Drugs
Narcotic
A non-industrially produced weapon
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Explosive material in a bullet
Gunpowder
Increase in temperature will affect decomposition in this manner.
Speed it up
Would a canine alert be considered presumptive or confirmatory?
Presumptive
Most common natural fiber
Cotton
Schedule I drug
An explosion produces a very large volume of ___
Gas
First action that begins the act of firing a bullet
Primer is struck by a firing pin
Study of postmortem changes to human remains
Forensic taphonomy
Name a bulk contraband detection technique
Thermal neutron analysis, x-ray, backscatter x-ray, millimeter wave scanning, computed tomography (CT)
Most common method of elemental analysis of glass.
ICP-MS
Substances designed to have similar effects to a controlled substance
New psychoactive substances
Smokeless powder is an example of a _____
Low explosive
Three key inorganic analytes used in GSR
Barium, antimony, and lead
Demonstrates the spatial variability of the soil in an area of interest.
Delineating sample
Event that had a profound effect on the landscape of homeland security today
9/11
A micro spectrophotometer makes measurements to give numerical values to this.
Color
The 2018 Farm Bill defines the percentage of _____ to differentiate between marijuana and hemp
THC
Homemade explosives are appealing because _____ (2 reasons)
Their ingredients are easily accessible and numerous. Manufacturing is easy.
Primary means of analysis of ILRs
GC/MS
3 components used to classify a soil
Clay, loam, and sand
The main disadvantage of IMS detection method
Poor resolution
Non-volatile, liquid portion of the paint (ex. Alkyds, vinyls)
Binder
Guidelines that give valid analysis schedules for suspected drugs.
OSAC Guidelines
Added to commercial explosives to improve detectability
Taggant
The adherence of a gas analyze to the surface of a substrate.
Adsorption
remote sending technique that measures distances by precisely timing a laser pulse emitted from the sensor to an object or s
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SCANNING
Trace detection method also capable of standoff detection up to 250 m
Raman spectroscopy
Used to identify monomers in polymeric substances, such as fibers or paints.
Pyrolysis GC/MS