Forensic Science Death

Which forensic specialist studies insects to determine time of death?

• forensic anthropologist

• forensic psychiatrist

• forensic entomologist

• forensic pathologist

Which type of forensic specialist uses medical science for legal purposes, such as determining cause of death?

• forensic entomologist

• forensic pathologist

• forensic odontologist

• forensic engineer

Who is known as the Father of Forensics?

• Edmond Locard

• Mathieu Orfila

• Francis Galton

• Calvin Goddard

What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?

• fingerprints can help identify people

• wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)

• for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene

Gunshot wound (GSW) is an example of...

• Manner of Death

• Cause of Death

• Mechanism of Death

Which of the following is NOT typically included in an autopsy report?

• Cause of Death

• Time of Death

• Toxicology Results

• Suspected motive for death

Exanguination (blood loss) is an example of...

• Cause of Death

• Manner of Death

• Mechanism of Death

The immediate reason (not after a time delay) for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death 

• manner of death

Which of the following is NOT typically included in an autopsy report?

• Cause of Death

• Time of Death

• Toxicology Results

• Suspected motive for death

the immediate reason for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death 

• manner of death