Forensics 1st Semester Final Exam (12/25) — Worksheet Questions

Forensics science is

• The study of criminal law

• The gathering of criminal evidence from crime scenes

• The application of science to criminal and civil law

• The use of crime scene evidence in a criminal trial

What states that a criminal will leave something behind at a crime scene and take something away with them, creating a link between the suspect and the location?

• Principle of uniqueness

• Principle of analysis

• Principle of probability

• Principle of exchange

He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace." This became known as the exchange principle.

• Robert Wilson

• Frank Watson

• Edmund Locard

• Sherlock Holmes

Forensic Anthropologist....

• Examines documents to determine authenticity

• Performs tests to determine if drugs or chemicals

• Estimates time of death using insects observed

• Examines skeletal remains to establish age, sex, and physical condition at time of death

A Forensic Entomologist ______

• Examines documents to determine authenticity

• Performs tests to determine if drugs or chemicals

• Estimates time of death using insects observed

• Examines skeletal remains to establish age, sex, and physical condition at time of death

A Document Examiner _____

• Examines documents to determine authenticity

• Performs tests to determine if drugs or chemicals

• Estimates time of death using insects observed

• Examines skeletal remains to establish age, sex, and physical condition at time of death

A Forensic Toxicologist ____

• Examines documents to determine authenticity

• Performs tests to determine if drugs or chemicals

• Estimates time of death using insects observed

• Examines skeletal remains to establish age, sex, and physical condition at time of death

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Which of the following is FALSE concerning expert witnesses?

• They are often called upon to give their opinion of who they think the criminal is

• They have special knowledge of their field

• Their expertise allows them to discuss their experiences in a court of law

• They can testify about work fine in the field or lab

Observations are used to find __________.

• Facts

• Perceptions

• Evidence

• Senses

Forensics investigators rely on their __________ to interpret evidence in order to solve crimes.

• Memory

• Eye witnesses

• Observation skills

• Sense of sound