Ch. 1 Intro to forensic science Review

Forensic Science is

• microscopes used for vapor

• the applications of testing

• applying principles of science to the law

• the application of evidence to testing

A suspect is

• a person claiming innocence

• someone with beady eyes

• someone who is thought to have possibly committed the crime

• a person who has a solid alibi

A medical examiner determines the cause of death through autopsy.

• True

• False

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

• officer

• victim

• out of luck

• suspect

Of the following, select all the things which can be probable evidence from the crime scene.

• Tyre impressions

• Soil from crime scene

• Teeth impressions

• Fiber particles

Skeletal remains are found in a forest. What specialist will be called upon to help identify the victim

• autopsy technician

• crime scene investigator

• forensic anthropologist

• forensic toxicologist

The investigation of drugs and poisons in the body in cases of illegal drug use, drug abuse, poisoning, and death is an example of forensic:

• toxicology

• ontology

• anthropology

• pathology

This type of reasoning is used to draw conclusions from evidence

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Critical

• Biased

Type of Forensic Science that deals with autopsies and determining cause of death:

• Pathology

• Serology

• Toxicology

• Anthropology