FIVS 205 EXAM 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS

What credential is increasingly utilized nationally and internationally to qualify expert witnesses in court?

Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology

The study of origins, behavior, and development of humans

anthropology

what does protein collagen do for bone?

provides flexibility

what is the dental formula for a human child?

2 1 2

which is true about a forensic odontologist?

must have a DDS

What is the term defined as the immediate environment and surroundings where the body is found?

taphonomic context

Which antibiotic becomes incorporated in the mineralization of teeth and bone?

tetracycline

When did Thomas Dwight write his famous anthropology paper?

1878

When was George Amos Dorsey called in as an expert witness?

1897

which of these traits indicates a female skull?

Absence of occipital protuberance

Where was the pivotal article on examining skeletal remains written by W.M. Krogman in 1939 published?

FBI bulletin

According to the universal numbering system, tooth number 24 is known as

central incisor

what did adolph leutgert do?

killed sausage wife

approx how many teeth do adults have?

32

What animal's paws are notoriously similar to human hands and feet?

bear

who generally develops earlier?

females

approx how much of living bone is water?

1/3

adults have approx how many separate bones?

206

what is the hardest substance in the body?

enamel

sir francis galton wrote which book?

finger prints

What is the English translation of the first forensic science textbook, published in 1893?

criminal investigation

Which of these historical figures is coined the term ""criminalistics""? "

gross

who coined the term criminalistics?

hans gross

What is considered the oldest presumptive test for blood?

guaiacum

________________ Developed probability models that showed fingerprints are unique.

balthazard

Who is responsible for developing probability models, showing that fingerprints were unique?

victor balthazard

locard's exchange principle states

every contact leaves a trace

which case proved the Bertillonage method didn't work in all cases

will west case

"According to your reading, what is the primary responsibility of a forensic scientist? "

To perform scientific analyses and report the results

who developed dna profiling?

alec john jeffreys

mathieu orfilas favorite substance to study was

arsenic

To perform scientific analyses and report their results regardless of how the results might help or hurt the agency's case

forensic scientist responsibility

What were the scientists responsible for the early discoveries in forensic science considered due to the fact that they worked in many forensic disciplines?

generalists

"Which of these is a goal of forensic science, according to your reading? "

all of these

Help distinguish actual evidence from simple coincidence without ambiguity

Allow for certainty and probabilistic considerations

Pursue general impressions to the level of specific details

Take into account all alternative results and solutions

goals of forensic science

How is an experts qualification to testify established?

voir dire

Who is credited with developing the first classification system for fingerprints?

sir francis galton

hans gross wrote which book?

criminal investigation

"Hans Gross started the journal __________, which is still a major source of primary forensic literature"

kriminologie

Which of these famous figures was the insipiration for Sherlock Holmes?

joseph bell

A set of rules that govern conduct of a professional working in a given field

ethics

Who currently certifies doctors in forensic pathology in the U.S.?

american board of pathology

To improve our understanding of the natural world

broad goal of science

victor balthazard wrote which book?

the hair of man and animals`

Bertillonage relied upon how many body measurements?

11

Which of these scientists consulted on the Marie Latelle case?

edmond locard

Which famous case caused forensic photography to become a popular technique?

jack the ripper

When was anthropometry officially implemeted as an identification system in France?

1883`

Which of these historical figures is credited with establishing scientific examination of firearms evidens in the United States?

goddard

What year did Dr. Leon Lattes develop a test to determine the blood group of a dried bloodstain

1915

Who is the author of the first comprehensive book on hair analysis, The Hair of Man and Animals, published in 1910?

Victor Balthazard and Marcelle Lambert

The state of understanding the limits of our knowledge and the ability to acknowledge that were are not infallible as scientists

contrite fallbilism

Which of these historical figures was the first forensic scientist in Europe to use fingerprints to solve a case?

bertillon?

What was Edmund Locard s main interest in forensic science?

trace evidence

"Belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature; an argument"

forensics

Which of these historical figures helped developed the system of anthropometry?

bertillon

"When a forensic scientist has completed a written test covering his or her discipline and completes proficiency testing to ensure methods and techniques are sound, that scientist is considered: "

certified

the first documented case of matching physical evidence in modern history

culshaw case

An awareness of how much we do not know and the humility to acknowledge the possibility of making mistakes is known as:

contrite fallibilism

"Which of these historical figures helped advance fingerprint, firearms, and hair analysis in Paris?

balthazard

Who is credited with establishing scientific examination of firearms in the United States?

goddard

How drugs and poisons interact with the body

pharmacology

Which of these scientists investigated the Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929?

calvin goddard

What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional or industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way?

accreditation

ABO blood grouping is categorized into which evidence type?

biological evidence

What single definition works adequately for every crime scene?

none of these

DNA is categorized into which evidence type?

biological evidence

Admissibility or inadmissibility of information is determined by:

The trial court's application of the rules of evidence

rule 702 deals with

Testimony by Experts

"According to your reading, what is perhaps the single most important task of the crime scene investigator?"

documentation of the crime scenes original condition

"What is the median of these numbers: 89, 12, 18, 36, 1, 10, 16? "

16

the daubert case was decided by...

supreme court

what kind of evidence is forensic evidence considered?

purely scientific?

which of these is immune to outliers?

median

"You find a note pad at a crime scene. The top page is gone, but you can faintly make out indentations of writing on the pad. Which type of evidence is this? (Choose the best category of those listed)."

questioned document evidence

A macroscopic crime scene is most likely to be searched by:

A crime scene investigator or field tech

You are trying to analyze some car paint from a hit and run. Which forensic database should you use?

PDQ

You find a pair of Levi jeans at the scene of the crime. Which of these would be considered an individual characteristic for this piece of evidence?

an unraveled seam

When did the Daubert test come into existence?

1993

which of these is not a way to define a crime scene

all of these are ways

DNA most commonly falls into which of these? (Choose the best category of those listed).

biological evidence

who solves crimes?

investigators

Which of the following is not a part of the scientific method as discussed in the notes?

retest hypothesis

proof that a crime was committed

corpus delicti

The classification of the crime scene labels the site of the original or first criminal activity as what?

primary crime scene

"According to your reading, what is the final step in the forensic examination process?"

reconstruction of a crime scene

when must documentation on found items be done?

before it is collected

What kind of documentation must be followed if any new items of evidence are found?

consistent with the other documentation

the frye standard came about in what year?

1923

"Linkage of persons, scenes or objects is based on what?"

EL exchange principle

the daubert decision came down in

1993

IAFIS is maintained by which governmental body?

FBI

A microscopic crime scene on a body is most likely to be searched by:

a medical examiner

Which of these is known as the "general acceptance" test?

frye

Knowledge generated through the use of the scientific method

court case scientific definition

According to a 2009 report, which of these is a major challenge to the forensic sciences?

lack of rigorous research

which of these has the potential to be class evidence?

all of these? not chemical

You are trying match a shoeprint from a scene. Which forensic database should you use?

SICAR

Daubert replaced Frye in the United States Court of Law. (t/f)

f

What name did the Daubert decision refer to the judge as?

gatekeeper