Forensic Science Jeopardy

FINGERPRINTING

100

What is the most common type of fingerprint patterns?

Loop - 65% of the population have the Loop pattern

200

NAME THE THREE TYPES OF FINGERPRINT PATTERNS

ARCH

LOOP

WHORL

300

WHAT IS THE SIMPLEST TYPE OF FINGERPRINT PATTERN?

THE ARCH

400

PRINTS LEFT AT A CRIME SCENE FALL INTO ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES - CAN YOU NAME THE THREE CATEGORIES?

PATENT

PLASTIC

LATENT

500

THIS TYPE OF PRINT IS MADE BY A HAND THAT HAD BLOOD, GREASE, OIL  OR SOME OTHER GREASY SUBSTANCE ON IT

PATENT PRINTS

TRUE OR FALSE

100

TRUE OR FALSE - TWINS HAVE THE SAME EXACT FINGERPINTS

FALSE - NO TWO PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME FINGERPRINTS, NOT EVEN TWINS

200

TRUE OR FALSE - EVERYONE OBSERVES AND WITNESSES THE SAME THINGS THE EXACT SAME WAY

FALSE - OBSERVATIONS ARE OFTEN SEEN DIFFERENTLY BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE

300

TRUE OR FALSE - HAIR IS CONSIDERED TO BE TRACE EVIDENCE

TRUE - TRACE EVIDENCE INCLUDES HAIR, FIBERS OR SKIN CELLS

400

TRUE OR FALSE - EVIDENCE ALWAYS PROVES THAT A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED

FALSE - EVIDENCE IS NOT ALWAYS PROOF THAT A CRIME HAS BEEN COMITTED

500

TRUE OR FALSE - FORENSICS IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MURDER

FALSE - FORENSICS IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CRIMES, NOT JUST MURDERS

VOCABULARY

100

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE A CRIME HAPPENS

CRIME SCENE

200

THIS IS THE PERSON WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPECT AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HELPED COMMIT THE CRIME

ACCOMPLICE

300

THIS IS WHERE A SUSPECT WAS DURING THE CRIME

ALIBI

400

THE PERSON WHO HAS INFORMATION REGARDING A CRIME

EYEWITNESS

500

Autopsy

An Examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death

DEFINITIONS

100

WHAT IS A SUSPECT?

THE SUSPECT IS THE PERSON THAT MAY HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME

200

FORENSICS

THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CRIMES

300

SUSPECT

A PERSON WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME

400

EVIDENCE

ITEMS FOUND AT A CRIME SCENE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HELP SOLVE THE CRIME

500

The doctor who examines dead bodies to find out the cause of death.

Pathologist or Medical Examiner

EVIDENCE

100

HOW MANY TYPES OF EVIDENCE ARE THERE?

THREE

200

NAME THE TYPES OF EVIDENCE

TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE

TRACE EVIDENCE

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

300

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE?

WEAPONS

BODY

BLOOD

400

WHAT IS AN EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY?

A VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY AN EYEWITNESS

500

What is the substance called that carries genetic material?

DNA