Modules 1 Review and Critical Thinking Questions
Review Questions
1. Forensic Science is the use of science within the criminal justice system in order to assist in studying criminal acts.
2. A forensic scientist must analyze evidence from crime scenes, provide an expert testimony during court cases, and assist in training other law enforcement employees to properly gather crime scene evidence to ensure it is not contaminated.
3. Criteria used to establish someone as an expert witness includes one's educational degrees, career experience in a specified field, books and publications, and professional organization memberships.
4. Two ways a forensic pathologists may help determine the time of death include Rigor Mortis, or the body's rigidness 24 to 36 hours after death, and Algor Mortis, which is the gradual cooling of a deceased body.
5. A forensic anthropologist examines skeletal remains to help identify severely burned or mutilated bodies, as well as estimate the time of death. They may also help with facial reconstruction.
Critical Thinking
1. It is important to use proper methods while collecting evidence from a crime scene because evidence is extremely important in solving a crime, and improper collection could corrupt the entire investigation. Evidence may become contaminated if proper methods are not used, which could severely effect analysis outcomes. Additionally, specific procedures must be followed for evidence to be used in a court room. Therefore, it is extremely important to gather evidence with proper methods in order for that evidence to be useful in a court of law.
2. Forensic science has been increasingly used by the criminal justice system because of its growing accessibility. Technological advances over the last hundred years have made methods such as finger printing, blood and DNA analysis, and other forms of identification much easier for forensic scientists to perform, thus paving the way for the development of this field. Similarly, there has been an increased popularity for
1. Forensic Science is the use of science within the criminal justice system in order to assist in studying criminal acts.
2. A forensic scientist must analyze evidence from crime scenes, provide an expert testimony during court cases, and assist in training other law enforcement employees to properly gather crime scene evidence to ensure it is not contaminated.
3. Criteria used to establish someone as an expert witness includes one's educational degrees, career experience in a specified field, books and publications, and professional organization memberships.
4. Two ways a forensic pathologists may help determine the time of death include Rigor Mortis, or the body's rigidness 24 to 36 hours after death, and Algor Mortis, which is the gradual cooling of a deceased body.
5. A forensic anthropologist examines skeletal remains to help identify severely burned or mutilated bodies, as well as estimate the time of death. They may also help with facial reconstruction.
Critical Thinking
1. It is important to use proper methods while collecting evidence from a crime scene because evidence is extremely important in solving a crime, and improper collection could corrupt the entire investigation. Evidence may become contaminated if proper methods are not used, which could severely effect analysis outcomes. Additionally, specific procedures must be followed for evidence to be used in a court room. Therefore, it is extremely important to gather evidence with proper methods in order for that evidence to be useful in a court of law.
2. Forensic science has been increasingly used by the criminal justice system because of its growing accessibility. Technological advances over the last hundred years have made methods such as finger printing, blood and DNA analysis, and other forms of identification much easier for forensic scientists to perform, thus paving the way for the development of this field. Similarly, there has been an increased popularity for