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Prints
At the crime scene
Evidence
Misc.
100
Define Forensics
The application of science to law
100

Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?

A. Patent prints

B. Latent prints

C. Plastic prints

Latent prints

100

What information (not the drawing) should be included on a crime scene sketch?

The location of the scene, the case number, an arrow and "N" indicating north, a scale...

100

What is the chain of custody?

A record of all of the people who have handled a piece of evidence

100

Who was the victim in The Red-Headed League?

Jabez Wilson

200

What is the first "S" of forensics?

(the first thing you should do at a crime scene)

Secure the scene

200

Three-dimensional prints (e.g. in clay or wax) are known as...

A. Patent prints

B. Latent prints

C. Plastic prints

Plastic prints

200

The first job of the first responder is to?

Provide emergency care

200

What is the density of a glass sample that has a mass of 10g and a volume of 5cm2?

2g/cm2

200

What was the assistant trying to steal in The Red-Headed League?

Gold from the bank

300
What are the possible blood types of the children of a man with AB blood and a woman with A blood? 

Possible: A, AB, and B (if the mother is AO)

300

Who named the three types of fingerprints?

Francis Galton

300
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
300
What piece of evidence could an investigator use to determine most precisely who the suspect of a crime is if two identical twins are in question?
Fingerprint
300
How can a scientist tell if a hair has been forcibly removed?
The root attached to the hair shaft will probably be broken or damaged.
400

What is a diacritic? (HINT: handwriting analysis)

A mark added to a letter (the dot on an i or j, the cross on a t or f)

400

What do we call a a triangle shaped arrangement of ridges on a fingerprint?

Delta

400

Which crime scene pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?

A. Spiral

B. Zone

C. Grid

D. Wheel/Ray

Zone

400
Which type of crime is LEAST likely to be solved with the use of fiber evidence? A. Breaking and entering B. Hit-and-run C. Bombing
C. Bombing
400
What possible genotypes will the offspring have if the parents' blood types are O and AB?
AO or BO
500

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 exchange principal

500

The three main types of fingerprints are?

Loop, whorl, arch

500
When a crime scene technician arrives at the scene, he/she photographs the victim and observes stiffening of the muscles in the victim's body. This type of change is called?
Rigor Mortis
500

What is the difference between individual and class evidence?

Individual- Material that is used to make a direct id of a person Class- Material that is used to connect an object or person to a group

500
What does DNA stand for? Name three biological sources of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid. Blood, Saliva, Tissues or other bodily fluids.