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| The fictional exploits of ______ excited the imagination of an emerging generation of forensic scientists and criminal investigators. |
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| A system of personal identification using a series of body measurements was first devised by ______. |
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| ______ is responsible for developing the first statistical study proving the uniqueness of fingerprints. |
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| The Italian scientist ______ devised the first workable procedure for typing dried bloodstains. |
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| The comparison microscope became an indispensable tool of firearm examination through the efforts of ______. |
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| Early efforts at applying scientific principles to document examination are associated with ______. |
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| The application of science to criminal investigation was advocated by the Austrian magistrate ______. |
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| One of the first functional crime laboratories to be formed existed in Lyons, France, under the direction of ______. |
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| The first forensic laboratory in the United States was created in 1923 by the ______ Police Department. |
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| The state of ______ is an excellent example of a geographical area in the United States that has created a system of integrated regional and satellite laboratories. |
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| In contrast to the United States, Britain's crime laboratory system is characterized by a national system of ______ laboratories. |
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| The increasing demand for ______ analyses has been the single most important factor in the recent expansion of crime laboratory services in the United States. |
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| Four important agencies offering forensic service at the federal level are ______, ______, ______, and ______. |
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| A decentralized system of crime laboratories currently exists in the United States under the auspices of various governmental agencies at the ______, ______, ______, and ______ levels of government. |
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| federal, state, county, and municipal |
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| The application of chemistry, physics, and geology to the identification and comparison of crime-scene evidence is the function of the ______ unit of a crime laboratory. |
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| The examination of blood, hairs, fibers, and vegetative materials is conducted in the ______ unit of a crime laboratory. |
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| The examination of bullets, cartridge cases, shotgun shells, and ammunition of all types is the responsibility of the ______ unit. |
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| The examination of body fluids and organs for drugs and poisons is a function belonging to the ______ unit. |
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| The ______ unit dispatches trained personnel to the scene of a crime to retrieve evidence for laboratory examination. |
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| The "general acceptance" principle, which serves as a criterion for the judicial admissibility of scientific evidence, was set forth in the case of ______. |
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| In the case of ______, the Supreme Court ruled that in assessing the admissibility of new and unique scientific tests the trial judge did not have to rely solely on the concept of "general acceptance." |
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| Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael restricted the "gatekeeping" role of a trial judge only to scientific testimony. (True/False) |
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| False- The ruling expanded the gatekeeper rule to all expert witnesses. |
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| A Florida case that exemplifies the flexibility and wide discretion that the trial judge has in matters of scientific inquiry is ______. |
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| An ______ is one who can demonstrate a particular skill or has knowledge in a trade or profession that will assist the court in determining the truth of the matter at issue. |
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| The expert witness's courtroom demeanor may play an important role in deciding what weight the court will assign to his or her testimony. (True/False) |
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| The testimony of an expert witness incorporates his or her personal opinion relating to a matter he or she has either studied or examined. (True/False) |
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| The ability of an investigator to recognize and collect crime scene evidence properly is dependent on the amount of ______ received from the crime laboratory. |
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| When ______ sets in after death, the skin will appear as a dark blue or purple color in those areas closest to the ground. |
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| One method for approximating the time of death is to determine body temperature. (True/False) |
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