Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
Latent prints
100
What is included on a crime scene sketch?
The location of the scene, The case number, An arrow and "N" indicating north etc. THE NAME OF THE POSSIBLE SUBJECT IS NOT INCLUDED!
100
What is an important tool used in both ballistics and trace evidence analysis?
A comparison microscope
100
When a high speed projectile breaks glass, how do they determine the entrance and exit holes?
Exit hole is larger than entrance hole in a high speed projectile.
200
Define Antemortem
Before death
200
What chemical can be used to devlop fingerprints off of a piece of paper?
Ninhydrin
200
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
200
What is the density of a glass sample that has a mass of 10g and a volume of 5g?
2g
200
How can scientists tell the difference between a male and female skeleton?
The pelvis of the female is wider, males have sharper edges to the tibia and ulna, eye sockets for females are rounder
300
What is a radial fracture?
Cracks in glass extending outwards
300
Identification of a victim through dental records is called what?
Odontology
300
When a crime scene technician arrives at the scene, he/she photographs the victim and observes stiffening of the muscles in the victim's body. This type of change is called?
Rigor Mortis
300
What piece of evidence could an investigator use to determine most precisely who the suspect of a crime is if two identical twins are in question?
Fingerprint
300
How can a scientist tell if a hair has been forcibly removed?
The root attached to the hair shaft will probably be broken or damaged.
400
What causes a concentric fracture?
Direct impact
400
Bifurications are found on what?
Fingerprints
400
Which crime scene pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?
Zone
400
Which type of crime is LEAST likely to be solved with the use of fiber evidence?
A. Breaking and entering
B. Hit-and-run
C. Bombing
C. Bombing
400
What possible genotypes will the offspring have if the parents' blood types are O and AB?
AO or BO
500
When detectives explain that contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical materials, what principal are they describing?
Locard's principal
500
The three main types of fingerprints are?
Loop, whorl, arch
500
The first job of the first responder is to?
Provide emergency care
500
What is the difference between individual and class evidence?
Individual- Material that is used to make a direct id of a person
Class- Material that is used to connect an object or person to a group
500
What does DNA stand for? Name three biological sources of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid. Blood, Saliva, Tissues or other bodily fluids.