1.
	
Experienced law enforcement officers state that most crimes are solved through the use of ________.
	a.	criminal confessions
	b.	common sense and hard work
	c.	eyewitness testimony
	d.	forensic evidence
	
2.
	
________ has become one of the strongest weapons available for the successful prosecution of criminal offenders.
	a.	Eyewitness testimony
	b.	A written confession
	c.	Video surveillance
	d.	Scientific evidence
	
3.
	
Crimes that go unsolved are known as ________.
	a.	cold cases
	b.	unsolved mysteries
	c.	closed cases
	d.	investigative problems
	
4.
	
Scientific evidence is most often presented in court by ________.
	a.	a law enforcement officer
	b.	an expert witness
	c.	an eyewitness
	d.	a legal team
	
5.
	
________ have been found inadmissible on both theoretical and testing grounds.
	a.	DNA comparisons
	b.	Videotapes
	c.	Voice-print comparisons
	d.	Finger-print comparisons
	
6.
	
The DNA evidence theory is ________.
	a.	generally accepted
	b.	under review
	c.	rarely accepted
	d.	widely disregarded
	
7.
	
In 1999 the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Daubert test ________ to technical as well as scientific evidence.
	a.	failed to be applicable
	b.	was rarely applicable
	c.	was applicable
	d.	was never applicable
	
8.
	
After a scientific technique has been found by the highest court to be reliable under Rule 702 a ________ can be made of that court's ruling.
	a.	scientific review
	b.	judicial notice
	c.	evidential notice
	d.	judicial inference
	
9.
	
DNA ________ passes the Daubert test.
	a.	never
	b.	sometimes
	c.	rarely
	d.	easily
	
10.
	
The FBI reports that over 80% of the DNA cases they receive from state and local police are ________.
	a.	robbery cases.
	b.	rape cases
	c.	burglary cases
	d.	kidnapping cases
	
11.
	
Most states have no statute of limitations for ________.
	a.	murder cases
	b.	robbery cases
	c.	burglary cases
	d.	forgery cases
	
12.
	
Entomology is the study of ________.
	a.	birds
	b.	burials
	c.	insects
	d.	decomposition
	
13.
	
The rifling of the barrel of a gun leaves ________ in the lead or steel of the bullet fragment.
	a.	no marks
	b.	unique marks
	c.	large holes
	d.	broken pieces
	
14.
	
________ matches bullets and shell casings to a crime gun.
	a.	Ballistic fingerprinting
	b.	DNA testing
	c.	Forensic examination
	d.	Scientific testing
	
15.
	
The National Rifle Association ________.
	a.	lobbies for a national database
	b.	supports criminal activity
	c.	supports a national database
	d.	opposes a national database
	
16.
	
Scientific evidence is considered to be infallible.
True
False
	
17.
	
Scientific evidence is most often presented in court by an expert witness testifying as to expert opinions.
True
False
	
18.
	
Most courts and scientists disagree that the DNA chain of an individual can be analyzed and compared with the DNA chain found in crime scene evidence.
True
False
	
19.
	
It is reported that DNA was first used as evidence in a criminal court in 1987.
True
False
	
20.
	
It is possible for a defendant to demand that another person, not charged with an offense, submit a blood sample for DNA analysis.
True
False