7325129871 | DNA fingerprinting was developed by Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, and Francis Crick | False | 0 | |
7325132673 | Forensic scientists often specialize in a field such as firearms | True | 1 | |
7325134457 | Only substantial amounts of physical evidence can help investigators solve crimes | False | 2 | |
7325140503 | The chain of custody is the list of all the people who came into contact with an item of evidence. | True | 3 | |
7325144792 | The first act of the first authorized personnel on a crime scene is to begin to collect evidence | False | 4 | |
7325150578 | If no nuclear DNA is present in a hair sample, investigators: | cannot link the hair to any one person | 5 | |
7325154474 | A spiral search method would be used in: | a state park. | 6 | |
7325158581 | An example of testimonial evidence is: | witness statements | 7 | |
7325163638 | Locard's exchange principle states that | whenever two pieces of evidence come in contact, material will be exchanged | 8 | |
7325167490 | The scientific method includes | All of these choices. | 9 | |
7325174075 | The first step in investigating a crime is to | secure the crime scene. | 10 | |
7325176276 | The point at which a judge determines whether or not there is enough evidence to take a case to trial is called the | preliminary hearing. | 11 | |
7325183016 | Evidence is collected and packaged properly so that a crime scene technician can identify and compare | physical evidence. | 12 | |
7325187277 | Evidence collected at a crime scene is sent to: | the crime lab | 13 | |
7325193157 | The requirement that evidence presented at a trial must be generally accepted in the scientific community is known as the | Frye Standard. | 14 | |
7325197262 | Evidence that exhibits individual characteristics includes | all the above | 15 | |
7325201607 | Forensic science draws on: | All of these choices | 16 | |
7325206169 | An example of evidence with class characteristics is: | carpet fibers. | 17 | |
7325209242 | A jury will be presented with | physical and circumstantial evidence and testimony from witnesses | 18 | |
7325213839 | Forensic science is: | the application of science to law. | 19 |
Chapter 1 Overview of Forensic Science Flashcards
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