Definitions
Prints
At the crime scene
Evidence
Victim identification
100
Define Forensics
The application of science to law
100
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?
A detailed written description of the scene with the location of physical evidence, time an item was discovered, how an item was packaged and by who.
100
What is an important tool used in both ballistics and trace evidence analysis?
A comparison microscope
100
This study refers to the examination of bite marks and teeth
What is forensic odontology?
200
Define hemoglobin
What is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body
200
Can you identify a perp with a partial finger or palm print?
Yes, if the print is in a database
200
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
200
How should fingernail scrapings be handled?
A druggist fold
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
What is the database that maintains fingerprint records?
AFIS (automated fingerprint identification system)
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
What is the database that holds DNA information?
CODIS
400
What causes a concentric fracture?
Direct impact
400
Who began the study of of fingerprinting as a tool for identifying individuals
Francis Galton
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
When taking a blood sample from a decedent, what location is most likely to be free from contamination?
Inferior vena cava
500
Define Locard's exchange principle
The principle that states that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence
500
The three main types of fingerprints are?
Loop, whorl, arch
500
The first job of the first responder is to?
Provide emergency care to a victim that is still alive
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
Name three biological sources of DNA
Blood, Saliva, Tissues or other bodily fluids.
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