Review Questions
1. What is forensic science?
Forensic science is the application of sciences to the criminal justice system.
2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have?
Forensic scientists have to be in the lab, in the field, or teaching.
3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness?
The criteria used can be the level of education, years of experience in that field, what organizations they are in, and what works they have authored.
4. What are two of the ways that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death?
They may use Rigor Mortis to tell how long ago the muscles become rigid, and they may use Livor Mortis to determine when the blood settled in the body and stopped pumping.
5. What does a forensic anthropologist do?
A forensic anthropologist identifies and examines skeletal remains.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do you think it is so important to use proper methods when collecting evidence from a crime scene?
If the data collected at a crime scene is wrong, or has been tampered with, then someone may be guilty of a crime that they did not do.
2. Why do you think forensic science has been increasingly used by the criminal justice system?
It’s a great way to determine who was at the crime scene so you can better tell who did the crime.
3. Which of the forensic scientist’s responsibilities do you think would be the most challenging? Why?
I think the most challenging would be to
