Quizizz 1: Forensics Intro, CSI Effect, Eyewitnesses

Which of the following is NOT a skill required to be a solid Forensic Scientist?

• Sensitivity to Mature Situations

• Common Sense

• Great Observation Skills

• Advanced Programming Skills

What is the role of deductive reasoning in the work of a criminalist?

• To draw specific conclusions from general information

• To guess randomly

• To create artistic designs

• To perform physical tasks

Which of the following is a reconstructive process in a criminal investigation?

• Inductive reasoning

• Abductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

• Intuitive reasoning

What is the purpose of presenting evidence in a criminal investigation?

• To create new laws

• To determine what happened and who is responsible

• To protect the criminal

• To ignore the crime

Which of the following is a reason for committing a crime listed in the document?

• Opportunity

• Love

• Means

• Evidence

How does the CSI effect influence public perception?

• By providing accurate information about forensic science

• By exaggerating the capabilities of forensic science

• By showing the limitations of forensic science

• By ignoring forensic science completely

Which of the following statements is true about the CSI effect?

• It accurately represents forensic science

• It exaggerates forensic science on TV shows

• It has no impact on public perception

• It is only related to movies

What is one reason given for the difficulty in prosecuting defendants due to the CSI Effect?

• Lack of evidence

• Jurors' demand for more hard evidence

• Incompetent lawyers

• Biased judges

What is one of the reasons for the depletion of resources due to the CSI Effect?

• Running more useful tests

• Running more useless tests

• Running fewer tests

• Running no tests

Tags

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This person applies scientific techniques in a laboratory to identify, analyze, and interpret physical evidence from a crime scene, and testify objectively about their findings in court.

• Criminaologist

• Criminalist

• Detective

• Police Officer