Fingerprints
This pattern has lots of circles that do not leave either side of the print.
Whorl
What might lead you to believe that a note was written by someone who was left handed?
Smudge marks over writing
List 3 pieces of information investigators can learn based on footprints.
Age, speed, height, type of shoe, weight.
Proof or facts that something happened.
Evidence
What could investigators learn from tire tracks found at a crime scene?
*answers will vary*
This pattern enters and exits on the same side.
Loop
What is the crime called when you copy someones signature?
Forgery
List 3 pieces of evidence that indicate animal activity.
Animal tracks, trails, tunnels, nests, scat & urine, fur, feathers.
A guess that explains the things investigators observe.
Inference
An expert witness is....
The fourth type of fingerprint pattern is called a...
Composite
When analyzing handwriting samples you should look at the spacing between these two things.
Words and letters.
Many people could have the same shoe.
What is the scientific term for handwriting analysis?
Graphology
What could investigators learn from tire tracks found at a crime scene?
*answers will vary*
The most common type of fingerprint is...
Why can forensic scientists use handwriting analysis to help solve crimes?
Handwriting is unique to everyone
If a footprint is deeper when it is leading away from a house than when it entered, this could mean.....
The person was carrying something
Using observations, inferences, and evidence to solve a crime.
Investigation
Why do investigators need more than 1 piece/ type of evidence to convict a suspect?
Need many pieces of proof that one person committed the crime.
This fingerprint characteristic is triangle shape, there are two in a whorl pattern.
Delta
What characteristic do investigators look at when analyzing a typed note.
Spelling, grammar, punctuation
If two people have the exact same shoe, what could you look for to tell them apart?
Worn down areas on the shoe
Proof that is collected in order to solve a crime.
Forensic Evidence
Chromatography is....
the separation of a mixture to analyze the individual ingrediants.