Survey of Forensics
A general technique that separates individual particles from a mixture, usually paired with a detector such as a Mass Spectrometer.
What is Chromatography?
What are loops, arches, and whorls?
The A in ACE-V.
What is Analysis?
A packaging that creates mold and condensation with damp evidence.
What is a plastic bag?
The forensics department is headed by a former state trooper.
Who is Dr. Valentin?
Drug testing in the workplace can vary in matrix, but is there is one matrix more common than the rest.
What is urine?
This material used to visualize and collect fingerprints with tape can be magnetic and vary in several different colors.
What is fingerprint powder?
A three dimensional footprint can be cast using this material commonly used in odontology.
What is dental stone?
This search pattern is best for large crime scenes that take place outdoors.
Two acceptable answers.
What is a spiral search pattern?
Also accepted:
What is a quadrant search pattern?
The MSFT program was created by this professor to cater to individuals seeking to work on scene during investigations.
Who is Professor Torre?
In Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) there is an expected number of base pairs needed that repeats three times.
What are 4 base repeats?
Super Glue is 98-99% made up of this chemical. Both words needed for the full point.
What is cyanoacrylate ester?
Striations caused on firearms evidence result from these two characteristics that make up the inside of a gun barrel.
What are lands and grooves?
When photographing evidence, the evidence ruler may be distorted if the camera is not held at this specific angle.
What is a 90 degree angle?
If you're a plant lover, this professor will gladly give you portions of their overgrown succulent.
Who is Dr. Fikiet?
Jimmy Hendrix, Marilyn Monroe, and Judy Garland all died at the hands of a class of drugs also known as "downers".
What are barbiturates?
Fingerprints deposited on paper can be visualized using the following chemical to produce a blue-purple color.
What is ninhydrin?
A method of microscopic glass analysis is viewing how light passes through via various oils to measure a specific quality.
What is a refractive index?
Crime scene documentation has advanced significantly, but there are three main methods that have remained throughout it all.
What is notetaking, photography, and sketching?
This professor frequently offers their students candy from their office to keep themselves from eating it.
Who is Dr. Fossoul?
When performing a Field Sobriety Test, two out of the three tests could be bluffed. One of the three, however, cannot.
What is horizontal gaze nystagmus?
Approximately 25% of the population falls into the category of only having loops and arches. That number is reflected into a fraction under the Henry classification system.
What is 1/1?
In forensic entomology, the fly is the most analyzed insect and also goes by the following scientific name.
What is Dipthera Calliphoridae?
The direction and angle of blood stain spatters can be traced back to the starting point of the bloodshed.
What is the area of convergence?
This professor used to be the UNH Charlie the Charger mascot.
Who is Dr. Schwartz?