Chapter 1 Overview of Forensic Science Flashcards

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