FRSC 200 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
When was the first utilization of Forensics?
Chinese used fingerprints
Where was the first crime lab instituted? By who?
In France by Edmund Locard
Who established in first crime lab in the United States?
August Vollmer, LAPD Cheif
When was the FBI Lab established?
1932
How many Forensic labs are in the united states?
Approximately 400
(T/F) Each state has at least one publicly funded laboratory
True
What are the laboratory sections?
Evidence Intake
Evidence Analysis
Organization of Forensic Science Laboratories
- Generally very secure facilities
- Chain of custody of evidence must be maintained for court testimony
, - Evidence is logged in at intake section into the laboratory information system
- Bar coding is frequently used to document chain of custody
- Analysis section allows for analysis and testing of evidence
What are controls used for?
"When testing a piece of evidence for certain properties or characteristics"
Used for comparison and quality control and assurance
What is a positive control?
known substance or material that would be expected to yeild a known positive result to
a particular test
What is a negative control?
a known substance or material that would be expected to yield a negative result to a
particular test
What are false negatives?
negative results when the test should be positive
What are false positives?
False positives are positive results when the test should be negative
(T/F) False negatives are worse than false positives
False - False positives are worse than false negatives
What is questioned evidence?
evidence found and collected at crime scenes and other locations
compared to known evidence
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
When was the first utilization of Forensics?
Chinese used fingerprints
Where was the first crime lab instituted? By who?
In France by Edmund Locard
Who established in first crime lab in the United States?
August Vollmer, LAPD Cheif
When was the FBI Lab established?
1932
How many Forensic labs are in the united states?
Approximately 400
(T/F) Each state has at least one publicly funded laboratory
True
What are the laboratory sections?
Evidence Intake
Evidence Analysis
Organization of Forensic Science Laboratories
- Generally very secure facilities
- Chain of custody of evidence must be maintained for court testimony
, - Evidence is logged in at intake section into the laboratory information system
- Bar coding is frequently used to document chain of custody
- Analysis section allows for analysis and testing of evidence
What are controls used for?
"When testing a piece of evidence for certain properties or characteristics"
Used for comparison and quality control and assurance
What is a positive control?
known substance or material that would be expected to yeild a known positive result to
a particular test
What is a negative control?
a known substance or material that would be expected to yield a negative result to a
particular test
What are false negatives?
negative results when the test should be positive
What are false positives?
False positives are positive results when the test should be negative
(T/F) False negatives are worse than false positives
False - False positives are worse than false negatives
What is questioned evidence?
evidence found and collected at crime scenes and other locations
compared to known evidence
