Criminalistics
This is study of the anatomy of a crime scene.
This movie was one of the first to show biometrics.
Back to the Future (1 or 2)
This is the number of full hair strands that must be collected for testing.
25
Short tandem repeat is used to identify 2 main characteristics.
Sex identification and weight estimate
This is the person who goes on trial.
Defendant
This unit examines firearms, discharged bullets, cartridge cases, shotgun shells, and ammunition.
Firearms Unit
This is an example of a physiological biometric.
Fingerprints, hand, iris, retina, facial scans
This is the type of microscope to use to test hairs.
Comparison microscope
This case used DNA to determine who the serial killer was.
The Boston Strangler
This person is the one who brings charges against a defendant.
The Prosecutor
This must undergo scientific inquiry.
Physical evidence
This is an example of a behavioral biometric
Handwriting, voice, keystroke, gait recognition
Microscopic hair comparisons must be confirmed by what.
Additional DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA comes from what lineage side.
Maternal
A person can only be arrested if there is
Probable cause
An individual whom the court determines to possess knowledge relevant to the trial not expected of the average layperson.
Expert witness
This is the colored section around the pupil.
Iris
True of False: Can the Ancestral Origin of Hair be Determined?
True: but must be cautious
How many DNA-bearing cells are needed to obtain an STR profile?
Only 18
A case that is not solved for a number of years is called a
Cold case
This part of the body never decomposes.
Teeth
This biometric analysis is used in "have you seen me" posters.
Facial recognition
If a person moves across the country over the course of a year, that movement will be reflected in how many centimeters (or inches) of growth.
12 centimeters (or 4.7 inches) of hair growth
This DNA is known to come from skin cells transferred onto the surface of an object by simple contact
Touch DNA
The CJ system is made up of 3 main areas. What are they?
Cops, courts, corrections