FBI lab
Where is the FBI lab?
Quantico , VA
The firearms unit has the largest collection of working firearms with more than ____ guns
6000
The forensics FBI lab built in Virginia costed ____ million dollars
150
DNA is the biological equivalent to a personʼs _________________.
fingerprint
In 1936 the FBI crime lab was among the first labs to test the ______ or lie detector
Polygraph
Which big city is closest to the FBI forensics lab?
Washington DC
The basic component of a bomb is to have some type of ___________ material which provides the explosive force.
Energetic
When matching a bullet to a gun, examiners examine _______ of the gun
grooves
In the 1980s the FBI developed ___ technology to solve crimes, such as rapes, homicides, and other violent crimes..
DNA
The FBI lab in Quantico was finally accredited in ____
1989
Trace evidence often arrives inside or on everyday items, such ____ and fibers.
hairs
The explosives unit js very important because it handles cases of ________, such as the Lockerbie bombing or the Oklahoma building bombing
Terrorism
the most important quality of the FBI forensics lab is to ensure that the evidence is ________________
secure
DNA evidence can help solve violent crimes such as rape, ________ and other violent crimes (such as aggravated assault)
homicides
In ____ the first fingerprint files were created
1924
What does it mean when a forensics lab is accredited?
It means that it can handle evidence in legal proceedings.
The _______ unit can test for blood types using biochemical tests
Serology
The FBI laboratory is composed of ___ different labs
25
The National DNA _____ system comprised of 170 crime labs sharing DNA information
INDEX
The DNA profiling technique was 1st used in the FBI forensic lab in the year _____
1988
In which university was the nation first crime lab constructed?
Northwestern University
The firearms and _________ unit examines firearms, bullets, cartridges, and other items.
tool marks
What is the meaning of latent?
it means hidden. something that cannot be seen with the naked eye
Human cells have to kinds of DNA: _____ DNA and mitochondrial DNA
nuclear
When did The LARGEST case tackled by the FBI explosive unit (the bombing of Pan-Am 103 in Scotland) happened?
1988