Metric System
The base unit for mass
What is kilogram?
Information from our senses, what we pay attention to, perception, short-term memory, long-term memory
What is how information is processed in the brain?
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification
Who is Francis Galton?
"The Guilty Ac"t is the
voluntary action, state of omission, or state of
being that is prohibited being that is prohibited
by law
What is Actus Reus?
Evidence found at a crime scene may provide a link between a crime scene and a suspect
What is circumstantial evidence? (Indirect Evidence)
The liter represents
What is volume?
What a person perceives using his/her five senses
What is observation?
Developed the character Sherlock Holmes
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
“The Guilty Mind”” demonstrates a
deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act,
with reckless disregard for the consequences;
implies moral guilt
What is Mens Rea?
Examples are hair, body fluids, fiber, and fingerprints
What is trace evidence?
The prefix meaning 0.01
What is centi ?
Step by step process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions
What is the Scientific Method?
Developed a principle which states that once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur.
Who is Edmond Locard?
Related to the crime but not where the actual crime took place
What is secondary crime scene?
Evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
What is individual evidence?
15050 mg =______________ g
What is 15.050 grams?
Started in 1992, its purpose was to re-examine post-conviction cases using DNA evidence to provide conclusive proof of guile or innocence
What is the Innocence Project?
He wrote the book Criminal Investigation to discuss the benefits of using science in crime investigations
Who is Hans Gross?
The collection and documentation of evidence from crime scene to courtroom
What is chain of custody?
All of the women who worked in the building had to have a cheek swab performed by the investigator. This type of evidence is referred to as
What is class evidence?
Merlin is planning a party for 18 friends. She will be serving apple juice. If she serves 250 mL per friend, how many liters of juice will she need to buy?
What is 4.5 Liters?
A forensic investigator must clearly be able to
What is observe, interpret, and report?
Devised the first scientific system of personal identification of body measurements known anthropometry in 1879
Who is Alphonse Bertillion?
The fifth "s" of the 7 S's of a crime scene investigation
What is sketching the scene?
Examples are police body cameras, confessions, and eyewitness accounts
What is direct evidence?