The DNA analysis method used in most forensic criminal investigations is
Impressions are created when one object is pressed against another object with enough ________- to leave an impression of the object
force
Name the 3 types of fingerprints
arch, loop, whorl
A person that examines dental records
odontologist
What does DNA stand for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What type of evidence is the tread patten considered? Class, individual, or both
both
The study of fingerprinting is called
ridgeology
the study of blood
serology
Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
latent prints
true or false No one has the same DNA
False identical twins have the same DNA
One way to determine the size of the vehicle is to measure the ______________
wheel base
What is the name of the identification system used for fingerprints?
AFIS
The study of skeleton remains
anthropologists
The person that helps a suspect commit a crime
accomplice
What is the name of the DNA identification system?
CODIS
Name 3 ways to collect impression evidence
photography, casting and electrostatic dust lifting process
The most common type of fingerprint pattern is
loop
The study of drugs and poisons
toxicology
If small drops of blood are found at the scene and form distinctly round formations, do they indicate that some one was bleeding from a high distance or were they bleeding close to the ground?
bleeding close to the ground
The repeated sequences of DNA that are compared are called
STR's short tandem repeats
mandible and maxilla
What are the names of the 4 types of whorls?
double loop, accidental, central pocket, plain
the study of insects and spiders
entomology?
A person account of where they were during a crime
alibi