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

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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

Which of the following is NOT a task of a forensic scientist?

• Find evidence from a crime scene

• Examine evidence from a crime scene

• Evaluate evidence from crime scene

• Make arrests based on the evidence

Forensic Scientist that determines the cause and manner of death

• Pathologist

• Odontologist

• Anthropologist

• Entomologist

The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:

• recognize evidence at the scene of a crime

• document evidence at the scene of a crime

• collect evidence at the scene of a crime

• All of these choices

Which of the following is NOT a major job of a forensic scientist?

• Analyze physical evidence
• Provide expert testimony
• Determine which evidence is admissible in court
• Train others in proper recognition, collection and preservation of physical evidence. 

Which forensic unit studies handwriting and typewriting on questioned documents, also may analyze paper or ink? 

• Crime-scene Investigation Unit
• Document Examination Unit
• Print Analysis Unit
• Linguistic Examination Unit

What is another name for Forensic Science?

• Polygraph
• Criminalistics
• Forensics
• Anthropology