Forensic Science
Final Exam Review Q’s
Murphy
1.
Forensic science can be best described as the study and
application of _________.
a. criminal laws
b. crime scene reconstruction
c. civil laws
d. both a and c
e. speech making
2.
Which area is NOT involved in criminalistics?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Geology
Biology
Chemistry
Metallurgy
None of the above
3.
The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was
created by:
a. Dalton
b. Doyle
c. Darwin
d. Denton
4.
Who is known as the ‘father of forensic toxicology’?
a. Orfilia
b. Locard
c. Osborn
d. Lattes
5.
Who developed the system of anthropometry?
a. Bertillon
b. Goddard
c. Gross
d. Galton
6.
Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a
method of personal identification?
a. Gross
b. Lattes
c. Locard
d. Galton
7.
Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a
dried bloodstain, which he applied to criminal investigations?
a. Lattes b. Landsteiner c. Gross d. Locard e. Bertillon
8.
Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
a. Galton
b. Bertillon
c. Locard
d. Osborn
e. Doyle
9.
Who postulated the exchange of evidence principle?
a. Gross
b. Locard
c. Galton
d. Osborn
e. Bernoulli
10. The oldest forensic laboratory in the United States is that
of the:
a. NYC Police Department
b. FBI
c. Los Angeles Police Department
d. Secret Service
e. DEA
11. Approximately how many operating crime labs are the in
the United States (federal, state and country)?
a. 250
b. 300+
c. 150
d. 200
e. 75
12. Which entity maintains the largest crime lab in the world?
a. FBI
b. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
c. Scotland Yard
d. ATF
e. LAPD
13. Which would NOT be included in the work of the biology unit
of a crime lab?
a. Blood typing
b. Comparison of hairs
c. DNA profiling
d. Fingerprint analysis
e. Semen stains
14. The scientific method requires that scientific evidence be
validated by:
a. Formulating pertinent questions based on observations
b. Formulating a hypothesis
c. Performing experiments
d. All of the above
e. Both a and b
15. The systematic collection, organization, and analysis of
information is a process known as:
a. Crime scene investigation
b. Forensic Science
c. The scientific method
d. Crime scene reconstruction
e. Criminal profiling
16. The obligation to maintain the integrity of evidence
belongs to which of the following?
a. The first officer on the scene.
b. The forensic scientist
c. The prosecutor
d. The evidence clerk
e. All of the above
17. The relative evidential value of lab test results is
almost always dependent on:
a. The importance of the case
b. The quantity of the evidence submitted
c. The way the evidence was collected and presented
for examination
d. The crime lab’s caseload
18.
The manner of collecting and preserving physical evidence at a crime
scene is determined by:
a. The circumstances of the crime
b. The importance of the crime
c. The number of evidence collectors present at the crime scene
d. The nature of evidence
e. The availability of suitable packaging
19.
Physical evidence may be obtained from:
a. The crime scene
b. The victim
c. The suspect
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
20.
What will evidence collected at a crime scene do for an
investigation?
a. Establish any key elements of a crime
b. Link a suspect with a crime scene or a victim
c. Establish the identity of a victim or suspect
d. Exonerate the innocent
e. All of the above
21.
All of the following items may be placed in an airtight container
except:
a. Charred debris recovered from a fire
b. Bloodstained clothing
c. Glass
d. Hairs and fibers
e. Explosive residues
22.
The first officer arriving at a crime scene, after providing or obtaining
medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects
(if possible), should immediately:
a. Search for evidence
b. Secure the scene
c. Make a rough sketch of the scene
d. Take notes
e. Photograph the scene
23.
The most basic methods of crime scene recording include all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. Note taking
b. Photographs
c. Narrated videotape
d. Sketches
e. Infrared analysis
24.
If the crime scene includes a dead body, the photographer should:
a. Determine the time of death
b. Attempt to identify the victim
c. Document all personnel at the crime scene
d. Depict injuries and weapons at the scene
e. Attempt to locate the victim’s next of kin
25.
Which of the following is a correct physical evidence collection
procedure?
a. Bloodstained garments should be packaged separately in paper
bags.
b. Items recovered from the scene of a murder should be sent along
with the body to the medical examiner.
c. All items collected from the same grid area should be packaged
together.
d. The victim’s clothing obtained from the crime scene should be
vacuumed to obtain trace evidence
e. Every item collected should be secured individually in a plastic bag
to prevent contamination