This contributor's work ultimately lead to the idea that every time something comes into contact with something else, there is always an exchange, like a suspect at a crime scene.
Who is Edmond Locard?
100
Material found at a crime scene.
What is physical evidence?
100
You would use this search method in a large area looking for a large object, like in a the forest looking for a plane crash.
What is the line method?
100
In this fingerprint type the ridge lines start on one side of the finger and also end of the same side of the finger.
What is a loop?
100
This part of the hair contains the pigment and cortical fusi.
What is the cortex?
200
This contributor coined the categories of human fingerprint, whorls, loops, and arches.
Who is Sir Edmund Richard Henry.
200
Physical evidence that belongs to a group of people or objects.
What is class evidence?
200
The paper trail that follows a piece of evidence from the moment it leaves the scene to where ever it will be sent to next.
What is the chain of custody?
200
These are three examples of minutiae.
What are deltas, islands, and forks?
200
This natural fiber looks like a twisted ribbon under the microscope.
What is cotton?
300
In 1989, this contributor became a famous facial reconstructionist.
Who is Frank Bender?
300
A type of physical evidence that is fragile or disappears quickly.
What is transient evidence?
300
This is the first thing you must do as you approach any crime scene.
What is ensure safety of your team and provide aid to any victims?
300
An example of this type of reaction is dusting aluminum powder on the fingerprint with a camel brush.
What is a physical reaction?
300
This is a chain of repeating molecules linked together in a complex way.
What is a polymer?
400
This contributor invented the comparison microscope in 1929 to compare bullet striations.
Who is Calvin Goddard?
400
Latent fingerprints are an example of this type of evidence.
What is individual evidence?
400
Do not touch, move, or alter the crime scene until your Team Leader has given you the okay to do so.
What is the Golden Rule.
400
Leaving an impression of your fingerprints on a chocolate bar is an example.
What is a plastic print?
400
This is a physical process where natural light passes through the fiber to determine the refractive index of the fiber.
What is birefringence?
500
One bias is generally a conscious tendency to favor a particular party and the other bias is more unconscious and occurs when people see results that they want to see.
What is the difference between motivational and cognitive bias?
500
A strand of hair without the follicular tag is an example of this type of evidence.
What is class evidence?
500
In this sketch method, you draw a triangle from 3 reference points to the location of the evidence.
What is the triangulation method?
500
This fuming method creates a permanent print on the object and can develop prints on a variety of surfaces.
What is cyanoacrylate?
500
This chemical property is often found using chromatopography.