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Forensic Science
Name: ___________________________________________ Period:______
ACROSS CLUES
2. Another name for Forensic Science
3. Location of the first case ever recorded using forensic
science
4. A lie detector test
5. A machine that creates a unique voiceprint of a person’s
voice or other sounds
7. Type of Forensic Science that deals with identity theft
and other electronic crimes
8. Used body measurements to identify criminals before
fingerprinting was established
9. A type of preventative law, such as the creation of
restraining orders
11. Private law
13. A major crime, such as murder
15. To plead guilty to a lesser crime to avoid court
18. Established the first crime lab in the US
19. Public law
20. Type of Forensic Science that deals with autopsies and
determining cause of death
22. Discovered ABO blood groups
23. Crime lab that handles weapons, explosives, cigarettes,
alcoholic beverages, and any related taxes
27. Crime scene unit that matches bullets and casings to
specific firearms
29. The study and application of science to matters of the
law
32. Type of Forensic Science that deals with identification
of drugs and poisons
33. A minor crime, such as battery
35. Type of Forensic Science that uses insects to determine
time and location of death
36. Type of Forensic Science that deals with body
identification using dental records
38. To formally accuse a person of a crime in court
39. Fingerprints that are not visible
40. Type of Forensic Science that determines causes of car
accidents and building collapses
41. Famous detective in literature and film
42. The paper trail that documents the possession of
evidence collected from a crime scene
DOWN CLUES
1. This must be established in order for police to obtain a
search or arrest warrant
6. When someone is repeatedly tried for the same crime in
the same court
10. Evidence found in small quantities
12. The location of Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Headquarters
14. A plea that neither admits nor denies committing a
crime
16. Proved the uniqueness of fingerprints and wrote the
first fingerprinting manual
17. Ohio’s official crime lab
21. Known as the Father of Forensic Toxicology
24. Part of the US Constitution which protects individual
rights
25. Maintains the largest crime lab in the world
26. Type of Forensic Science that deals with identification
of victims based on skeletal remains
28. Type of Forensic Science that deals with body fluid
evidence, such as urine, blood, and semen
30. This type of law is based on judicial opinions and
precedents
31. Crime lab that handles drugs seized in federal cases
33. Warning given to arrestees that informs them of their
rights
34. Type of reasoning used to draw conclusions from
evidence
37. This type of law is based on the Constitution
Short Answer: Answer these questions on a half sheet of paper and staple to this handout.
1. Discuss differences between civil and criminal cases.
2. What is the purpose of a preliminary hearing? What question(s) is the judge asking?
3. What must a defendant prove to be found ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’?
Teacher Answer Key:
ACROSS CLUES
2. Criminalistics
3. China
4. Polygraph
5. Sound Spectrograph
7. Computer Science
8. Bertillon
9. Equity
11. Civil
13. Felony
15. Plea Bargain
18. Vollmer
19. Criminal
20. Pathology
22. Landsteiner
23. ATF
27. Ballistics
29. Forensics
32. Toxicology
33. Misdemeanor
35. Entomology
36. Odontology
38. Indict
39. Latent
40. Engineering
41. Sherlock Holmes
42. Chain Of Custody
Short Answer:
1. Discuss differences between civil and criminal cases.
Civil
 Private law- refers to disputes between
individuals
 Individuals bring the suit to court
 Punishable by fines or transfer of property
 “Preponderance of evidence” is required to
convict
DOWN CLUES
1. Probably Cause
6. Double jeopardy
10. Trace And Transfer
12. London
14. No Contest
16. Galton
17. BCI
21. Orfila
24. Bill of Rights
25. FBI
26. Anthropology
28. Serology
30. Common
31. DEA
33. Miranda
34. Deductive
37. Statutory
Criminal
 Public law- deals with regulation and
enforcement of rights
 Prosecution brings suit to court; the state is the
plaintiff
 Punishable by fines, community service,
probation, incarceration, life in prison, or capital
punishment
 Proving “guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” is
required to convict
2. What is the purpose of a preliminary hearing? What question(s) is the judge asking?
 To determine whether a person charged with a crime should be held for trial
 Courts have so much going on that they simply cannot afford to take every arrest/ charge through criminal
proceedings. The judge is asking, is there enough evidence to proceed? Is there probable cause for the case to
go forward?
3. What must a defendant prove to be found ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’?
 At the time of the crime, the defendant was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of
their actions.