M01 Intro to FS Flashcards
Which unit is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?
Toxicology Unit
True or false. The effectiveness of an expert’s testimony does not usually depend on the educational background of the expert.
False
What U.S. Supreme Court case made it necessity for the forensic scientist to appear in court?
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
Who wrote the first treatise describing the application of science to the field of criminal investigation?
Gross
In the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court advocated that a “gatekeeper” determine the admissibility and reliability of scientific evidence. Who is the gatekeeper?
Trial Judge
Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
Bertillon
The dramatization of forensic science on television has led to a phenomenon known as what?
CSI effect
Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
Locard
Who is known as the “father of forensic toxicology”?
Orfila
True or false. The current system of crime laboratories in the US is decentralized.
True
True or false. The principal of “general acceptance” comes from Frye v. United States.
True
What is the oldest forensic laboratory in the US?
Los Angeles Police Department
True or false. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes had a large influence on popularizing scientific crime-detection methods.
True
True or false. The increase in crime rates in the US has led to an increase in the number of crime laboratories.
True
