Exam 1: Introduction

Frye v.United States established the "general acceptance" rule.

The effectiveness of an expert's testimony does not usually depend on the educational background of the expert.

Karl Landsteiner and Louis Lattes are associated with the area of blood typing.

Discuss the major outcomes of the trials Frye v.United States and Daubert v.Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals.

The fee-for-service concept has encouraged the creation of a number of ________ laboratories.

The United States has no national system of forensic laboratories.

Specially trained personnel called ________ are employed by some crime laboratories on 24-hour call to retrieve evidence and have all the proper tools and supplies for proper collection and packaging of evidence at their disposal.

Physical evidence is subject to bias.

The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:

Examining garments and other objects in order to detect firearms discharge residues would be performed in the biology unit.

The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives is a state-run agency.

Forensic science is the application of science to:

________ undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints and developed a methodology of classifying them for filing.

Forensic anthropologists can use dental records such as X-rays,dental casts,and a photograph of a person's smile to compare a set of dental remains and a suspected victim.

The eleven sections of The American Academy of Forensic Science include all of the following EXCEPT:

Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?

Collecting evidence from a cell phone is an example of Forensic ________ and Digital Analysis.

The dramatization of forensic science on television has led to a phenomenon known as the:

One of the earliest crime laboratories was founded by Albert Osborn.

The physical science unit is responsible for examining burned or charred documents.