Crime scene Investigation
The first step a investigator takes upon arriving at a crime scene
Securing the scene
The protein in red blood cells that gives blood its red color and helps forensic tests detect blood
hemoglobin
The three main types of fingerprint patterns
Loops, Whorls, Arches
This type of autopsy focuses on determine cause of death for legal cases
forensic autopsy
Evidence that is small but measurable is known as this type of evidence
trace evidence
the study of bloodstain patterns to determine the events of a crime
bloodstain patterns analysis
This type of fingerprint is not visible to the naked eye
latent fingerprints
The official cause of death is determined by this type of doctor
forensic pathologist
Making a detailed sketch of the area
crime scene mapping
The velocity of impact determines the size of blood spatter, Gunshot sounds make this type of splatter
High-velocity spatter
the automated system used by law enforcement to match fingerprints
AFIS
this term describes the stiffening of the Body after death
rigor mortis
This term describes evidence that puts a suspect at the scene but does not prove them guilty
circumstantial evidence
Blood drops with elongated tails indicate the blood was moving in this way
an angle or in motion
This method using super glue fumes helps visualize fingerprints on non porous surfaces
cyanoacrylate fuming
The pooling of blood after death that helps determine body position at the time of death
livor mortis
A method used to systematically search a crime scene in a line, grid, or spiral pattern
crime scene search pattern
This test is named after a scientist and is a presumptive test for detecting blood at crime scene
The process of comparing ridge characteristics to match fingerprints is called
minutiae analysis
the rate at which a body typically loses heat after death
1.5*F per hour