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100
What is the difference between Individual and Class Evidence?
Individual-linked to ONE specific source
Class- cannot be linked to one source
100
What are the 3 fingerprint CLASSES
Arch
Loop
Whorl
100
What are the types of autopsies?
Forensic or Medicolegal
Clinical or Hospital
100
What are the different blood types?
Blood types;
A (+/-)
B (+/-)
AB (+/-)
O (+/-)
100
State 2 things that can be determined from a shoe impression
Any 2 of the following;
Make/ Type of Shoe
Shoe size
Gait (how the person walks)
Estimate height
Estimate weight
200
Who/what is the first priority when a crime scene is established?
Anyone that is injured. They must get the needed medical attention
200
What section of the hair (shaft or root) has DNA that can be analyzed and used in investigations
The root/ Follicle/Follicular Tag
200
State the manner of death;
Death by overdose of a first time user of alcohol
Accidental
200
What is the name of the twisted ladder shape of a DNA molecule
Double Helix
200
We've discussed three different bullet shapes. Which shape is designed for maximum penetration and to go through the target object?
Round nose bullet
400
What crime scene search pattern is illustrated?
Grid search pattern
400
What are 3 methods of estimating time of death?
Any 3 of the following;
Algor Mortis (Using heat loss)
Livor Mortis (how blood pools/settles)
Rigor Mortis (how the muscles stiffen)
Stomach Contents
Potassium levels in the eye
400
What is the role of the Forensic Anthropologist?
Skeletal detectives- they use skeletal remains to determine who someone was, age, height etc.
400
What drug is an individual most likely under the influence of if he or she is hallucinating, has increased anxiety, exaggerated emotions etc.
Any Hallucinogen; Marijuana, LSD, PCP, Shrooms, Ecstacy
400
What are 3 factors that can affect (make unique) our dental impressions?
Any of the following;
Number of teeth
Size of teeth
Teeth alignment (distance between them, crowding, twists etc)
Teeth cracks and breaks
Fillings, crowns caps etc
Color of teeth
500
Explain what is meant by chain of custody?
This is the "paper trail" or the documentation of how evidence is collected and transported through crime scenes and labs and the people who come in contact with each piece of evidence.
500
Which bullet hole came first? How do you know?
Bullet hole A- it is stopping the fracture lines (radial fractures) from bullet hole B)
500
What are the 5 causes of death (as discussed in this class)
Blunt force injury/trauma
Sharp force injury/trauma
Asphyxiation
Gunshot wounds
Substance abuse
Natural (we didn't include but I can accept)
500
A patient comes in to the ER with the Blood type O-
What blood types can this individual get transfused?
Only blood type O.
500
What are any 3 of the common fire patterns discussed in class?
Any of the following;
Classic V shape
Inverted Cone
Protected Burn
Clean Burn
Run Down Burn
Ignitable Liquid Pour Pattern
800
What are 2 difficulties when securing a crime scene
Any of the following;
Keeping loved ones and family members off
Preserving evidence
Keeping media and passersby off
Maintaining chain of custody
800
A body was found with a temperature of 68F. How would we calculate the total heat loss from the body.
Note: a body cools at a rate of 1.4F for the first 12 hours, and 0.7F after those 12 hours.
Assume normal body temperature is 98.6F.
98.6F-68F= 30.6F
800
The decomposing body of a 20 year old male was found near a river bank. There are no IAFIS matches (fingerprints) or CODIS (DNA) matches. What specialists were be called to the scene to determine the age and gender of this person?
Forensic Anthropologist (bone doctor)
Forensic Odontologist (Forensic dentist)
800
What would be an example of a Schedule V drug?
Any drug that has medical use and is not highly addictive
Ex. Over the counter medication
800
Explain how bullets can be matched back to a gun
The rifling (barrel of a gun has markings-lands and grooves) that imprint on the bullet (creating striations) when it travels through the gun.