Assignment 1

Multiple Choice (2pts each) 1. Who is known as the father of forensic toxicology? a) Leone Lattes b) Alphonse Bertillon c) Mathieu Orfila ) Albert Osborn !. A lie etector is also known as a a) spectrograph b) polygraph c) o ontology ) anthropo"etry #. $ "on Locar foun e the a) %nstitute of &ri"inalistics at the 'ni(ersity of Lyons b) )e eral Bureau of %n(estigation c) &%A ) %nterpol *. +he cri"e no(els of ,,,,,,,,,,, were the first to intro uce the i ea of ifferent forensic fiel s. a) )rancis -alton b) $ncyclope ia Brown c) -il -risso" ) .herlock /ol"es 0. Which area of forensic science sol(es cri"es by looking at ifferent bugs? a) )orensic anthropology b) )orensic o ontology c) )orensic ento"ology ) )orensic pathology Short Answer (3pts each) 1. %n your own wor s 2 what is )orensic .cience?
)orensic .cience is using fingerprint3 bloo testing3 45A testing3 etc to sol(e cri"es.

6. %"agine you are explaining Locar 7s 8rinciple of $xchange to a 6 year ol . /ow woul you escribe it? % woul tell the ki to look closely to his fingertip or to put his finger on a

piece of tape an to slowly take off his finger. %9 show hi" his finger print an tell hi" that he lea(es that print on e(erything that he touches an that no one else has a finger print like his. Matching (2pts each) Match the e(i ence with the best possible unit:ser(ice in the following list. 5ote that not e(ery unit:ser(ice will be use ; The List: <uestione 4ocu"ents 'nit3 )orensic Anthropology3 )ingerprinting 'nit3 )orensic $nto"ology3 +oxicology 'nit3 Biology 'nit3 )irear"s 'nit3 8hysical $(i ence unit3 )orensic 8sychology3 )orensic $ngineering3 =.

Biology Unit

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Firearms Unit

1?.

Forensic Entemology

11.

Physical Evidence Unit

1!.

Forensic Engineering

1#.

Forensic Anthropology

1*.

Document Unit

Extra Cre it
Part A 2 !0 points. 8lease choose one of the following options. 1. &o"plete the wor search foun here. )in all !0 wor s for !0 points; @ou can print it off3 an co"plete it3 or use an i"age e iting progra" to highlight the wor s. +hen uploa it to a site like photobucket an sen "e the link;; !. O(er the years forensic science has grown in leaps an boun s 2 each new piece of technology is furthering in(estigations "ore than they e(er thought possible. What area of forensic science o you think has "a e the greatest contribution? Write a #?? wor essay on your opinion. %t oesn7t necessarily ha(e to be about an area "entione in the lesson3 an further research on the topic is always a great route to go; Aust re"e"ber this is your opinion an so copying an pasting isn7t allowe ; Part B 2 0 points. Bea the following "ystery an see if you can sol(e the puCCle.
Datie was a etecti(e in the little town of Owan a. .he arri(e rea y for her ay of work at the police station an coul n7t. .he spent the "aEority of her "orning pushing papers aroun 3 an wrote a few parking tickets in the afternoon. About an hour before she was rea y to lea(e for the ay3 the station got a call fro" the bank. %t ha Eust been hel up an the thief got away with F13???3???. .he ro(e 10 "inutes to get to the bank an began to inter(iew witnesses3 but it i n7t help "uch. 5o one see"e to ha(e seen anything 2 it all went Gtoo fastG. .o"e witnesses sai the robber was tall3 others sai he was short. .o"e escribe hi" as lanky3 while others belie(e he was a bit "ore roun in the "i le section. As Datie was walking out of the bank3 the sheriff in charge of the town pulle up an steppe out of his car. .he watche as he leane up against the hoo of the car3 an then Eu"pe away fro" it shaking his han as if it ha been burne . G4arn that7s hot3G he sai as Datie strolle up to hi". G/ow i the inter(iews go?G G/onestly sir3 not great. 5o one was able to gi(e a clear escription of the suspect because it all happene so fast3G she replie . G+hat oesn7t surprise "e. We on7t ha(e a lot of cri"e here3 so people get "ighty scare when so"ething oes happen. +his robbery howe(er3 soun s like so"ething Aason .cott woul o. /e was a s"all ti"e petty thief awhile back3 but wor on the street is he7s been bragging about setting his sights a little higher. Why on7t you ri(e o(er to his place an poke aroun a bit.G

+he sheriff ga(e Datie the a ress an she ro(e off to fin his place. %t was only a 0 "inute ri(e3 which was nice an con(enient Datie thought. The crime had now happened hours ago, so chances are if Jason is guilty he's long gone 3 she thought to herself. /owe(er3 as she pulle up3 there was a "an hol ing a young to ler stan ing in the ri(eway. Datie got out of her car an approache hi". GAre you Aason .cott sir?G she aske . G@es % a"3G he replie . GAn this here is "y son .kylar. What can % o for you?G GWell3 a few hours ago there was a robbery o(er at the bank on Main .t.G Aason7s Eaw roppe in shock as he looke o(er at Datie3 but he set .kylar own on the hoo of his car an helpe hi" to sit up. GWe were won ering if you knew anything about the heist?G G5o; % ha(en7t hear anything about it. % actually Eust got ho"e about ! "inutes before you pulle up. % was away on a business trip3 but % "isse this little guy so "uch that % eci e to ri(e the 0 hours ho"e this afternoon so % coul see hi" again; %7" sorry % can7t be "ore help.G G+hat7s fine. +hank you for your ti"e Mr. .cott.G Datie walke back to her car as Aason picke up .kylar who was poun ing his han s on the car. Once in the car3 Datie ra ioe the sheriff. G%7" going to nee so"e backup sir. Aason .cott is efinitely lying;G

!ow i "atie #now $ason Scott was l%ing to her&