Intro to Forensics, Crime Scene, and Type of Evidence
The application of science to law
Forensic Science
The three classes of fingerprints
Loops, whorls, and arches
The universal blood type donor
O
A forensic entomologist studies
Insects
Material that is used to make a direct identification of a person or an object.
Individual Evidence
Oral or written statements given to police under oath by people who witnessed an event.
Testimonial Evidence
An important tool used to look at trace evidence through
A comparison microscope
Visual representation of the differences between people’s DNA
DNA fingerprinting
The upper arm bone
Humerus
A change in body temperature after death
Algor Mortis
Container a crime scene technician would place a bloody sock in
A paper bag
Man-made fibers produced in a laboratory.
Synthetic fibers
The location where DNA is found within the cell
Nucleus
Stiffening of the muscles in the victim’s body 2-4 hours after death
Rigor Mortis
A protein that identifies foreign material in the body
Antibody
Process of protecting evidence from the crime scene to the lab.
The chain of custody
3-D print impressed in a soft surface
Plastic print
A material that stimulates the production of antibodies in the body.
Antigen
A chemical that slows the heart rate and brain activity.
Depressant
The method of separating DNA fragments within an electric field, by their size
Gel electrophoresis
Every interaction leaves behind evidence of that interaction.
Locard's Exchange Principle
A computer system that is used in the identification of fingerprints
AFIS
An alternate form of a gene.
Allele
Pattern of char/soot that leads investigators to the origin of the fire
V-pattern
An addictive drug, such as opium, that relieves pain, alters mood and behavior
Narcotic