Chapter 19. Conclusion

Chapter 19. Conclusion.

TRUE/FALSE. Write "T" if the statement is true and "F" if it is false

1. Ethics of forensic anthropology can be divided into professional and personal.
Answer: True      p. 373

2. 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.
Answer: False      p. 374

3. Given the levels of certainty described in Chapter 19, forensic anthropological estimation of age at death can be told with "certainty."
Answer: False      p. 375

4. 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.
Answer: True      p. 374 – 375

5. 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.
Answer: True      p. 376

6. 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.
Answer: False      p. 377 – 378

7. The appendixes of the final report should contain sections that present the details of the analyses performed by the forensic anthropologist.
Answer: True      p. 378

8. A pre-trial meeting is not a particularly important step for forensic anthropologists when presenting courtroom testimony.
Answer: False      p. 379

9. The testimonies of forensic anthropologists are least likely to be impeached if they embrace the ethics of their profession.
Answer: True      p. 380

10. Forensic anthropologists are well-respected members of the anthropological community.
Answer: False      p. 381




MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

11. 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
Answer: D      p. 373 – 381

12. 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: A      p. 374

13. 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: D      p. 374 – 376

14. 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
Answer: C      p. 374 – 376

15. 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
Answer: D      p. 375



16. 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
Answer: C      p. 374 – 377

17. 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
Answer: D      p. 377 – 378

18. 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
Answer: A      p. 378 – 380

19. 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
Answer: B      p. 378 – 380

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
Answer: D      p. 378 – 380