Chapter 1

Question 1

Anthropology

Answer 1

The study of cultures and the physical characteristics of race

Question 2

Psychiatry

Answer 2

Study of mental illness and how it affects thinking

Question 3

Odontology

Answer 3

The examination of bite marks and dental identification of corpses

Question 4

Pathology

Answer 4

The study of sudden, unexplainable, or violent death

Question 5

Envriomental Science

Answer 5

The study of the environment and what goes on within it

Question 6

Entomology

Answer 6

The study of bugs and insects

Question 7

Palynology

Answer 7

The study of pollen and spores

Question 8

Polygraphy

Answer 8

The use of the “lie detector”

Question 9

Voiceprint Analysis

Answer 9

Study of how someone speak on a recording

Question 10

How to increase how well you can make observations?

Answer 10

Observe Systematically
Document
Turn off filters
Leave a final interpretation

Question 11

Factors/Issue that can affect someone’s ability to make good observations?

Answer 11

Emotional state
The amount people around
How much activity going on around
Level of interest
Stress
Personal beliefs

Question 12

Locard Principle and How it affects forensic science?

Answer 12

Every criminal will leave something behind at a crime scene( fingerprint, hair, shoe prints) and take something from the crime scene as well (dirt, cloth fibers, etc)

Question 13

Testimonial

Answer 13

A witness speaks about what happened in court

Question 14

Physical

Answer 14

Find hair or murder weapon at the crime scene

Question 15

Indirect

Answer 15

How evidence or body is positioned

Question 16

Class

Answer 16

Finding a box of matches at the crime scene

Question 17

Transient

Answer 17

Blood alcohol content

Question 18

Testimonial

Answer 18

Direct Evidence

Question 19

Physical

Answer 19

Any object or material relevant in a crime

Question 20

Indirect

Answer 20

Evidence that doesn’t prove a fact

Question 21

Circumstantial

Answer 21

Evidence based on suggestion rather than previous knowledge or observation

Question 22

Questioned

Answer 22

Sample collected from a known location but if of unknown origin

Question 23

Control

Answer 23

Sample collected from a known source

Question 24

Individual

Answer 24

Material that can be traced from a single source

Question 25

Class

Answer 25

Material that is associated with a group

Question 26

Probative Value

Answer 26

The ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime

Question 27

Hearsay

Answer 27

Testimony that is usually not admissible in a courtroom