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Forensics Exam

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trial judge   the "gatekeeper" that determines the admissibility and reliability of scientific evidence  
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criminal and civil laws   forensic science is the application of science to what?  
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gender of victim   the rate of cooling of a dead body will never be influenced by what?  
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arson   bite marks would be least likely to be found in cases involving what?  
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toxicology unit   which unit has the responsibility for the examination of body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?  
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Galton   who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?  
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teeth   forensic odontology refers to the study of what?  
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Locard   who came up with the exchange of evidence principle?  
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increase in drug-related arrests, Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s, staggering increase in crime rates in the US, advent of DNA profiling   what can be rightfully cited as an explanation for the rapid growth of crime labs in the last 25 years?  
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Lattes   who devised a technique for determining the blood group of dried bloodstain, which he applied to criminal investigations?  
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1-1 1/2 degrees F per hour   post mortem interval  
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rigor mortis   stiffness of death  
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formal degree in forensic science   an expert witness is not required to have what?  
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Orfilia   father of forensic toxicology  
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FBI   which entity maintains the largest crime lab in the world?  
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fingerprint analysis   what would not be included in the work of the biology unit of a crime lab?  
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Doyle   the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by whom?  
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matching teeth to a bitemark   what is not part of forensic anthropology  
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analyze evidence and serve as an expert witness   two major duties of a forensic scientist in a crime lab  
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US postal inspection service   which federal crime lab is responsible for document analysis  
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Alabama dept of forensic sciences, auburn   what is the crime lab system currently operating in the state of Alabama, and where are the headquarters located?  
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DEA   the federal crime lab responsible for the analysis of drugs seized in violation of federal laws regulating the production, sale and transportation of drugs  
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Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives   federal agency that has responsibility for examining weapons, explosive devices, and related evidence received in conjunction with enforcement of the Gun Control Act of 1968  
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pathologist   determines cause and manner of death  
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odontologist   identifies people from their teeth  
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anthropologist   analyzes bone fragments  
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psychiatrist   determines competency to stand trial  
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engineer   determines causes and origins of fires and explosions  
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entomologist   studies the relation of insects to criminal investigation  
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Fourth   the removal of any evidence from a person or from the crime scene must be done in conformity with the privileges of which amendment to the constitution?  
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secure the scene   the first officer arriving at a crime scene, after providing or obtaining medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects, should immediately do what?  
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photographs, sketches, and note taking   the most basic methods of crime scene recording  
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packaged in air tight glass jar   charred debris from an arson scene should be  
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depict injuries and weapons at scene   if the crime scene includes a dead body, the photographer should  
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hepatitis B and AIDS   the presence of blood and semen at crime scenes exposes investigators to what?  
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in the process of a legal arrest   the police are not required to obtain a search warrant if they are  
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produce a finished crime scene sketch   CAD programs enhance the ability to  
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permit comparisons to be made with the evidence   the collection of standard reference samples at the crime scene is important bc they  
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at the scene of the crime   note taking is done  
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zone   which crime scene search pattern is most appropriate for a crime committed indoors?  
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sketch of the suspects   a rough sketch does not need to include what?  
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to retain complete control of evidence at all times   the purpose of documenting chain of custody of evidence is what?  
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grid, line, zone, and spiral   search methods of a scene  
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chain of custody   list of people in possession of an item of evidence  
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corpus delicti   body of crime  
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first responder   police officer responding to a 911 call  
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modus operandi   offender's pattern of operation  
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druggist fold   method for packaging powder or fiber  
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physical evidence   hair, blood, glass, soil, paint  
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buccal swab   swab of inner portion of cheek  
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substrate control   uncontaminated surface material near physical evidence  
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standard sample   physical evidence of known origin for comparison  
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linkage theory   method of solving crime by matching a suspect to physical evidence  
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the standard reference sample does not share characteristics with evidence at the crime scene   physical evidence can be used to exonerate or exclude a person from suspicion if  
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lab results obtained by the criminalists working on the case, input from medical examiner, accounts given by witnesses and supsects, the story told by evidence recovered at crime scene   crime scene reconstruction requires the piecing together of what?  
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dental impressions   forensic databases are not maintained for what?  
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trial judge   crime scene reconstruction does not involve who?  
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exonerate an innocent suspect   evidence having class characteristics can  
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whether or not they have a common origin   a comparison analysis subjects a suspect specimen and a control specimen to the same tests and examinations for the ultimate purpose of determining what?  
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identification   determining that an explosive mixture contains dynamite is an example of what process?  
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CODIS   the computerized database used to store DNA information  
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individualized   evidence that is shown to be derived from a unique source  
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probability   frequency of occurrence of an event  
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the jury   who ultimately determines the significance of physical evidence in a trial?  
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product rule   multiplying together the frequencies of independently occurring genetic markers to obtain an overall frequency of occurrence for a genetic profile  
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liter   basic unit for volume  
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float   if an object is immersed in a liquid of greater density, it will do what?  
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the side and rear windows of autos manufactured in US   tempered glass is used where?  
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density   flotation is a method used by scientists to determine the ______ of a particle of glass  
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is wider on the exit side   when a bullet penetrates a panel of glass, it leaves a crater-shaped hole that  
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comparison of dried soil sample for color and texture   what is the logical first step in soil analysis?  
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fitting the pieces together like a puzzle   which property is useful in determining the individual characteristics of a sample of glass?  
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laminated glass   this type of glass is strengthened by sandwiching a layer of plastic between two pieces of soda-lime glass  
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glass   an amorphous solid composed of silicon oxides mixed with various metal oxides  
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mineral   naturally occurring crystalline solid  
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soil   any disintegrated surface material, both natural and artificial that lies on or near the earth's surface  
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density-gradient tubes   technique frequently used to compare soils  
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refraction   the bending of a light wave as it passes from one medium to another  
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