Forensic Science- Observation SKills

The word forensic refers to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

• True

• False

Good observation skills come naturally to investigators; they do not need to be trained.

• True

• False

If we remember seeing something happen, we can trust that it happened just as we think it did.

• True

• False

A forensic scientist is called to a court of law to provide

• facts

• opinion

• judgement

• reflection

A _ is a statement or information that can be verified.

• fact

• opinion

What we perceive about persons depends, in part, on their mannerisms and gestures.

• True

• False

Criminal investigations depend on the observation skills of all involved. Those involved include:

• police investigators.

• forensic scientists.

• witnesses

• all of these choices.

Perception:

• is faulty.

• is not always accurate.

• does not always reflect reality.

• all of these choices.

One of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to:

• observe, interpret and report observations clearly.

• observe assumptions clearly.

• report assumptions clearly.

• None of these choices.

Eyewitness accounts of crime-scene events vary considerably from one person to another. What you observe depends on your level of:

• interest

• stress

• concentration and the amount and kind of distraction that may be present.

• all of these choices