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