ELO 1 pt 2

Question 1

FBI

Answer 1

Federal bureau of investigation

Question 2

Drug enforcement administration

Answer 2

Analyzes drugs seized

Question 3

Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives

Answer 3

Analyzes alcoholic beverages, explosives, and firearms

Question 4

US postal inspection service

Answer 4

Crimes involving the postal service

Question 5

Physical science unit

Answer 5

Applies techniques of chemistry, physics, and geology
Crime scene examination
-Glass
-Paint
-Explosives
-Soil

Question 6

Biology Unit

Answer 6

-DNA profiling
-Blood stains and bodily fluids
-Hair and fiber analysis
-Botanical materials

Question 7

Firearms unit

Answer 7

-Discharged bullets
-Cartridge cases
-Shotgun cases
-Other ammunition
Garments
Tool marks

Question 8

Document Examination Unit

Answer 8

-Examining handwriting and typewriting
-Paper and ink analysis
-Indented writing
-Burned or charred documents

Question 9

Photography Unit

Answer 9

Examines and records physical evidence
-This may include digital, infrared, UV, and X-ray imaging
Prepares photographic exhibits for courtroom presentation

Question 10

Toxicology Unit

Answer 10

Examines bodily fluids and organs for presence or absence of drugs and poisons

Question 11

Fingerprint Unit

Answer 11

Develop latent fingerprints
May take fingerprints of suspects, persons of interest
Analyze fingerprint ridge characteristics

Question 12

Polygraph

Answer 12

a machine designed to detect and record changes in physiological characteristics, such as a person’s pulse and breathing rates, used especially as a lie detector.

Question 13

Voiceprint analysis

Answer 13

Telephoned threats, tape-recorded messages, etc.
Not always considered a valid mean of authentication

Question 14

Crime scene investigative Unit

Answer 14

Dispatches specially trained personnel to collect physical evidence to later test

Question 15

Forensic psychitatry

Answer 15

Relationship between human behavior and legal proceedings are examined

Question 16

Forensic odontology

Answer 16

Involves using teeth to provide information about the identification between victims when a body is left in an unrecognizable place
Ex. Bite marks, teeth

Question 17

Forensic engineering

Answer 17

Concerned with failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and cause origins of fires or explosions

Question 18

Forensic computer science

Answer 18

Involves the examination of digital evidence

Question 19

The scientific method

Answer 19

1. Formulate a question worthy of investigation
2. Formulate a reasonable hypothesis to answer the question
3. Test the hypothesis through experimentation
4. Upon analysis of the evidence, check hypothesis and come up with a valid conclusion/testimony

Question 20

The Frye standard

Answer 20

Sets guidelines for determining the admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom
The evidence in question must be “generally accepted” by the scientific community

Question 21

Trial judges determine…

Answer 21

-Whether the scientific theory or technique can be tested
-Whether the technique has been subject to peer review and publication
-The technique’s potential rate of error
-Existence and maintenance of standards
-Whether the scientific method or theory is accepted widely
Trial judges are said to be ultimately responsible as “gatekeepers” for the admissibility of evidence as well as all expert testimony

Question 22

Pathology Unit

Answer 22

Study of corpses