Evidence
Who, what, where, when,why, witnesses? how? who had the opportunity
What is a fingerprint?
An impression formed from the ridges on fingers. Unique to each human.
Name three animals used by police
dogs, (german shepards bloodhounds) and pigs
What does MO stand for and its meaning:
Modus Operandi and the entire way a criminal commits a crime.
What is forensics?
A science used in detection of crimes.
What is blowback?
particles sucked in to the gun barrel
Three Types of Fingerprinting police look for at a crime scene
Visible or patent, plastic, latent
Name at least 3 advantages to having dogs help police:
Work for food, not money,
size, run faster, good sense of smell, run farther, scarier, save lives
Name two places could you find a person's DNA?
skin, hair, tooth, bone marrow, urine, saliva, and sweat.
What is an etomologists?
Study insects on deceased bodies to determine time of the death.
Toward the force
Name at least three ways to develop fingerprints
Dust, sticky tape, fuming, chemical
What are dogs trained to do? Name at least three things
drug sniffers, firearms, explosives, arson, illegal fruits and meats, rescue
Who could have the same DNA?
Identical Twins
What doe Odonatologists do?
Study bite marks
If a weapon is found at the scene, what is one thing they look for:
fingerprints, serial number, particles
Three main classifications of fingerprints
loops, arches, and whorls
Name two parts of plant that help police
seeds, leaves, bark, pollen, wood
Four types of blood
A, B, AB, O
What do anthropologists do?
Work with bones and joints to determine cause of death and identity of the victim.
Explain how a car can help track down a suspect and be used as evidence.
Make, model, year, color, paint chips, layers of paint, tire prints and impressions.
What is fuming?
Fingerprinting method by heating a glue like substance, it evaporates, and clings to the fingerprint creating formed, hard, visible ridges.
Name two things wood can be analyzed for
type of tree, color, tool marks, paints, stains, varnishes, tree rings and other natural marks.
How can teeth be used as evidence?
Bite marks at a crime, size, shape of teeth, crooked, jagged, or missing teeth show up on the bite mark
This scientist identifies the type of soil found at a crime scene.
Geologist