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Introduction to Forensic Science

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The application of science to civil and criminal laws in the criminal justice system is called _______________________.

a)

Biology

b)

Forensic Science

c)

Toxicology

d)

Law Enforcement

2.

In a forensic laboratory, the _______________________________ unit examines firearms, bullets, cartridge cases and shotgun shells. In addition, it will perform GSR (gunshot residue) analysis.

a)

Chemical Analysis

b)

Toxicology

c)

Firearms

d)

DNA

3.

________________________ is a Latin word meaning “matters of the law”.

a)

Forum

b)

Firenza

c)

Fire Alarms

d)

Fish

4.

_____________________________________ is a unit in a forensics lab that tests for toxins and poisons in body tissue and fluid.

a)

Tool Marks and Impressions

b)

Serology

c)

Toxicology

d)

Fingerprints

5.

________________________________________ is a unit in a forensics lab that does handwriting analysis.

a)

Toxicology

b)

DNA

c)

Chemistry

d)

Document Analysis

6.

_________________________________ can make invisible information at crime scenes visible to your

eyes.

a)

Photography

b)

Criminology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Firearms

7.

One of the earliest examples of forensic science likely dates back to the __________________ and involved a worker murdered while cutting crops.

a)

21st century AD

b)

20th century AD

c)

13th century AD

d)

49 BC

8.

If you are interested in going to college for Forensic Science, the most important courses to take in high school are __________________.

a)

Foreign Language

b)

Math and Science

c)

Keyboarding

d)

English

9.

Which of the following kinds of physical evidence should be questioned by the defense at trial based on a recent government report?

a)

Shoe prints

b)

Fingerprints

c)

Bullets (ballistics)

d)

All of the above

10.

The CSI Effect explains

a)

how hard it is to run a DNA test.

b)

how easy it is to solve a criminal case.

c)

how juries now want DNA evidence presented even if it’s not necessary for the case.

d)

how television shows make our lives easier.

11.

The world’s largest crime lab is the

a)

New York State Police lab in Albany

b)

Royal Canadian Crime Lab in Ottawa, Canada

c)

Scotland Yard in London, England

d)

Federal Bureau of Investigation near Washington, DC

12.

Some forensic science examiners don't follow protocol or say they run tests that they don't. These are examples of

a)

good quality lab techniques

b)

incompetence and fraud

c)

sources of high validity

d)

all of the above