Forensics I Final Review

The idea that every criminal will both take something and leave something at the crime scene is called the principle of _________

• Transition

• Exchange

• Criminalistics

• Ballistics

Which of the following crime labs is NOT national?

• FBI

• DEA

• ATF

• US Postal Inspection Service

• All of these are national

Which of the following is NOT one of the mandatory crime lab units?

• Biology Unit

• Document Examination Unit

• Photography Unit

• Toxicology Unit

Which type of witness is permitted to give opinions in court?

• Expert witness

• Ordinary witness

• Special witness

• Protected Witness

Which of the following court cases rejected the polygraph as usable evidence?

• Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Terry vs. Ohio

• Frye vs. US

The application of science to law

• Criminology

• Sociology

• Forensics

• Odontology

Who wrote the first book on fingerprints and named the three patterns?

• Calvin Goddard

• Edmond Locard

• Francis Galton

• David Berkowitz

What is the name of the process in which a dead body loses heat?

• Rigor Mortis

• Livor Mortis

• Kalemic Mortis

• Algor Mortis

What is the first step in the crime scene process?

• Preserve Life

• Photograph

• Search

• Protect Area

Where should wet, bloodstained materials collected at a crime scene be stored?

• Airtight container

• Paper bag

• Glass vial

• Plastic test tube