FIS Final Exam questions well answered
to pass A+ graded
What does forensic mean? - correct answer ✔✔-Application of science to matters involving the
criminal and civil justice systems and court
-Public
-Forum
What are forensic scientist responsibilities? - correct answer ✔✔-Duties include performing
scientific analysis of evidence and offering expert testimony in legal proceedings -Forensic
scientist are the ones that analyze, examine, identify evidence.
-Understand methods and requirements of good science
-Must have knowledge of specific techniques used in particular disciplines
-Be familiar with the rules of evidence and court procedures
-Knowledge, skills, and aptitudes are gained through education, training and experience
How do you become a forensic scientist? - correct answer ✔✔-Bachelor's degree in science is
required
-Programs focus on the application of science to forensic work and aspects of law, criminal
investigation, and the criminal justice process
-Research component is also required
-Educational programs are not designed to directly prepare graduates for immediate work on
cases -Even after you have graduated, there is still more training on how the forensic lab
operates. All labs are different. You may also be trained in a specific area of forensics through an
apprenticeship program. For example, to become a firearms examiner you would need to study
with an experienced firearm examiner for 2-3 years before working on real case work.
What services are available in a public forensic lab? - correct answer ✔✔-Photography
,-Biology/DNA
-Chemistry/Illicit Drugs
-Firearms, Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire Treads
-Friction Ridge Analysis
-Questioned Documents,
-Toxicology
-Trace Evidence
What is a private forensic lab? - correct answer ✔✔-Independently owned and operated
-Perform only one or two types of services
-Private consultant
-Service to the public
What happens at a crime scene? - correct answer ✔✔-Discover the scene: Hot vs. Cold Search
-First responder
-Crime scene investigative team arrives:Planning, Preliminary Survey, Systematic Search,
Documentation of Scene, Collection and Preservation of Evidence, Final Survey, Submission of
Evidence to the Lab, Reconstructing the Crime Scene
What is the chain of custody? - correct answer ✔✔-Documents the movement of evidence from
the time it is obtained to the time it is presented in court.
-This proves the evidence's location and who worked with the evidence and when.
-A break in the chain of custody can eliminate evidence in a trail.
What are the ethical issues that forensic scientists deal with? - correct answer ✔✔-Laboratory
Analytical Procedures: Standard operating procedures, Laboratory Reports
-Professional Credentials
, :Expertise: training, education and maintaining currency in field, For example: Claiming a degree
without earning it, license, certificate
-Reporting and Interpretation: Terminology used in conclusions, Association Levels
What is quality control ? - correct answer ✔✔A set of processes that can evaluate a laboratory
and its personnel to determine if they are achieving or maintaining a given level of quality
Examples: Quality manuals, Written procedures, Quality control officer
What is quality assurance? - correct answer ✔✔A set of processes and procedures put in place
in a laboratory to be followed by personnel so that a desired level of quality can be achieved
Examples: Accreditation of Laboratories-voluntary
ASCLD Lab
What is ASCLD? - correct answer ✔✔-American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
-Accredits crime laboratories
What is ABC? - correct answer ✔✔-American Board of Criminalists (ABC)
-Accredits forensic scientists
What is OSAC? - correct answer ✔✔-Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
-Develops and endorses a forensic science consensus documentary standards and guidelines,
and to ensure that a sufficient scientific basis exists for each discipline
What is demonstrative evidence? - correct answer ✔✔Evidence created to help explain or
clarify real evidence- 3-D scale, drawing, charts from analytical instrument.
Some evidence is created to augment or explain real evidence.
to pass A+ graded
What does forensic mean? - correct answer ✔✔-Application of science to matters involving the
criminal and civil justice systems and court
-Public
-Forum
What are forensic scientist responsibilities? - correct answer ✔✔-Duties include performing
scientific analysis of evidence and offering expert testimony in legal proceedings -Forensic
scientist are the ones that analyze, examine, identify evidence.
-Understand methods and requirements of good science
-Must have knowledge of specific techniques used in particular disciplines
-Be familiar with the rules of evidence and court procedures
-Knowledge, skills, and aptitudes are gained through education, training and experience
How do you become a forensic scientist? - correct answer ✔✔-Bachelor's degree in science is
required
-Programs focus on the application of science to forensic work and aspects of law, criminal
investigation, and the criminal justice process
-Research component is also required
-Educational programs are not designed to directly prepare graduates for immediate work on
cases -Even after you have graduated, there is still more training on how the forensic lab
operates. All labs are different. You may also be trained in a specific area of forensics through an
apprenticeship program. For example, to become a firearms examiner you would need to study
with an experienced firearm examiner for 2-3 years before working on real case work.
What services are available in a public forensic lab? - correct answer ✔✔-Photography
,-Biology/DNA
-Chemistry/Illicit Drugs
-Firearms, Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire Treads
-Friction Ridge Analysis
-Questioned Documents,
-Toxicology
-Trace Evidence
What is a private forensic lab? - correct answer ✔✔-Independently owned and operated
-Perform only one or two types of services
-Private consultant
-Service to the public
What happens at a crime scene? - correct answer ✔✔-Discover the scene: Hot vs. Cold Search
-First responder
-Crime scene investigative team arrives:Planning, Preliminary Survey, Systematic Search,
Documentation of Scene, Collection and Preservation of Evidence, Final Survey, Submission of
Evidence to the Lab, Reconstructing the Crime Scene
What is the chain of custody? - correct answer ✔✔-Documents the movement of evidence from
the time it is obtained to the time it is presented in court.
-This proves the evidence's location and who worked with the evidence and when.
-A break in the chain of custody can eliminate evidence in a trail.
What are the ethical issues that forensic scientists deal with? - correct answer ✔✔-Laboratory
Analytical Procedures: Standard operating procedures, Laboratory Reports
-Professional Credentials
, :Expertise: training, education and maintaining currency in field, For example: Claiming a degree
without earning it, license, certificate
-Reporting and Interpretation: Terminology used in conclusions, Association Levels
What is quality control ? - correct answer ✔✔A set of processes that can evaluate a laboratory
and its personnel to determine if they are achieving or maintaining a given level of quality
Examples: Quality manuals, Written procedures, Quality control officer
What is quality assurance? - correct answer ✔✔A set of processes and procedures put in place
in a laboratory to be followed by personnel so that a desired level of quality can be achieved
Examples: Accreditation of Laboratories-voluntary
ASCLD Lab
What is ASCLD? - correct answer ✔✔-American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
-Accredits crime laboratories
What is ABC? - correct answer ✔✔-American Board of Criminalists (ABC)
-Accredits forensic scientists
What is OSAC? - correct answer ✔✔-Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)
-Develops and endorses a forensic science consensus documentary standards and guidelines,
and to ensure that a sufficient scientific basis exists for each discipline
What is demonstrative evidence? - correct answer ✔✔Evidence created to help explain or
clarify real evidence- 3-D scale, drawing, charts from analytical instrument.
Some evidence is created to augment or explain real evidence.
