CSI & FP
Hairs fibers firearms
drugs and decomp
blood and dna
random
100
The single greatest cause of wrongful convictions is..
Eyewitness Misidentification
100
What mechanism causes the bullet to spin?
Rifling
100
how does entomology help investigators? What specifically is examined to determine this?
Time of death.. Lifecycle of the bugs or species succession
100
what has to happen before we can perform gel electrophoresis?
PCR- we have to make copies!
100
who is the most well known US serial killer?
Jeffrey Dahmer
200
What is essential to maintain so that evidence remains admissable in court?
Chain of Custody
200
what are the 3 sources of natural fibers
animal, plants, minerals
200
what are the 2 smells that makeup decay and what process does it come from?
Putrescine & Cadaverine. Autolysis
200
what are the 3 categories of bloodstain patterns & give one example of each
Passive: Drop or pool
Active: gunshot, arterial
Transfer: wipe or swipe
200
a shrimps heart is located in it's.....
head :p
300
What is the 4th Amendment?
Must have a search warrant
300
Thinking about a cartidge, Give 3 examples of tool marks that could be used as INDIVIDUAL evidence
1.Breechface marks
2.Firing Pin Impression
3.Extractor Mark
4.Ejector Mark
5.Striations
300
We talked about the metabolism process of alcohol from start to finish- list the 3 steps in order.
Absorption
Distribution
Elimination
300
Give two things that gel electrophoresis helps determine
Who the father is & If the suspects dna matches the crime scene
300
What are the seven colors of the rainbow in order?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, indigo
400
What is the specific pattern if this is on the right index finger?
Central Pocket Whorl
400
Make 3 specific observations about this casing.
- RP is the manufacturer
-Caliber is a 9 mm Luger
-Arched Breechface
-Has been fired/spent (there's a firing pin impression)
400
what is the main difference between a Schedule 1 and schedule 2 drug?
Schedule 1 has NO medicinal purposes, Schedule 2 are prescribed for medicinal purposes
400
How has technology advancements helped in solving cold cases?
Gave us CODIS!!
Allows us to use geneology
Helps us match suspects to multiple crimes
400
what is/was the best selling show on broadway?
The Lion King (Hitting at 1.8 billion dollars)
500
What is the online database for fingerprints & what do they look at to identify a print?
AFIS & Minutiaes
500
what are two ways you can tell between human & animal hair WITHOUT dna testing?
Look at the thickness of the medulla
Look at the Texture of the cuticle pattern
Look at the cortex pigment (darker to light or lighter on outside and darker in middle)
500
give me 3 classes of drugs we discussed with 1 example in EACH category
Stimulants: Cocaine, Adderall
Depressants: GHB,Rohypnol
Club Drugs: LSD, Cocaine
Hallucinogens: LSD, PCP
Gateway: Alcohol,Marijuana
Poisons & toxins: Anthrax,Arsenic
500
Name 1 test used at a crime scene to help examine blood. What question for investigators does this answer?
Luminol- Is it blood?
Kastle Meyer- Is it blood?
Hemastix- Is it blood?
DNA testing- WHOSE blood?
Precipitin Test- is it animal or human?
500
as of 2024, what state has the LOWEST amount of Homicides (according to statistics)
New Hampshire!