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100
What is the purpose of a sketch if photographs are so much better quality?
They provide a better overall layout of the crime scene than pictures.
100
Marijuana falls under which category of controlled substances?
Schedule I
100
Cocaine falls under which classification schemes of illicit drugs?
Stimulants
100
What stage is hair in when it is ready to fall out?
Telogen
100
What is an example of a confirmatory test?
Anything with "spectro" in it
200
A fingerprint that isn't visible until officers dust for it would best be described as what type?
Latent
200
Physical evidence that has been individualized can link a person to ______ with certainty
The crime scene
200
While searching a crime scene, investigators find a bloody fingerprint on the wall. This type of fingerprint would best be described as _____.
Visible
200
Individual blood drops found at a crime scene would BEST be characterized as what type of physical evidence?
Trace
200
Which part of the hair is responsible for shape?
Cortex
300
What does a positive spot test mean?
It IMPLIES the presence of a drug. Confirmatory test is needed.
300
What is the least common type of fingerprint?
Arches
300
Ice in a drink at a crime scene would best be categorized as what type of evidence?
Transient
300
What search method would be best suited for a large, outdoor crime scene?
Line/Strip method
300
What type of DNA is found in the shaft of a hair?
Mitochondrial
400
If a body is found that is still warm, what would be the best way to determine time of death?
Glaister equation (using internal body temperature)
400
Knowing the main & sub category of a fingerprint would best be described as what type of evidence.
Class evidence
400
Under what circumstances (environment/setting) would a body decay the fastest?
Under Water
400
What does it mean if a body is warm and not stiff?
Dead 0-3 hours
400
Drugs taken a year ago will be located where in the hair?
12 cm from the root of the hair
500
What types of physical evidence could footprints found in the mud outside of a house be considered? Provide support for "iffy" scenarios.
Physical, Trace (if they are partials), Circumstantial, Conditional (if they implied running), Transient
500
What is the most important reason to know which species of fly larvae are present on a carrion?
Different species have different life cycle times, which affects PMI calculations
500
What search method would be best suited in a large, round silo?
Wheel/Ray method (if evidence is in the middle). Spiral (if evidence is closer to the edge)
500
What is the hierarchy (smallest to largest) of the composition of a gene:
DNA on genes, genes on chromosomes, chromosomes in nucleus, nucleus in cell
500
Which of the following characteristics make hair a useful forensic tool?
Hair is constantly falling out, It catches and clings to things, It absorbs chemicals, It is resistant to biological degredation