FIS 201 Exam #1 Mods 1-3 questions
well answered to pass
From its inception, Forensic science has moved more towards a generalist model in which
individual forensic scientists work across a variety of disciplines. - correct answer ✔✔False
What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional or
industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way? - correct answer
✔✔Accreditation
Defendant - correct answer ✔✔A person who is accused of a criminal act
Plaintiff - correct answer ✔✔A citizen who initiates civil legal action against another
Grand Jury - correct answer ✔✔A group of people who evaluate the preliminary evidence to
determine if a full trial should proceed
Trier of Fact - correct answer ✔✔The entity which evaluates evidence to determine the
outcome of a trial
Voir dire - correct answer ✔✔The portion of a trial where jury members or forensic experts are
evaluated for their ability to participate in a trial
Which scientist or scientists are responsible for the first comprehensive book on hair analysis? -
correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard, (see pg.5 for additional)
, Which pioneering forensic scientists made significant contributions in the area of firearms
evidence analysis? - correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard, Calvin Goddard
The set of rules that governs the proper, acceptable, and honest behavior of a forensic scientist
are called the - correct answer ✔✔Ethics
The main significance of Sherlock Holmes to the history of forensics was that Holmes developed
new test for blood. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which specialist would be responsible for identifying the voice of someone who has left a
threatening phone call on the governor's voice mail? - correct answer ✔✔Digital Examiner
The federal rules of evidence address which of the following aspects of evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Whether someone is defined as a witness or not
Which statements is/are true about the Daubert decision? - correct answer ✔✔(Do later)
Evidence with class characteristics can be associated with a particular suspect. - correct answer
✔✔False
A significant reason that the admissibility of all forensic evidence must be considered is to weed
out "junk science". - correct answer ✔✔True
Historical investigations using proxy data are by definition forensic. - correct answer ✔✔False
Prima facie evidence - correct answer ✔✔Evidence that is accepted as true until proven
otherwise
well answered to pass
From its inception, Forensic science has moved more towards a generalist model in which
individual forensic scientists work across a variety of disciplines. - correct answer ✔✔False
What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional or
industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way? - correct answer
✔✔Accreditation
Defendant - correct answer ✔✔A person who is accused of a criminal act
Plaintiff - correct answer ✔✔A citizen who initiates civil legal action against another
Grand Jury - correct answer ✔✔A group of people who evaluate the preliminary evidence to
determine if a full trial should proceed
Trier of Fact - correct answer ✔✔The entity which evaluates evidence to determine the
outcome of a trial
Voir dire - correct answer ✔✔The portion of a trial where jury members or forensic experts are
evaluated for their ability to participate in a trial
Which scientist or scientists are responsible for the first comprehensive book on hair analysis? -
correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard, (see pg.5 for additional)
, Which pioneering forensic scientists made significant contributions in the area of firearms
evidence analysis? - correct answer ✔✔Victor Balthazard, Calvin Goddard
The set of rules that governs the proper, acceptable, and honest behavior of a forensic scientist
are called the - correct answer ✔✔Ethics
The main significance of Sherlock Holmes to the history of forensics was that Holmes developed
new test for blood. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which specialist would be responsible for identifying the voice of someone who has left a
threatening phone call on the governor's voice mail? - correct answer ✔✔Digital Examiner
The federal rules of evidence address which of the following aspects of evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔Whether someone is defined as a witness or not
Which statements is/are true about the Daubert decision? - correct answer ✔✔(Do later)
Evidence with class characteristics can be associated with a particular suspect. - correct answer
✔✔False
A significant reason that the admissibility of all forensic evidence must be considered is to weed
out "junk science". - correct answer ✔✔True
Historical investigations using proxy data are by definition forensic. - correct answer ✔✔False
Prima facie evidence - correct answer ✔✔Evidence that is accepted as true until proven
otherwise
