4wb ETI
4wb ETI
Workbook-4
1. Which of the following organisations was established to assist the Forensic Science
Regulator?
a)The Forensic Science Advisory Council (FSAC)
b)The Forensic Science Service (FSS).
c)The Forensic Science Society (FSSoc).
d)Skills for Justice
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2. You may need to select more than one option to correctly answer this question.
After analysis in a forensic laboratory, an item of evidence taken from a crime scene may
next:
b)be disposed of by the relevant police Scientific Support Unit, if no longer required by
the Criminal Justice System.
a able to memorize all of the different types of physical evidence that they may encounter at
a crime scene
b
able to process anything that is encountered at a crime scene
c able to make innovative, on-the-spot decisions at the crime scene as to whether an item has
potential evidentiary value
d able to return to the crime scene up to 72 hours later to obtain any evidence that was not
collected initially
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12. The examination of physical evidence by a forensic scientist is usually undertaken for
c
proving a suspect's innocence in a courtroom
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13.Properties of evidence that can be attributed to a common source with an extremely high
degree of certainty is/are
a comparison characteristics
b referent characteristics
c class characteristics
d individual characteristics
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14.One way forensic anthropologist can aid in the identification of a long-deceased victim is by
creating a
a skeletal map
b bone cast
c facial reconstruction
d racial reconstruction
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c be manipulated by forensic experts to "tell" the story that they wish to tell
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b the laboratory analysts who are interpreting the results of their tests
d the prosecutor who instructs the jury as to how much weight to assign to an article
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17.In 1993 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Frye v. United States precedent is an
absolute prerequisite to the admissibility of scientific evidence.
a True
b False
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18.The literary exploits of Sherlock Holmes excited the imagination of an emerging generation
of forensic scientists and criminal investigators.
a True
b False
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19.The evolution of databases for fingerprints, bullets, and DNA have had a very small effect on
the processes of forensic science in criminal investigations.
a True
b False
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20. Only those individuals who have accredited professional credentials from recognized
university or medical programs are allowed to testify in court as an expert witness.
a True
b False
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