ANTH 246 Lecture 1 Study Guide.
forensic psychiatrists & psychologist - Answer asses individuals' competency to stand trial;
criminal profiling in serial crimes; interviewing suspects; etc.
forensic pathology - Answer cause and manner of death via autopsy
forensic anthropology - Answer estimating biological profile, trauma, post-mortem interval,
etc.
forensic genetics - Answer using dna to link biological evidence to a suspect or victim
bloodstain pattern analysis - Answer estimating direction, force, number of blows, etc. from
blood spatter
forensic entomology - Answer estimating time since death from insect types and activity
toxicology - Answer chemical analysis of body tissues/fluids to determine if a drug or poison
is present
what is the flowchart of responsibility in an investigation? - Answer police
medical examiner/coroner - CSI, forensic investigator
forensic science units
what is forensic science? - Answer the application of science to criminal and civil laws.
what is the difference between a coroner and a medical examiner? - Answer a coroner is an
elected official, and a medical examiner is an appointed position.
a medical examiner can perform autopsies at his/her discretion. a coroner decides if an autopsy
is performed, but does not perform it.
what is forensic pathology? - Answer the science of recognizing and determining disease and
injury, their effects on the human body, and the legal or forensic implications associated with
them.
forensic psychiatrists & psychologist - Answer asses individuals' competency to stand trial;
criminal profiling in serial crimes; interviewing suspects; etc.
forensic pathology - Answer cause and manner of death via autopsy
forensic anthropology - Answer estimating biological profile, trauma, post-mortem interval,
etc.
forensic genetics - Answer using dna to link biological evidence to a suspect or victim
bloodstain pattern analysis - Answer estimating direction, force, number of blows, etc. from
blood spatter
forensic entomology - Answer estimating time since death from insect types and activity
toxicology - Answer chemical analysis of body tissues/fluids to determine if a drug or poison
is present
what is the flowchart of responsibility in an investigation? - Answer police
medical examiner/coroner - CSI, forensic investigator
forensic science units
what is forensic science? - Answer the application of science to criminal and civil laws.
what is the difference between a coroner and a medical examiner? - Answer a coroner is an
elected official, and a medical examiner is an appointed position.
a medical examiner can perform autopsies at his/her discretion. a coroner decides if an autopsy
is performed, but does not perform it.
what is forensic pathology? - Answer the science of recognizing and determining disease and
injury, their effects on the human body, and the legal or forensic implications associated with
them.
