Forensic Careers CH 1

Question 1

Specially trained dentists who use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks and indentations to a specific individual:

Answer 1

Odontologist

Question 2

Examination of blood/blood spatter patterns that are left behind at crime scenes:

Answer 2

Blood Splatter Analyst

Question 3

Where an expert examines documents; looks for alterations and forgeries by comparing text with an original sample:

Answer 3

Handwriting Analyst

Question 4

The application and study of insect and other arthropod biology to criminal matters:

Answer 4

Entomologist

Question 5

Someone who works with crime victims to gather medical evidence and provide expert testimony that can be
used in court:

Answer 5

Forensic Psychologist

Question 6

Examine samples of DNA from bodily fluids to identify potential suspects in a case:

Answer 6

DNA Analyst

Question 7

Responsible for finding fingerprints at crime scenes, preserving them, testing them in the lab and verifying the identification results:

Answer 7

Fingerprints Analyst

Question 8

Responsible for determining age, race, ethnicity, and sex by studying skeletal remains:

Answer 8

Forensic Anthropologist