Forensic science

What might a forensic scientist be asked to do in a murder trial?

• Identify whose blood is on the murder weapon
• Testify to the mental state of the accused
• Talk about the illegal accounting practices of the victim
• Explain what the victim was doing the day before the crime

What is forensic science?

• When scientists improve plants by using DNA
• The use of science in growing trees
• Any legal action that requires a police investigation
• When science is used for the purposes of the law

When a forensic scientist provides information in a criminal trial, the facts he or she presents are based on:

• Eyewitness accounts.
• Educated guesses.
• Circumstantial evidence.
• Scientific investigation.

What expert would be called upon to examine the skeletal remains that police found in the woods?

• Ballistics expert
• Forensic anthropologist
• Judge
• Forensic profiler

A house burned to the ground with one victim inside. What is the BEST way for forensic scientists to identify the victim?

• Eyewitness account
• Blood analysis
• Teeth
• Personal documents

If you earned a degree as a forensic scientist, you would MOST LIKELY find a job:

• In a school.
• With the FBI.
• On a television show.
• With a software manufacturer.

What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?

• Biopsy
• Autopsy
• Forgery
• Sonogram

What does Probative mean?

• A material witness

• In evidence law, tending to prove something

• Violation of a rule or law that is not punishable by prison

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What does Felony mean?

• Regulation and enforcement of rights setting acceptable limits of conduct in a society

• A serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment up to execution

• A minor crime usually punished with a fine or confinement other than prison

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Define Civil Law

• Deals with noncriminal suits brought to protect or preserve a civil or private right or matter

• Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something

• The body of law made up judicial opinions and precedents