Forensic Science #1

An individual who is appointed or hired to stand in for a person in matters of law.

• Lawyer
• Substitute
• Prosecution

• Agent

What is the sub-discipline of forensic science that identifies and compares dental evidence such as bitemarks?

• Forensic Anthropology
• Forensic Pathology
• Forensic Odontology
• Forensic Serology

Who is concerned with failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and causes and origins of fires or explosions?

• Forensic Engineer
• Criminal Investigator
• Firefighter

Criminalists are also known as Criminologists.

• True

• False

"Science of Poisons"

• Pathology

• Toxicology

• Anthropology

• Biology

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Someone who is accused of a crime

• Defendant
• Prosecutor
• Judge
• Witness

Applying principles of science to the law

• Forensic Science
• Political Science
• Social Science
• Natural Science

Which is NOT trace evidence?

• Carpet Fibers

• Dirt

• Glass shards

• DNA

Identical twins have identical fingerprints

• True

• False

A medical examiner determines the cause of death through autopsy.

• True

• False