WorksheetsIntroduction to Forensic Science
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The application of science to civil and criminal laws in the criminal justice system is called _______________________.
Biology
Forensic Science
Toxicology
Law Enforcement
In a forensic laboratory, the _______________________________ unit examines firearms, bullets, cartridge cases and shotgun shells. In addition, it will perform GSR (gunshot residue) analysis.
Chemical Analysis
Toxicology
Firearms
DNA
________________________ is a Latin word meaning “matters of the law”.
Forum
Firenza
Fire Alarms
Fish
_____________________________________ is a unit in a forensics lab that tests for toxins and poisons in body tissue and fluid.
Tool Marks and Impressions
Serology
Toxicology
Fingerprints
________________________________________ is a unit in a forensics lab that does handwriting analysis.
Toxicology
DNA
Chemistry
Document Analysis
_________________________________ can make invisible information at crime scenes visible to your
eyes.
Photography
Criminology
Anthropology
Firearms
One of the earliest examples of forensic science likely dates back to the __________________ and involved a worker murdered while cutting crops.
21st century AD
20th century AD
13th century AD
49 BC
If you are interested in going to college for Forensic Science, the most important courses to take in high school are __________________.
Foreign Language
Math and Science
Keyboarding
English
Which of the following kinds of physical evidence should be questioned by the defense at trial based on a recent government report?
Shoe prints
Fingerprints
Bullets (ballistics)
All of the above
The CSI Effect explains
how hard it is to run a DNA test.
how easy it is to solve a criminal case.
how juries now want DNA evidence presented even if it’s not necessary for the case.
how television shows make our lives easier.
The world’s largest crime lab is the
New York State Police lab in Albany
Royal Canadian Crime Lab in Ottawa, Canada
Scotland Yard in London, England
Federal Bureau of Investigation near Washington, DC
Some forensic science examiners don't follow protocol or say they run tests that they don't. These are examples of
good quality lab techniques
incompetence and fraud
sources of high validity
all of the above
