BIO 420 EXAM 1| REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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What is Forensic Science? Application of science to law
Analyze, interpret, collect evidence,
What does a Forensic Scientist do?
assist/train law enforcement in evidence
collection, provide expert testimony,
advocate for the scientific method
1. Crime scene analyst (CSI)
The 2 specialties of a Forensic Scientist
2. Crime lab analyst (Criminalist)
1. Police Department (state)
2. DA/ME
Who runs the crime lab?
3. University (state/private)
4. Private
1. Chemical testing
2. Fingerprinting
3. Trace evidence analysis (microscopy)
4. Firearms/ballistics/impressions
Services of a crime lab 5. Serology (body fluid)
6. DNA
7. Document/ voice examination
8. Toxicology
Photography
9.
Deductive applies general principles
Deductive v. Inductive reasoning
to reach specific conclusions.
Inductive assimilates specific
information to build a general principle
Possible explanation for a set of observations
Hypothesis
-Supported, refuted, results are "consistent/inconsistent"
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, with hypothesis
Theory Highest level of knowledge held in science
1. To rule out factors other than the one of interest
What is the use of controls? 2. To rule out contamination
To rule out problems with equipment or other test
3.
materials/reagents
"Father of Forensic Science"
Archimedes
Water displacement test (kings crown)
James Marsh Arsenic detection in corpse- Marsh test
Matheiu Orfila "Father of Toxicology"
"Father of Criminal ID"
Alphonse Bertilion
Anthropometry- human measurements
Sir Frances Galton Classification of fingerprints
Hans Gross Created field of criminalistics/handbook of forensic
science
Serology
Karl Landsteiner
developed blood typing test
Walter McCrone Prominent microscopist
Sir Elec Jeffreys RFLP test- DNA fingerprinting
1. Discovery
2. Collection
Stages of Crime scene processing 3. Storage
4. Analysis
5. Transfer
Chain of Custody A list of all people who come into possession of an item
of evidence
1. Probable cause
What do you need for a search warrant? 2. Must be specific
3. Seizure of all evidence must be in compliance with the
4th amendment,
1. Directly in act
2. Plain sight doctrine
3. Emergency situation
When is a search warrant not required?
4. Consent searches
5. Stop and Frisk
Boarder searches
6.
What is admissibility? Whether or not evidence can be used in a trial
1. Have correct collection protocol
For evidence to be admitted to a trial it 2. Chain of custody
must: 3. Proper testing procedure
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WITH THEIR VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS| EXCLUSIVE GUIDE RATED A+
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
What is Forensic Science? Application of science to law
Analyze, interpret, collect evidence,
What does a Forensic Scientist do?
assist/train law enforcement in evidence
collection, provide expert testimony,
advocate for the scientific method
1. Crime scene analyst (CSI)
The 2 specialties of a Forensic Scientist
2. Crime lab analyst (Criminalist)
1. Police Department (state)
2. DA/ME
Who runs the crime lab?
3. University (state/private)
4. Private
1. Chemical testing
2. Fingerprinting
3. Trace evidence analysis (microscopy)
4. Firearms/ballistics/impressions
Services of a crime lab 5. Serology (body fluid)
6. DNA
7. Document/ voice examination
8. Toxicology
Photography
9.
Deductive applies general principles
Deductive v. Inductive reasoning
to reach specific conclusions.
Inductive assimilates specific
information to build a general principle
Possible explanation for a set of observations
Hypothesis
-Supported, refuted, results are "consistent/inconsistent"
Page 1
, with hypothesis
Theory Highest level of knowledge held in science
1. To rule out factors other than the one of interest
What is the use of controls? 2. To rule out contamination
To rule out problems with equipment or other test
3.
materials/reagents
"Father of Forensic Science"
Archimedes
Water displacement test (kings crown)
James Marsh Arsenic detection in corpse- Marsh test
Matheiu Orfila "Father of Toxicology"
"Father of Criminal ID"
Alphonse Bertilion
Anthropometry- human measurements
Sir Frances Galton Classification of fingerprints
Hans Gross Created field of criminalistics/handbook of forensic
science
Serology
Karl Landsteiner
developed blood typing test
Walter McCrone Prominent microscopist
Sir Elec Jeffreys RFLP test- DNA fingerprinting
1. Discovery
2. Collection
Stages of Crime scene processing 3. Storage
4. Analysis
5. Transfer
Chain of Custody A list of all people who come into possession of an item
of evidence
1. Probable cause
What do you need for a search warrant? 2. Must be specific
3. Seizure of all evidence must be in compliance with the
4th amendment,
1. Directly in act
2. Plain sight doctrine
3. Emergency situation
When is a search warrant not required?
4. Consent searches
5. Stop and Frisk
Boarder searches
6.
What is admissibility? Whether or not evidence can be used in a trial
1. Have correct collection protocol
For evidence to be admitted to a trial it 2. Chain of custody
must: 3. Proper testing procedure
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