Intro and Observations
What is "Every contact leaves a trace"
Locard's exchange principle
To develop a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its completion
Crime scene reconstruction
Three patterns of fingerprints
Loop
Arch
Whorl
A document of known origin used for comparison...
Exemplar
Segment of DNA that contains info to produce a protein
Gene
This forensic specialty involves experts who determine the cause and manner of death
Pathology
What does ADAPT stand for?
Assess
Detain
Arrest
Protect
Take Notes
Points where print ridges come together or end are called...
Minutiae
Documents that are made, adapted or falsified with intention to deceive...
Forgeries
Approximately how many base pairs are there in human DNA?
3 billion
Our interpretation of what we take in using our senses is called...
Perception
What are the two methods of measuring a crime scene?
Rectangular Coordinate
Triangulation
Two methods of lifting prints on non-porous surfaces...
Cyanoacrylate (superglue)
Technique for separating and identifying components of mixtures
Chromatography
Used to trace maternal relatives, found in hair, bones and teeth.
Testifying to a court about your specific forensic specialty is known as a...
expert witness
Firsthand observations of a crime (eyewitness, video camera, confession) is considered what type of evidence?
This method reacts with the amino acids left behind in a print...
What does ESDA stand for?
Electrostatic Detection Apparatus
Three steps of creating a DNA profile...
Extraction
Amplification
Gel Electrophoresis
Not observing details or events that are in plain sight because your attention is focused on something else is...
inattentional blindness
substances obtained from a victim, suspect, or other sources used for comparison...
Reference Sample
Based on the notes (not current data) how many fingerprint records are in AFIS?
70 million
One of the 12 handwriting characteristics: crosses and dots on T's and I's
Diacritics
How many are currently being used?
STR - Short Tandem Repeats
20 (since 2017)