Forensic Science 101
The application of scientific practices to answer legal questions.
What is forensic science?
The first police officer or medic to arrive to a crime scene.
What is the first responder?
This show is about 5 detectives and their snack-loving dog.
What is Scooby-Doo?
Someone who was present for the crime but did not commit it
What is a witness?
Any act against the law.
What is a crime?
The medical examination of a dead body to determine the time and manner of death.
What is an autopsy?
The type of police officer who gathers evidence from the scene of the crime to be analyzed.
What is a Detective?
This movie is also a popular board game.
What is Clue?
Someone the police have reason to believe committed a crime, but no concrete evidence is known.
What is a suspect?
An explanation that a suspect might give to explain why they did not commit the crime.
What is an alibi?
The place a crime is committed.
What is a crime scene?
This can be collected from the crime scene and used to identify the criminal.
What is evidence?
The longest-running primetime TV crime series in American TV.
What is Law and Order: SVU?
What is a victim?
A general term for a crime committed by young people.
What is Delinquency?
The study of bullet paths/impacts and fired weapons.
What is ballistics?
The term associated with a criminal's intent or reason for committing a crime.
What is motive?
The serial killer portrayed by Zac Efron 2019 movie, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile"
Who is Ted Bundy?
A forensic scientist that investigates the origin of fires. (Hint: What is a fire called when it was started on purpose and with criminal intent?)
What is an Arson Investigator/Arson Examiner/Arson Scientist?
Something that is unique to everyone, including identical twins.
What are fingerprints?
Proof that doesn't directly show a fact, but can be used to make logical inferences.
What is circumstantial evidence?
The "gold standard" of forensic science. Known to be the most accurate in identifying criminals.
What is DNA Analysis?
This genre of movie was popularized in the 1950's and is highlighted by dark, brooding, intricate detective stories traditionally shot in black-and-white.
What is Film Noir?
The scientist that tests unknown substances that were gathered at a crime scene.
What is a Chemist/Toxicologist?
A strange term for evidence that can be misinterpreted and lead a detective the wrong way. It has a color in it.
What is a Red Herring?