial judges ultimately responsible for admissibility and validity of scientific evidence

Question 2: What are the 5 basic categories of tech support for crime labs?

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Physical Science, Biology, Firearms, Document, Photographic

Question 3: Walter McCrone

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Used microscope and other analytical methodologies to examine evidence. Ex: fibers

Question 4: Polygraph Unit

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Conducts polygraph tests

Question 5: Evidence Collection Unit

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Collect and preserve physical evidence; in smaller units police men train to do this job

Question 6: Locard's Exchange Principle

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When a criminal comes in contact with an object or person, a cross transfer of evidence occurs

Question 7: Forensic Engineering

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Structural failures; accidents

Question 8: Albert Osborn

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Developed fundamental principles of document examination

Question 9: Train Law Enforcement

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Forensic Scientists also train law enforcement professionals in proper recognition, collection, and preservation of physical evidence

Question 10: Photographic Unit

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Photographic techniques for recording and examining physical evidence

Question 11: Forensic Science

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Application of science to criminal and civil laws

Question 12: Expert Witness

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Individual who court determines possesses knowledge relevent to the trial that is not expected of the average person

Question 13: Hans Gross

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Wrote first treatise describing application of scientific principles to criminal investigation. Ex: organized crime lad, trained professionals, special equipment, etc.

Question 14: Biology Unit

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Investigates blood samples, body fluids, hair, fiber samples, insects, etc.

Question 15: Special Forensic Science Services

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Forensic Pathology, Anthropology, Entomology, Psychiatry, Odontology, Computer Science, and Engineering

Question 16: Sir Alec Jeffreys

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1984, developed first DNA profiling test

Question 17: Expert Opinion

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An expert witness is the only witness able to give an opinion as to the significance of their findings

Question 18: Physical Science Unit

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Identifies and compares physical evidence using physics, geology, and/or chemistry)

Question 19: Optional Services in a crime lab

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Toxicology, latent fingerprint, polygraph, voiceprint analysis, evidence collection

Question 20: Calvin Goddard

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Used a comparison microscope to determine if a particular gun fired a bullet (ballistics)

Question 21: Forensic Anthropology

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Skeletal Remains

Question 22: Computer Science

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Digital evidence

Question 23: Mathieu Orfila

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Founder of forensic toxicology (poisons)

Question 24: Toxicology Unit

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Examines body fluids and organs for presense od drugs and poison

Question 25: Forensic Pathology

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Autopsies; cause of death (medical examiner)

Question 26: Forensic Odontology

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Dental impressions/bite marks- how they got Bundy

Question 27: Forensic Psychiatry

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Human behavior (profilers)

Question 28: Document Unit

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Handwriting analysis and other questined document issues