Criminalistics An Introduction To Forensic
Science 11th Edition by Saferstein – Test Bank
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Sample Test
Chapter 1
Introduction
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
• Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws
that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system.
,• The development of crime laboratories in the United States has been
characterized by rapid growth accompanied by a lack of national and
regional planning and coordination.
• The technical support provided by crime laboratories can be assigned to
five basic services: the physical science unit, the biology unit, the
firearms unit, the document unit, and the photography unit.
• Some crime laboratories may offer optional services such as toxicology,
fingerprint analysis, voiceprint analysis, crime scene investigation, and
polygraph administration.
• A forensic scientist must be skilled in applying the principles and
techniques of the physical and natural sciences to the analysis of
evidence that may be recovered during a criminal investigation.
• An expert witness evaluates evidence based on specialized training and
experience.
• Forensic scientists train law enforcement personnel in the proper
recognition, collection, and preservation of physical evidence.
• The Frye v. United States decision set guidelines for determining the
admissibility of scientific evidence into the courtroom. To meet
the Frye standard, the evidence in question must be “generally
accepted” by the scientific community.
, • In the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that trial judges were responsible for the
admissibility and validity of scientific evidence presented in their courts.
• Special forensic science services available to the law enforcement
community include forensic psychiatry, forensic odontology, and forensic
engineering.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Define and distinguish forensic science and criminalistics
2. Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic
science
3. Account for the rapid growth of forensic laboratories in the past forty
years
4. Describe the services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory in the
criminal justice system
5. Compare and contrast the Frye and Daubert decisions relating to the
admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom
6. Explain the role and responsibilities of the expert witness
7. Understand what specialized forensic services, aside from the crime
laboratory, are generally available to law enforcement personnel
LECTURE OUTLINE
Science 11th Edition by Saferstein – Test Bank
A+
Sample Test
Chapter 1
Introduction
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
• Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws
that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system.
,• The development of crime laboratories in the United States has been
characterized by rapid growth accompanied by a lack of national and
regional planning and coordination.
• The technical support provided by crime laboratories can be assigned to
five basic services: the physical science unit, the biology unit, the
firearms unit, the document unit, and the photography unit.
• Some crime laboratories may offer optional services such as toxicology,
fingerprint analysis, voiceprint analysis, crime scene investigation, and
polygraph administration.
• A forensic scientist must be skilled in applying the principles and
techniques of the physical and natural sciences to the analysis of
evidence that may be recovered during a criminal investigation.
• An expert witness evaluates evidence based on specialized training and
experience.
• Forensic scientists train law enforcement personnel in the proper
recognition, collection, and preservation of physical evidence.
• The Frye v. United States decision set guidelines for determining the
admissibility of scientific evidence into the courtroom. To meet
the Frye standard, the evidence in question must be “generally
accepted” by the scientific community.
, • In the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that trial judges were responsible for the
admissibility and validity of scientific evidence presented in their courts.
• Special forensic science services available to the law enforcement
community include forensic psychiatry, forensic odontology, and forensic
engineering.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Define and distinguish forensic science and criminalistics
2. Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic
science
3. Account for the rapid growth of forensic laboratories in the past forty
years
4. Describe the services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory in the
criminal justice system
5. Compare and contrast the Frye and Daubert decisions relating to the
admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom
6. Explain the role and responsibilities of the expert witness
7. Understand what specialized forensic services, aside from the crime
laboratory, are generally available to law enforcement personnel
LECTURE OUTLINE
