Deck 19: Conclusion

Question 1

Ethics of forensic anthropology can be divided into professional and personal.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is part of the bylaws of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences?

A) Ethical responsibilities
B) Final report
C) Courtroom appearances
D) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When a forensic anthropologist presents the measurement of a humerus as 320 mm, he/she is presenting which level of certainty?

A) Speculation
B) Possible
C) Probable
D) Certainty

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When a forensic anthropologist calculates the stature of a person from the measurement of a 320 mm humerus, he/she is presenting which level of certainty?

A) Speculation
B) Possible
C) Probable
D) Certainty

Question 5

When a forensic anthropologist presents data from antemortem and postmortem radiographs that indicate agreement between the two, he/she is presenting which level of certainty?

A) Speculation
B) Possible
C) Probable
D) Certainty

Question 6

When forensic anthropologists choose not to perform an analysis because the conditions are such that the quality of their work would be compromised, they are following the premises of which of the following?

A) Professional ethics
B) Personal ethics
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A or B

Question 7

Which of the following should be included in the final report of a forensic anthropology report?

A) Background of case
B) Condition of remains
C) Inventory of remains
D) All of the above

Question 8

What part of courtroom testimony involves ensuring that the forensic anthropologist is competent to offer an opinion on human skeletal remains?

A) Establishing qualifications
B) Direct examination
C) Cross-examination
D) Impeachment of testimony

Question 9

What part of courtroom testimony involves the forensic anthropologist presenting the basic aspects of a case involving human skeletal remains?

A) Establishing qualifications
B) Direct examination
C) Cross-examination
D) Impeachment of testimony

Question 10

Which of the following involves the honest presentation of data by forensic anthropologists in judicial cases?

A) Ethical responsibilities
B) Final report
C) Courtroom appearances
D) All of the above

Question 11

Forensic anthropologists are well-respected members of the anthropological community.

Question 12

The deferment to the proper authorities concerning the details of a forensic case is part of the honesty part of professional ethics of a forensic anthropologist.

Question 13

Given the levels of certainty described in Chapter 19, forensic anthropological estimation of age at death can be told with ""certainty.""

Question 14

When forensic anthropologists say that there is a general tendency for females to be smaller and more lightly built than males, they are fulfilling their ethical responsibility of honesty.

Question 15

When a forensic anthropologist notes that the length of a decedent's femur was 400 mm, he/she is making a distinction between data and opinion.

Question 16

The one page summary of the final report should contain answers to all of the questions posed by Clyde Snow quoted in chapter 1 of the textbook that have supporting data.

Question 17

The appendixes of the final report should contain sections that present the details of the analyses performed by the forensic anthropologist.

Question 18

A pre-trial meeting is not a particularly important step for forensic anthropologists when presenting courtroom testimony.

Question 19

The testimonies of forensic anthropologists are least likely to be impeached if they embrace the ethics of their profession.

Question 20

What part of courtroom testimony involves showing inadequacies in the methods used by the forensic anthropologist in examining human skeletal remains?

A) Establishing qualifications
B) Direct examination
C) Redirect examination
D) Impeachment of testimony