1.The CSI Effect causes jurors to expect some type of forensic evidence for all criminal cases.
options:
True
False
2. Forensic science is applying sociological theories to the matter of law.
options:
True
False
3. Pseudoscience is a term that refers to events that have not been verified by the scientific method.
options:
True
False
4. A hypothesis is considered an educated guess.
options:
True
False
5. The American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) Rules of Professional Conduct is the only document requiring a signature when compared to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) documents.
options:
True
False
6. An expert witness testifies to the opinions of another person's research or experiments.
options:
True
False
7.Quality assurance provides policies or guidance to ensure that the laboratory will provide biased results.
options:
True
False
8. Choose ALL of the scientific method steps:
options:
general acceptance
observations
exercises
experiments
conclusions
data analysis
hypothesis
9. Choose ALL of the following that are considered an exemplar and/or a known:
options:
DNA standard (blood or oral)
Latent print from crime scene
Fiber from unstained section of carpet
Blood swab from crime scene
10-print card from suspect
Bullet from box of ammunition
10. Choose ALL of the criteria that a judge must consider in a Daubert hearing to determine if scientific evidence is admissible:
options:
scientific method
standardization
peer review
search warrant
error rate
speedy trial
general acceptance
11. Choose ALL of the criteria that should be included in an ethical code or rules of professional conduct:
options:
integrity
dishonesty
professionalism
confidentiality
embellish
disclosure
exaggerate
12.Choose ALL of the criteria required of an expert witness:
options:
declared by a judge
has special knowledge in a particular field
provides opinions
hired only by defense
must be a scientist
is proficient in a particular field
13.Choose ALL of that is discussed in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) code of ethics and conduct:
options:
the code
rules and procedures
membership
meetings
suspension
expulsion
14. Choose ALL that is discussed in the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) guiding principles of professional responsibility for crime laboratories and forensic scientists:
options:
professionalism
competency and proficiency
meetings
membership
clear communication
accreditation
15. Select the best definition for each term:
options:
no unlawful search, seizures
guarantees due process; no double jeopardy; no self incrimination
general acceptance test
judge acts as the gatekeeper
right to a speedy and fair trial
1. Daubert Ruling
2. Frye Ruling
3. 4th Amendment
4. 5th Amendment
5. 6th Amendment
16. Select the best definition for discipline:
options:
analyze, compare, identify, and interpret physical evidence
analysis and performance of autopsies to determine cause and manner of death
analysis of human skeletal remains
study of posions
application of dentistry, primarily for the identification of human remains
1. Forensic Toxicology
2. Forensic Criminalistics
3. Forensic Odontology
4. Forensic Anthropology
5. Forensic Pathology
17. Select the appropriate type of evidence with the proper criminalistic section:
options:
sexual assault evidence
white powder evidence
cartridge casing
impression evidence
glass evidence
1. Chemistry
2. Trace
3. Firearms
4. Latents
5. Biology
18. Select the person to the correct development / discovery.
options:
used a comparison microscope to determine if a particular gun fired a bullet
devised the first scientific system of personal identification
conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
the father of forensic toxicology
developed a procedure to determine blood type from dried bloodstains
1. Mathieu Orfila
2. Alphonse Bertillion
3. Francis Galton
4. Leone Lattes
5. Calvin Goddard
19. Select the person to the correct development / discovery.
options:
utilized microscopy and other analytical methodologies to examine evidence.
developed principle that states a cross-transfer of evidence occurs when a person comes in contact with an object or person
developed the fundamental principles of document examination
developed the first DNA profiling test
wrote the first treatise describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation
1. Albert Osborn
2. Walter McCrone
3. Hans Gross
4. Edmond Locard
5. Sir Alec Jeffreys
20. Select the type of results generated from the discipline listed:
options:
identification of a particular type of bullet
identification to a person via fingerprint match
identification to a person via DNA profile
identification of a controlled substance (i.e. cocaine)
cause and manner of death
1. Firearms
2. Pathology
3. Biology
4. Latent Prints
5. Chemistry
21. Place the scientific method steps in the correct order:
options:
hypothesis
experiments
analyze data
conclusions
observations
22. _________ characteristics are not unique to a source and pertain to a group (i.e. ABO blood type, blue paint).
options:
Individual
Class
Group
Section
23. ______________ characteristics are from a unique source (i.e. fingerprint patterns, bullet striations).
options:
Group
Section
Class
Individual
24. Edmond Locard's exchange principle states that when a person comes in contact with an object or person, a ________________ of evidence will take place.
options:
contamination
transplant
cross-transfer
relocation
25._____________ evidence is any material that can establish through scientific exam that a crime has been committed.
options:
Transfer
Resource
Supplemental
Physical
26. The __________ Test is a "quick and dirty" test for deciding if something is an ethical issue and useful because brand name and a person's reputation are important in business.
options:
Smell
Taste
Sight
Hearing
27. ______________ v. United States is a 1923 District of Columbia case where the scientific validity of the lie detector test was rejected.
options:
Daubert
Reed
Frye
Zain
28. ____________ v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case where the judge was determined to be the "gatekeeper" or decision maker in determining evidence admissibility.
options:
Daubert
Frye
Reed
Zain
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