FRSC 2600 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Criminalistics
the scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes. This term is
synonymous with forensic science
Criminology
includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and
behavior that will help to interpret the evidence
What are the basic types of Crime Labs?
-Physical Science Unit
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Geology
-Biology Unit
-Firearms Unit
-Fingerprint Unit
-Photography Unit
What are some option crime lab services?
-Toxicology Unit
-Document Unit
-Polygraph Unit
,-Voiceprint Analysis Unit
-Evidence-Collection Unit
Where and who established the first crime lab?
first crime lab was established in France in 1910 by Edmund Locard
Where was the first US crime lab and when?
The first police crime lab that opened in the US was in Los Angeles in 1923
Mathieu Orfila (1787-1853)
Father of Forensic Toxicology
Spanish Medical professor who developed a test for identifying arsenic in the body
Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)
Father of Criminal Identification- using anthropometry
Francis Galton (1822-1911)
First to develop a method using fingerprints as means of identification. Wrote about the
first statistical proof of uniqueness of fingerprints
Dr. Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943)
An Austrian physician that identified the A, B, AB, and O blood groups in 1901.
Leon Lattes
devised a simple procedure for determining the blood group in a dried bloodstain
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902)
A German pathologist who standardized a way to perform autopsies.
Albert S. Osborn (1858-1946)
Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. Wrote "Questioned
Documents"
, Edmund Locard (1877-1966)
French professor who is considered the father of criminalistics
Built first forensic laboratory in France in 1910
Locard Exchang Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged
Eugene Francois Vidocq
Father of modern criminal investigation. Greatest real life detective. Initially a criminal
but turned to the life of justice.
Many accomplishments:
introduced record keeping, science of ballistics, and criminalistics; founded first modern
detective agency and credit bureau, etc.
Fourth Amendment
-Right against unreasonable search and seizure
-search warrants and warrantless searches
Fifth Amendment
-Right against self-incrimination
-Miranda Rights
Miranda V Arizona
23 year old Ernesto Miranda was accused of kidnapping and rape. He was questioned
and confessed to the crime, but he was not aware he did not have to speak or was able
to get a lawyer. The Supreme Court ruled that his statement could not be used as
evidence
Frye v. United States 1923
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Criminalistics
the scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes. This term is
synonymous with forensic science
Criminology
includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and
behavior that will help to interpret the evidence
What are the basic types of Crime Labs?
-Physical Science Unit
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Geology
-Biology Unit
-Firearms Unit
-Fingerprint Unit
-Photography Unit
What are some option crime lab services?
-Toxicology Unit
-Document Unit
-Polygraph Unit
,-Voiceprint Analysis Unit
-Evidence-Collection Unit
Where and who established the first crime lab?
first crime lab was established in France in 1910 by Edmund Locard
Where was the first US crime lab and when?
The first police crime lab that opened in the US was in Los Angeles in 1923
Mathieu Orfila (1787-1853)
Father of Forensic Toxicology
Spanish Medical professor who developed a test for identifying arsenic in the body
Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)
Father of Criminal Identification- using anthropometry
Francis Galton (1822-1911)
First to develop a method using fingerprints as means of identification. Wrote about the
first statistical proof of uniqueness of fingerprints
Dr. Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943)
An Austrian physician that identified the A, B, AB, and O blood groups in 1901.
Leon Lattes
devised a simple procedure for determining the blood group in a dried bloodstain
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902)
A German pathologist who standardized a way to perform autopsies.
Albert S. Osborn (1858-1946)
Developed the fundamental principles of document examination. Wrote "Questioned
Documents"
, Edmund Locard (1877-1966)
French professor who is considered the father of criminalistics
Built first forensic laboratory in France in 1910
Locard Exchang Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged
Eugene Francois Vidocq
Father of modern criminal investigation. Greatest real life detective. Initially a criminal
but turned to the life of justice.
Many accomplishments:
introduced record keeping, science of ballistics, and criminalistics; founded first modern
detective agency and credit bureau, etc.
Fourth Amendment
-Right against unreasonable search and seizure
-search warrants and warrantless searches
Fifth Amendment
-Right against self-incrimination
-Miranda Rights
Miranda V Arizona
23 year old Ernesto Miranda was accused of kidnapping and rape. He was questioned
and confessed to the crime, but he was not aware he did not have to speak or was able
to get a lawyer. The Supreme Court ruled that his statement could not be used as
evidence
Frye v. United States 1923
