7. Forensic Examination

Question 1

What role does forensics play in modern policing?

Answer 1

Forensics helps to prove or disprove a suspect’s involvement.

Question 2

What key actions are involved in forensic examination?

Answer 2

• Fingerprints and DNA collection
• Ballistics analysis
• Blood pattern analysis
• Toxicology
• Digital forensics

Question 3

What is the purpose of fingerprint and DNA analysis in forensics?

Answer 3

To collect evidence from weapons, clothing, or surfaces at a crime scene.

Question 4

What does ballistics analysis involve?

Answer 4

Matching firearms to bullets and gunpowder residue.

Question 5

What can blood pattern analysis determine?

Answer 5

How a violent crime occurred.

Question 6

What is the focus of toxicology in forensic examination?

Answer 6

Identifying drugs, alcohol, or poisons in a person’s system.

Question 7

What does digital forensics encompass?

Answer 7

Recovering deleted files, tracking online activity, and analyzing mobile data.

Question 8

True or False: Digital forensics only involves analyzing physical evidence.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Fill in the blank: _______ analysis involves matching firearms to bullets.

Answer 9

[Ballistics]