An individual characteristic; no two people have been found with the exact same pattern.
What is fingerprint?
100
A dentist who applies the principles of dentistry to identify human remains and bite marks.
What is an Odontologist?
100
The application of science to law.
What is Forensic Science?
100
Includes oral or written statements given to police as well as testimony in court by people who witnessed an event.
What is testimonial evidence?
100
She wants to go to China.
Who is Mrs. Hoo?
200
Is evidence that proves the fact without a doubt.
What is Direct Evidence?
200
Identifies skeletal remains and determines gender, age, race or marks or trauma.
What is a Forensic Anthropologist?
200
Something that looks different from what it is: something that you seem to see buy that is not really there.
What is Optical illusion?
200
This may play a role in the accuracy of an eyewitness' statement or identification of a suspect.
What is a persons age?
300
Examines marks left by an object at a crime scene or on a victim.
What is Tool-marks evidence?
300
Analyzes written documents. The examiner study handwriting, typewriting, paper, ink, and any other features of documents.
What is a Document Examiner?
300
A location that may contain evidence of a crime is the ___________.
What is crime scene?
300
This is a phenomenon in which people are better at recognizing faces of their own race rather than those of other races.
What is The Cross Race Effect (CRE)?
400
He was a pioneer in forensic science who become known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France". He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace."
Who is Dr. Edmond Locard?
400
Specialty is Poisons. Determines if drugs or other chemicals contributed to the cause of death or were present in a crime.
What is a Toxicologist?
400
Refers to physical evidence that is found in small but measurable amount, such as strands of hair, fibers, or skin cells.
What is Trace evidence?
400
Investigators work with sketch artists and eyewitnesses to create _______________, or __________ of a person's face.
What is facial composites or sketches?
500
FBI
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
US Postal Inspection Service
What are the 4 Major Federal Crime Labs?
500
Studies the life cycles of insects to help determine the approximate time of death of a victim in a murder investigation.
What is a Forensic Entomologist?
500
Person associate with someone suspected of committing a crime.
What is an accomplice?
500
People are likely to view the same scene in different ways depending on their ____________, line of ________ and ___________ with the area.