Forensics

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Mathieu Orfila is considered the father of

Toxicology

The standard guideline for determining the judicial admissibility of scientific examination stemmed from which court ruling

Frye vs Us

Father of Document

Osborn

Which of the following is generally not considered to be a forensic science?

Sociology

Who is considered the father of DNA Fingerprinting?

Sir Alec Jeffereys

does crime scene reconstruction to determine why a building collapsed

engineer

The scientist who maintained that when a criminal came in contact with an object or person a cross-transfer of evidence would occur

Locard

determines cause of death

pathologist

analyzes bone fragments

anthropology

Reconstructs hard disc drives

computer forensics

___________evaluates evidence based on knowledge, specialized training and experience

Expert Witness

A serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than one year of imprisonment up to execution

Felony

________ is the study of poisons and drugs and their effect on human and animal populations

Toxicology

Which area of forensic science solves crimes by looking at different bugs?

Forensic entomology

The oldest forensic laboratory in the United States is that of the

LAPD

Calvin Goddard was the father of

Ballistics

Who is considered the father of Anthropometry?

Alphonse Bertillion

The examination of blood, hairs, fibers and vegetative materials is the function of which unit of the crime lab?

Biology Lab

A minor crime, usually punished with a fine or confinement other than in a prison

Misdemeanor

Someone who is not an expert but has something to contribute to a case

lay witness

What is the study of dental features, bite marks to identify a victim when the body is otherwise unidentifiable called

Odontology

The science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles, most often firearms and bullets is called

Ballistics

The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions

Forensic Science

A systematic procedure of taking a series of body measurements is called

Anthropometry

A lie detector is also known as a

polygraph