Fingerprints
This is the most common fingerprint pattern.
What is a loop?
The first officer at a crime scene should do this before collecting evidence.
What is secure the crime scene?
A crime involving the unlawful taking of property.
What is theft?
This evidence can be seen without a microscope.
What is physical evidence?
These professionals collect and analyze evidence at crime scenes.
Who are crime scene investigators (CSIs)?
This fingerprint pattern forms circular or spiral ridges.
What is a whorl?
This type of evidence includes hair, blood, and saliva.
What is biological evidence?
Entering a building illegally with the intent to commit a crime.
What is burglary?
Blood, fingerprints, and DNA are examples of this type of evidence.
What is forensic evidence?
This forensic scientist studies fingerprints.
Who is a fingerprint examiner?
Fingerprints are made from these tiny raised lines on your skin.
What are friction ridges?
This documentation records the exact location of evidence at a crime scene.
What is a crime scene sketch?
Taking property directly from another person using force or intimidation.
What is robbery?
Evidence that requires a microscope to see is called this.
What is trace evidence?
This scientist determines the cause and manner of death.
Who is a forensic pathologist?
Investigators often use this black powder to reveal latent fingerprints.
What is dusting powder?
This principle states that every contact leaves a trace.
What is Locard's Exchange Principle?
This type of crime is committed using computers or the internet.
What is cybercrime?
Tiny fibers transferred between clothing are an example of this type of evidence.
What is trace evidence?
This database is used by law enforcement to compare fingerprints electronically.
What is AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System)?
These are the two types of characteristics used to compare fingerprints.
What are ridge patterns and minutiae?
This process ensures evidence is accounted for from collection to court.
What is chain of custody?
Intentionally setting a fire to damage property is called this.
What is arson?
This laboratory technique is commonly used to compare DNA samples.
What is DNA profiling (DNA analysis)?
This federal agency operates one of the largest forensic laboratories in the United States.
What is the FBI?