Definitions
Indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does not directly prove it.
Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
Latent prints
What is included on a crime scene sketch?
The location of the scene, The case number, An arrow and "N" indicating north etc.
Fibers are classified as ____ and _____.
natural or synthetic
When a high speed projectile breaks glass, how do they determine the entrance and exit holes?
Exit hole is larger than entrance hole in a high speed projectile.
A person who knows how to test for drugs, how they are eliminated, and what they do to the body.
Toxicologist
A visible print left by a bloody finger.
Patent
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
Natural fibers come from
animals, plants, and minerals
Glass which is strengthened by introducing extreme temperatures and chemicals.
Tempered Glass
What is a radial fracture?
Cracks in glass extending outwards
Small details in a fingerprint making the print individual evidence.
Minutiae
What must be attached to the evidence bag?
Chain of Custody
This part of hair contains keratin and color pigments.
cortex
Glass that breaks into pepples for safety.
Tempered
What is a concentric fracture?
Tight round circles that occur on the side of the impact.
Bifurications are aslo known as
Fork
paper bindle
Where is the DNA found in hair?
Follicular tag or Follicle
Windshields are made with this type of glass.
Laminated
When detectives explain that contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical materials, what principal are they describing?
Locard's principal
The three main types of fingerprints are?
Loop, whorl, arch
The first job of the first responder is to?
secure the crime scene
What % of fibers are lost the first 24 hours.
95%
What are two ways to identify glass.
Density, Refractive index, Chromatography