Forensics Science Unit 1 Test Review

What is Forensic Pathology?

• dentists who specialize in identification perform bite mark analysis and dental identification when there is no other way for body identification

• medical doctors, medical examiners, and pathologists study the medical history, perform an autopsy, and collects medical and trace evidence from the body for further analysis

• medical examiners and the Coroner’s office determine toxic substances in the body; includes drugs and poisons

• identification of blood and other body fluids

What is Forensic Odontology?

• dentists who specialize in identification perform bite mark analysis and dental identification when there is no other way for body identification

• medical examiners and the Coroner’s office determine toxic substances in the body; includes drugs and poisons

• investigate transportation accidents, materials failure cases, determine cause of building/structure collapses, etc.

• investigate criminal use of technology and electronic records

What is Forensic Toxicology?

• medical doctors, medical examiners, and pathologists study the medical history, perform an autopsy, and collects medical and trace evidence from the body for further analysis

• identification of persons or personal characteristics (sex, age, race, stature) based on body remains

• medical examiners and the Coroner’s office determine toxic substances in the body; includes drugs and poisons

• uses insects to determine time of death and location of a corpse

What is Forensic Anthropology?

• identification of blood and other body fluids (semen, vaginal fluid, saliva)

• dentists who specialize in identification perform bite mark analysis and dental identification when there is no other way for body identification

• identification of persons or personal characteristics (sex, age, race, stature) based on body remains

• investigate criminal use of technology and electronic records

What is Forensic Serology?

• uses insects to determine time of death and location of a corpse

• medical doctors, medical examiners, and pathologists study the medical history, perform an autopsy, and collects medical and trace evidence from the body for further analysis

• evaluate offenders and profile criminal cases

• identification of blood and other body fluids (semen, vaginal fluid, saliva)

What is Forensic Entomology?

• identification of persons or personal characteristics (sex, age, race, stature) based on body remains

• medical examiners and the Coroner’s office determine toxic substances in the body; includes drugs and poisons

• uses insects to determine time of death and location of a corpse

• evaluate offenders and profile criminal cases

What is Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology?

• evaluate offenders and profile criminal cases

• investigate transportation accidents, materials failure cases, determine cause of building/structure collapses, etc.

• identification of persons or personal characteristics (sex, age, race, stature) based on body remains

• medical doctors, medical examiners, and pathologists study the medical history, perform an autopsy, and collects medical and trace evidence from the body for further analysis

What is Forensic Engineering?

• investigate criminal use of technology and electronic records

• dentists who specialize in identification perform bite mark analysis and dental identification when there is no other way for body identification

• uses insects to determine time of death and location of a corpse

• investigate transportation accidents, materials failure cases, determine cause of building/structure collapses, etc.

What is Forensic Computer Science?

• evaluate offenders and profile criminal cases

• investigate criminal use of technology and electronic records

• identification of blood and other body fluids (semen, vaginal fluid, saliva)

• medical examiners and the Coroner’s office determine toxic substances in the body; includes drugs and poisons

Which major crime lab is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats?

• FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)

• ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)

• USPIS (US Postal Inspection Service)