7. Согласитесь или опровергните утверждения, используя ту или иную речевую модель.

Models: a) I fully agree with the statement.

b) I am afraid, I can’t agree with it.

1. Forensic science means science applied to criminal and civil law.

2. Criminalistics refers to the many types of physical evidence generated by crime scenes.

3. Criminalistics excludes fire and explosive residues.

4. The forensic pathologist is a medical doctor who has special­ized in forensic psychology and psychiatry.

5. The cause of death is the type of death.

6. If anthropologists have the right bones, gender can be determined.

7. An anthropologist constructs a face and then makes judg­ments as to the appearance of the person.

8. The majority of the work of forensic engineers is in the investigation of the cases of environmental pollution.

9. By inspecting the corpse, forensic entomologists can give a pretty good reason of the death.

8. Выпишите из текста ключевые слова, описывающие каждую из областей судебной экспертизы. Используя выписанные слова, составьте определения каждого научного направления.

1. Criminalistics - fingerprints, questioned documents,___________________

2. Pathology - dead bodies, autopsies,_________________________________

3. Anthropology - skeletal remains,___________________________________

4. Engineering - a mechanical or structural entity, _______________________

5. Entomology - flies, blowflies, _____________________________________

9. Работа в парах. Прочитайте дефиниции термина «Судебная наука». Выберите то, которое, по Вашему мнению, наиболее точно и в соответствующем объеме объясняет суть понятия. Представьте в аудитории обоснования своей точки зрения.

Definition of Forensic Science 1

Forensic science is the application of natural sciences to matters of the law. In practice, forensic science draws upon physics, chemistry, biology, and other scientific principles and methods. Forensic science is concerned with the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence. Forensic scientists present their findings as expert witnesses in the court of law.

(Midwest Forensics Resource Center at the U.S. Dept. of Energy)

Definition of Forensic Science 2

The word “forensic” means “pertaining to the law”; forensic science resolves legal issues by applying scientific principles to them.

(Hall Dillon, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Definition of Forensic Science 3

Forensic science is a multidisciplinary subject used for examining crime scenes and gathering evidence to be used in prosecution of offenders in a court of law. Forensic science techniques are also used to examine compliance with international agreements regarding weapons of mass destruction.

The main areas used in forensic science are biology, chemistry, and medicine, although the science also includes the use of physics, computer science, geology, and psychology. Forensic scientists examine objects, substances (including blood or drug samples), chemicals (paints, explosives, toxins), tissue traces (hair, skin), or impressions (fingerprints or tidemarks) left at the crime scene. The majority of forensic scientists specialize in one area of science.

(Gale Encyclopedia of Espionage and Intellegence)

Definition of Forensic Science 4

Forensic science is the scientific analysis and documentation of evidence suitable for legal proceedings. Many people have heard the term “forensics” used to describe school debate clubs. There is a similarity between these two forms of the word. In academic forensics, political or other issues are debated between two teams using a logical approach, and likewise in forensic science the debate (or comparison) is between the physical evidence and the known or suspected circumstances about an event.

Forensic scientists determine scientific facts from the evidence they evaluate and may testify as expert witnesses in civil or criminal courts or other legal proceedings. It is the responsibility of the lawyers, judges, and juries to prosecute, defend, and judge the guilt or innocence of an individual accused of wrongdoing. It is the responsibility of the forensic scientist to present the scientific facts in a fair, objective manner based on accepted scientific methods to facilitate the decision.

(Hamilton County Forensic Center)

Definition of Forensic Science 5

Forensic science is the recognition, collection, identification, individualization, and interpretation of physical evidence, and the application of science and medicine for criminal and civil law, or regulatory purposes. (McGraw-Hill Science &Technology Dictionary)

10. Используя выбранное Вами определение в задании 9 и ключевые слова для описания основных видов судебных экспертиз из задания 8, напишите небольшое эссе о предмете судебной экспертизы (120-150 слов). Используйте логико-грам­матические лексические единицы, которые подразделяются на смысловые классы:

1) соединение и логическая последовательность идей (and, also, apart from, besides, further more, in addition to, moreover, simultaneously, thus, too, ...),

2) парафраз и наложение (as if, in the same way, in like manner, like, similarly, ...),

3) причин­ность (accordingly, as, because, consequently, hence, once, since, therefore, as long as, owing to, ...),

4) контраст и сопоставление (alternatively, although, but if, however, nevertheless, otherwise, in spite of, on the other hand, ...),

5) ограничение (except, impossible, occasionally, only, unless, if, only when, ...),

6) предположение (con­clude, confirm, consider, reduce, imagine, suppose, in principle,

it follows, ...),

UNIT 3. FORENSIC JOBS AND EDUCATION