Unit 1

Question 1

Forensic science

Answer 1

Relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions

Question 2

Forensic anthropology

Answer 2

the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery

Question 3

Forensic engineering

Answer 3

focuses on the material evidence from crime or accident scenes

Question 4

Forensic entomology

Answer 4

is the scientific study of the colonization of a dead body by arthropods.

Question 5

Forensic odontology

Answer 5

a branch of forensic medicine that deals with teeth and marks left by teeth

Question 6

Forensic pathology

Answer 6

a subspecialist in pathology whose area of special competence is the examination of persons who die suddenly

Question 7

Forensic psychiatry

Answer 7

a clinical subspecialty concerned with helping people who have a mental disorder

Question 8

ATF

Answer 8

a combination of biophysical education and forensic science.

Question 9

CSI

Answer 9

in charge of extracting every possible piece of evidence from a particular crime scene

Question 10

DEA

Answer 10

law enforcement with analysis of suspected controlled substances, crime scene investigation

Question 11

FBI

Answer 11

Forensic facial imaging products

Question 12

USPS

Answer 12

A forensic lab laboratory lab

Question 13

USPIS

Answer 13

United States Postal Inspection Service

Question 14

Analytical Skills

Answer 14

an ability to survey a crime scene, formulate theories on how the different pieces of evidence work together and follow-up on key details.

Question 15

Crime lab

Answer 15

crime laboratory, also called forensic laboratory, facility where analyses are performed on evidence generated by crimes or, sometimes, civil infractions.

Question 16

Daubert Ruling

Answer 16

the standard used by a trial judge to assess whether an expert witness’s scientific testimony is based on scientifically valid reasoning which can properly be applied to the facts at issue.

Question 17

Deductive Reasoning

Answer 17

Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps

Question 18

Eyewitness

Answer 18

A person who has seen someone or something related to a crime and can communicate his or her observations

Question 19

Fact

Answer 19

a thing that is known or proved to be true.

Question 20

Frye Standard

Answer 20

used to determine the admissibility of an expert’s scientific testimony and other types of evidence,

Question 21

Locard’s Exchange Principle

Answer 21

with contact between two items, there will be an exchange of microscopic materia

Question 22

Logic

Answer 22

reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.

Question 23

Observation

Answer 23

What a person perceives using his or her senses.

Question 24

Opinion

Answer 24

An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive, rather than facts, which are true statements.

Question 25

Perception

Answer 25

Interpreting information received from the senses

Question 26

Paul L. Kirk

Answer 26

was a biochemist, criminalist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.