Basics in Forensic Science
Specialties
CSI
Types of Evidence
Serial Killers
100

This term refers to science which applies to the law

What is Forensic Science

100

This expert can evaluate fingerprints found at a crime scene

Who is a fingerprint analyst

100

This is the first step a detective takes when finding a crime scene

What is securing the scene

100

This evidence contains genetic information

What is DNA evidence

100

This killer met his untimely end by a metal bar to the skull

Who is Jeffrey Dahmer
200

This term refers to the amendment which protects our right to unreasonable search and seizures

What is the fourth amendment

200

This scientist collects and analyzes firearms and ammunition

Who is a ballistics expert

200

These people document the crime scene through sketches, note-taking, and photographs

Who are Crime Scene Investigators

200

This evidence can come from both human and non-human

What is hair/fiber analysis (trace analysis)

200

Zac Efron was scared to play this infamous serial killer

Who is Ted Bundy

300

This term refers to the process of keeping a log of dates, evidence, and investigators

What is Chain of Custody

300

This expert uses chromatography to identify drugs and toxins

Who is a forensic toxicologist

300

The remains that are found on scene are sent to this doctor specialist

Who is a forensic pathologist

300

This technique requires earth samples for understanding location

What is soil analysis

300

This killer has never been caught and has been likened to a certain Republican senator

Who is the Zodiac Killer

400

This term refers to the incorrect use of an out-of-court statement to prove the truth

What is hearsay

400

This scientist analyzes financial interactions of the suspect or victim in a criminal case

Who is a forensic accountant

400

This principle is used on scene to refer to the contact of two objects

What is Locard's Exchange principle

400

This evidence requires scientists to use Universal Precaution

What is bloodstain pattern analysis

400

This serial killer is known as the Wolf of Wysteria, the Boogeyman

Who is Albert Fish

500

This term refers to the reliability and credibility of an expert witness at trial

What is the Daubert Standard

500

This person can determine the timeline and PMI of a decomposing body in different elements

Who is a forensic entomologist

500

This ALS technique might be used to find latent fingerprints on multi-colored background

What is fluorescent fingerprinting

500

This evidence is used to get a full model of the crime scene digitally

What is 3D crime scene reconstruction

500

This killer is considered USA's first ever serial killer

Who is H.H. Holmes

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