Physical Evidence
Which type of identification used in forensic investigation is the most accurate, most specific, and has been in use for over 100 years?
Fingerprinting
What is the number one priority of the first responding officer to the crime scene?
Safety
What does CODIS stand for?
COmbined DNA Index System
Which methods of fingerprint recovery can be used on both porous and nonporous surfaces?
Iodine Fuming
Which 3 methods of fingerprint recovery can be used on porous surfaces.
NINHYDRIN, SILVER NITRATE, IODINE FUMING
Which types of evidence should be collected in paper containers to prevent its destruction through decomposition?
Biological
All of them.
What does PDQ stand for?
Paint Data Query.
What are the defining characteristics of loop fingerprints?
1 CORE, 1 DELTA TYPE LINES PRESENT. RIDGE LINES ENTER ON ONE SIDE OF THE PRINT TURN AROUND THE CORE AND EXIT ON THE SAME SIDE.
Which 3 methods of fingerprint recovery can be used on nonporous surfaces.
CYANOACRYLATE FUMING, DUSTING, IODINE FUMING
What are the responsibilities of the police investigator at a crime scene?
FOLLOW LEADS INVESTIGATE CRIME, DIRECT THE TASKS OF EVERYONE AT SCENE
Which latent fingerprint recovery method is being described here?
Reacts with amino acids to form a purple compound.
What does NIBIN stand for?
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network
What are the defining characteristics of whorl fingerprints?
One or two cores, one or two deltas, type lines present. At least one ridge line makes a complete circle. Tends to resemble concentric circles in most whorls.
Which latent fingerprint recovery method is being described here?
This substance is 98 – 99% cyanoacrylate ester, a chemical that interacts with and visualizes a latent fingerprint.
Super Glue Fuming
What are the responsibilities of the crime scene investigator at a crime scene?
IDENTIFY, COLLECT AND DOCUMENT EVIDENCE.
Which latent fingerprint recovery method is being described here?
Sweat and oil will absorb its vapors. ONE of the two least destructive methods of latent print recovery.
Iodine Fuming
What does IAFIS stand for?
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Which TWO methods of fingerprint recovery are the least destructive methods?
IODINE AND DUSTING
Which latent fingerprint recovery method is being described here?
When exposed to ultra-violet (UV) light, it reacts with the salt in sweat to form a blackish-brown compound.
Silver Nitrate
What are the 4 items needed to make a wet-mount slide?
GLASS SLIDE, SPECIMEN, COVERSLIP, WATER
What type of minutiae in the ridge characteristics of a fingerprint looks a a ridge dividing to fork in 2 directions?
Bifurcation
What does SICAR stand for?
Shoeprint Index Capture And Retrieval
What are the defining characteristics of arch fingerprints?
NO CORES, DELTAS OR TYPE LINES. RIDGE LINES ENTER ON ONE SIDE OF THE PRINT, SPIKE UP IN THE CENTER, AND EXIT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
What is the name of the minutiae point ridge characteristic for a ridge that just simply stops?
Ridge End