Intro to forensic Science Flashcards
What are the steps of the scientific method? (6)
Question, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion and peer review
T/F Hypothesis can be proven true.
False
T/F Experiment does not have to be repeatable.
False
Forensic science: The application of knowledge and technology of ______ to the ___________
science, enforcement of law
Began around the (year).
1800
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle popularized forensic science thanks to ________.
Sherlock Holmes
In 1814, he published the first scientific treatise on the detection of poison and their effect on animals
Mathieu Orfila
Francis Galton (1822-1911)
Studied and classified fingerprints
Who discovered that blood can be grouped in 4
categories: A, B, AB or O and when?
Dr Karl Landstainer in 1901
Who discovered a method to determine the blood type of a bloodstain and when?
Leone Lattes in 1915
Calvin Goddard (1891-1955)
Refined the examination techniques of gun bullets.
Albert S. Osborn (1858-1946) (2 things)
Developped document analysis and made them admissible in court.
Who said that whenever two objects come into contact with one another, there is exchange of materials between them ?
Edmond Locard (1877-1966)
What evidence was used before forensic science? (3)
Witness statement, victim statement and suspect confession.
T/F Circumstantial evidence is completely reliable?
False
What unit identifies hairs, fibers and DNA?
Biology unit
What unit examines firearms, discharged bullets, cartridge cases, etc.?
Firearms unit
What principles does the physical science unit applies? (3)
Physics, chemistry and geology
T/F Document Examination Unit studies
the handwriting and typewriting on questioned documents to ascertain authenticity and source.
True
T/F Toxicology unit examines footprints and palm prints and compare them with prints obtained
from suspects, other crime scenes or print database.
False
What unit uses digital imaging, infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray photography to make
invisible information visible to the naked eye?
Photography unit
What does the latent print unit examine?
Fingerprints
T/F The voice analysis unit performs lie detector tests.
False
T/F The polygraph is not admissible in court ion canada
True
What unit dispatches specially trained personnel to the crime scene to collect and preserve
physical evidence?
Crime scene investigation unit
What type of “bodies” do anthropologist deal with compared to pathologists?
Bones only
Odontologists deal with ______.
Teeth
Entomologists deal with _________.
Bugs and slime
Psychiatrist deal with ________.
People, their ability to testify in court, they do profiling, etc.
Serologist deal with _______.
Blood and other bodily fluids.
Botanist deal with _______.
Plants
Who analyzes accident reconstruction, and causes and origins of fires or
explosions?
Engineer or physicist
Who identifies, collects, preserves and examines information derived from
computers and other digital devices, such as cell phones?
Computer and digital analyst
What are the three main functions of a forensic scientist?
Analyze physical evidence, provide expert testimony and traine police officers in the proper recognition, collection and preservation of physical evidence .
