This pattern has lots of circles that do not leave either side of the print.
What is 'whorl'?
100
The first step of investigating a crime scene is this:
What is securing the scene?
100
A note found at the scene of the crime had smudge marks left across the note. An inference made by the investigator might be this.
What is the person who wrote the note was left handed?
100
What is paper chromatography?
Separating a solution into its component pigments using paper?
100
This type of statement attempts to explain the reason behind a particular piece of evidence.
What is inference?
200
Name the three most common patterns of fingerprints.
What are arch, loop and whorl?
200
A suspect's alibi can tell this to investigators.
What is where a suspect claims to be at the time of a crime?
200
What is the crime called when you make an illegal copy of a document?
What is forgery?
200
What was the solvent we used in our lab experiment?
Water
200
The process of using evidence to generate a theory for how a crime is committed is called this.
What is deduction?
300
These substances on the surface of a finger are what cause you to leave fingerprints behind
What are oils and dirt?
300
A witness claims to be out of town at the time a robbery was committed. This statement speaks to this major characteristics that make a suspect suspicious.
What is 'opportunity'?
300
An investigator notices as they are investigating a suspicious note found at the scene of a crime. The fact that the writer always connects their 'ts' and 'hs' is an example of this handwriting characteristic?
What is letter form?
300
What is an example of a type of solvent used is paper chromatography?
What is alcohol?
OR
What is water?
300
The theory that invisible roof pixies are responsible for holding up roofs is a poor scientific theory because of this reason.
What is 'because it cannot be proven wrong'?
400
Damage or marking on the surface of a shoe that occur while the shoe is being worn.
What are accidental characteristics?
400
When investigators cannot prove that a suspect had a reason to commit a crime, it is important that they do what?
What is locate additional evidence?
400
The formatting of a piece of handwriting refers to the space left between these three things.
What are individual letters, individual words, and the margins of the paper?
400
This crime, which was often committed by members of criminal syndicates, is more common in the United States than many other countries.
What is counterfeiting?
400
The acronym DNA stands for this.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
500
Measuring the distance between footprints found at the scene of a crime can tell investigators these two things.
What are stride length and speed of movement?
500
Evidence is found at the scene of a crime that does not match the investigator's working theory for how the crime was committed. A good investigator will respond to this new evidence, by doing this.
What is changing their theory to accommodate the new evidence?
500
Handwriting can be a useful technique to identify a suspect because of this reason.
What is a person's handwriting style is unique to them?
500
In our lab, this solvent was most successful at separating the pigments in permanent ink.
What is alcohol?
500
A fabric that is wind resistant likely has this property.