1.06 Review and Critical Thinking
1.06 Review and Critical Thinking
Review Questions
1. What is forensic science?
Forensic science is the application of science toward the criminal justice system.
2. What three tasks or abilities does a forensic scientist have?
Forensic scientists collect and analyze the evidence, give an expert testimony, and train other law enforcement individuals on how to record and collect evidence.
3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness?
In order for someone to be considered an expert witness, courts take into consideration the persons education degrees, the number of experience that the person has in this certain field, any professional organizations that the person is either a member of or if their the leader in any organizations, and if that person has publishes any books or anything they have authored.
4. What are two of the ways that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death?
One way that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death would be with Rigor Mortis and Liver Mortis conditions. When the muscles of the body relax and become rigid, it’s called Rigor Mortis, and this happens twenty-four hours after the time of death and then goes away after about thirty-six hours. Liver Mortis happens soon after death too. This condition in the body happens as the blood stops pumping through the body and settles in the lowest parts of the body toward the ground. Another condition that can determine the time of death is Algor Mortis. Algor Mortis is the gradual cooling of the body after death. Forensic pathologists would consider factors as in where the body is, the air temperature, and the size of the body to determine the temperature to determine the time of death.
5. What does a forensic anthropologist do?
Forensic anthropologists have a lot of jobs. They help identify the victims of disasters, help determine whether bones and skeletal remains are from a long ago burial or whether
Review Questions
1. What is forensic science?
Forensic science is the application of science toward the criminal justice system.
2. What three tasks or abilities does a forensic scientist have?
Forensic scientists collect and analyze the evidence, give an expert testimony, and train other law enforcement individuals on how to record and collect evidence.
3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness?
In order for someone to be considered an expert witness, courts take into consideration the persons education degrees, the number of experience that the person has in this certain field, any professional organizations that the person is either a member of or if their the leader in any organizations, and if that person has publishes any books or anything they have authored.
4. What are two of the ways that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death?
One way that a forensic pathologist might use to help determine the time of death would be with Rigor Mortis and Liver Mortis conditions. When the muscles of the body relax and become rigid, it’s called Rigor Mortis, and this happens twenty-four hours after the time of death and then goes away after about thirty-six hours. Liver Mortis happens soon after death too. This condition in the body happens as the blood stops pumping through the body and settles in the lowest parts of the body toward the ground. Another condition that can determine the time of death is Algor Mortis. Algor Mortis is the gradual cooling of the body after death. Forensic pathologists would consider factors as in where the body is, the air temperature, and the size of the body to determine the temperature to determine the time of death.
5. What does a forensic anthropologist do?
Forensic anthropologists have a lot of jobs. They help identify the victims of disasters, help determine whether bones and skeletal remains are from a long ago burial or whether