Introduction to Forensic Science

Who is considered the father of DNA Fingerprinting?

• Charles Watson

• Francis Crick

• Rosalind Franklin

• Sir Alec Jeffereys

What year did Francis Galton develop fingerprints as an identification tool used in court?

• 1982

• 1892

• 1910

• 1988

This can also be used to collect evidence at a crime scene.

• Bindle

• Cup wit lid

• File Folder

• Envelopes

Forensic Science is the application of __ to ___

• Law; Science

• Science; Law

Which of the following is the best definition of forensic science?

• The science of studying dead people

• The application of science to medicine

• The application of science to the law

• The study of poisons

What is another name for Forensic Science?

• Polygraph

• DNA Analysis

• Criminalistics

• Anthropology

What is forensic science?

• When scientists improve plants by using DNA

• The use of science in growing trees

• Any legal action that requires a police investigation

• When science is used for the purposes of the law

Which of the following is an example of Forensics Science?

• Analyzing evidence

• Scrutinizing the crime scene

• Interrogating suspects

• Studying corpses

What is Forensic Science?

• The use of FS to identify a corpse(s) identity

• The study of toxicology

• The application of Forensics for law and order

• The study of criminology to analyze quantitative evidence

Fingerprinting was the form of Forensic Science

• True

• False