Module One Text QuestionsReview Questions1 What
Module One: Text Questions
Review Questions
1. What is forensic science?
Is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past which is then used in the criminal justice system.
2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have?
Toxicology, biology, and chemistry.
3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness?
Courts typically take into consideration a person's education degrees, the number of years of experience that the person has in the field, any professional organizations that the person is a member of, and any books or other publications that the person has authored.
4. What are two of the ways that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death?
Following a person's death, the muscles of the body relax and then become rigid. Rigor Mortis, as this rigidity is known, occurs within 24 hours after death and goes away after about 36 hours. Liver Mortis also happens soon after death. This condition in the body happens as the blood stops pumping through the body and settles in the parts of the body lowest to the ground. This condition occurs within the first 12 hours after death.
5. What does a forensic anthropologist do?
Specializes in the identification and examination of skeletal remains. Forensic anthropologists may also be called on to help identify the victims of disasters like fires, explosions, and plane crashes, where bodies may be burned or mutilated in some way. Forensic anthropologists help determine whether bones and skeletal remains are from a long ago burial that has been unearthed or whether they are from a more recent death, that may require investigation.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do you think it is so important to use proper methods when collecting evidence from a crime scene?
I you do the methods properly you have the best chance at collecting data that could help you in a case. If you do the methods wrong than you can eliminate people from
Review Questions
1. What is forensic science?
Is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past which is then used in the criminal justice system.
2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have?
Toxicology, biology, and chemistry.
3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness?
Courts typically take into consideration a person's education degrees, the number of years of experience that the person has in the field, any professional organizations that the person is a member of, and any books or other publications that the person has authored.
4. What are two of the ways that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death?
Following a person's death, the muscles of the body relax and then become rigid. Rigor Mortis, as this rigidity is known, occurs within 24 hours after death and goes away after about 36 hours. Liver Mortis also happens soon after death. This condition in the body happens as the blood stops pumping through the body and settles in the parts of the body lowest to the ground. This condition occurs within the first 12 hours after death.
5. What does a forensic anthropologist do?
Specializes in the identification and examination of skeletal remains. Forensic anthropologists may also be called on to help identify the victims of disasters like fires, explosions, and plane crashes, where bodies may be burned or mutilated in some way. Forensic anthropologists help determine whether bones and skeletal remains are from a long ago burial that has been unearthed or whether they are from a more recent death, that may require investigation.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do you think it is so important to use proper methods when collecting evidence from a crime scene?
I you do the methods properly you have the best chance at collecting data that could help you in a case. If you do the methods wrong than you can eliminate people from