Forensics Unit 2: Questions

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than _____ of Americans suffer from mental illness during a year's time.

25%

Adult human normal dentition includes _____ permanent teeth.

32

***The career preparation of a medical examiner includes at least _____.

4 years college plus 4 years medical school and certification as a medical doctor

_____ is an example of transient evidence at the crime scene on Willow Lane.

A lit cigarette in the ashtray near the dead body

_____ signs the death certificate documenting the cause of death in a crime.

A medical examiner

***Medicolegal does NOT describe the career of a _____.

Coroner

Which one of the following deaths would NOT necessitate an autopsy? - death of an ailing 86 year old woman - death of a teenager in an automobile crash - death of a 40 year old man at the scene of a robbery - death of the victim at the Willow Lane scene

Death of an ailing 86 year old woman

What is the minimum education required for a forensic odontologist?

Doctorate of Dental Science including residency, plus odontology experience, and course work

Which personal traits best describe a worker in the field of forensic pathology?

Ethical, able to withstand gore and odors, attention for detail, follows instructions accurately.

Crime scene documentation occurs mainly during the first walk-through.

False

Throughout history, mental illness has always been a problem to society and treated humanely.

False

Which of the following professionals must also be a medical doctor?

Forensic psychiatrist

The founder of American odontology as a means of identification of the dead is _____.

Paul Revere

_____ is the most common link between coroners, medical examiners, and forensic scientists.

Sudden death investigation

Which of the following is NOT an example of physical evidence? - Testimony of a witness - Fragments of broken glass near the accident scene - Fingerprints on the window - Footprints in the grass near the victim

Testimony of a witness

_____ compiled standards for accreditation for the Office of a Medical Examiner.

The National Association of Medical Examiners

Which of the following is NOT similar between a forensic team member and a medical team member? - They both wear protective clothing and gloves at the crime scene. - They are required to have professional training. - The focus of their work is toward upholding the law and protecting citizens. - Documentation and following protocols of their profession direct their actions at the crime scene.

The focus of heir work is toward upholding the law and protecting the citizens

_____ must give permission for an autopsy, except in the case of a crime-related death.

The next of kin

What are the rights to privacy when a doctor is giving a forensic patient information about a tumor?

The rights are the same as a nonforensic patient.

CSI technicians and first responders are similar in this way:

The usually do not need a college degree to obtain the job

In order to identify the handwriting on the paper, the expert would need _____.

a control handwriting sample from those involved

The chain of custody is an example of _____.

a protocol

Probably the greatest number of unknown victim identifications has taken place _____.

after mass disasters

Bite-mark study and computer technology _____.

along with DNA found at the site of the bite, is very compelling evidence

Many forensic odontologists _____.

also have a personal dental practice

Reconstruction of the crime is done _____.

at the crime scene as soon as possible

A lawsuit involving an employee who slipped on a wet floor and fell at work would be tried in a _____.

civil court

The head CSI person at the scene of the crime is NOT responsible to _____.

collect and document all the evidence personally

***Recent research has shown that pathologists need good _____ skills to reduce the risk of lawsuits against medical and legal agencies regarding wrongful death.

communication

***A psychiatric team is observing forensic patients to identify which ones might be best suited to participate in a community service project suggested by the courts. The team is involved in _____.

community service

Fingerprints found on the papers scattered across the lawn _____.

could belong to either the criminal or the victim, but are an example of Locard's Exchange Principle

It is the _____ to disprove and discredit evidence in the court room.

defense lawyer's job

Teeth are part of the body's _____ system.

digestive

The hardest substance of the body is _____.

enamel covering the teeth

***Dr. Edmond Locard is NOT known for _____.

establishing the corpus delicti

Forensic lab workers providing specialty skills in the lab are called _____.

forensic pathology technicians

The Locard Exchange Principle would identify _____ as physical evidence.

grass from the lawn stuck to the shoe of the suspect

Odontology would NOT be useful for _____.

identification of a perpetrator who left behind several cigarette butts and a trail of blood

Maintaining good ethics and skill base is important to the forensic lab worker _____.

in order to present honest and accurate evidence to the courts

The CSI investigator's initial "walk through" _____.

is done with the initial responding officer in order to obtain information observed upon first arrival at the scene

A suspect who fakes mental retardation in order to explain his innocence in a murder _____.

is malingering

A CSI investigator needs to have the following personal traits:

keen eye for observation, not overly bothered by gruesome situations, able to work long and unusual hours, able to meet demands of exact way of doing things

A CSI investigator

must be ethically committed to identifying truth and providing honest and accurate records for the court of law

***While being treated at a forensic center, a patient refuses treatment. According to patient rights, the patient _____ administered by the psychiatrist.

must submit to the treatment

In present day crime scene documentation, _____.

narrated videotaping should not replace note taking and photography completely, but rather be used alongside them

***A personal dentist is legally allowed to _____ in courts of law.

offer dental facts about personal injury due to malpractice

Identification of unknown victims using forensic odontological methods is most often made using _____.

personal dental records

A clean suit should be worn at the crime scene on Willow Lane by CSI personnel to _____.

protect against an unwanted transfer of evidence

A mental illness causing a man to think he is Napoleon and is now governing the world is called _____.

psychosis

The goal of _____ is to supply proof of guilt beyond a shadow of doubt.

reconstruction

Forensic health care hospital workers usually work in _____.

secured wards

Corpus delicti evidence at the Willow Lane crime scene includes _____.

the dead body along with spattered blood in the house

Recognition of the scene is when _____.

the entire scope and range of the scene is established and secured

Securing the crime scene includes _____.

the law enforcement officer taking command of the scene and setting boundaries so that uninformed persons cannot come on the scene, thus keeping both people and evidence safe

***Individual evidence should be taken from _____.

the two victims

While the CSI team is searching the crime scene, _____.

they are working to separate, label, and package evidence in order to keep the evidence from being contaminated

The purpose of evidence collection, processing, and analyzing is to _____.

use the evidence to identify links which will eventually help reconstruct the crime in such a way that it will stand up in court