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Fingerprints
Forensic Evidence
Blood & DNA
Crime Scene & Crime Lab
Handwritting
100
What are the three classifications of fingerprints ?
Loops, Whorls, Arches
100
What is Class Evidence ?
Material that can be associated only with a group of items that share properties or characteristics.
100
What is DNA ?
Deoxyriboeucleic acid, the hereditary material of most organisms.
100
What is the first priority of law enforcement responding to a crime scene ?
Saving lives
100
True or False - Every person has a different handwriting style ?
True
200
What law enforcement agency maintains a national digital database of fingerprints ?
The FBI
200
What is the name of evidence that is given as a statement under oath ?
Testimonial or Direct evidence
200
From which parent do you inherit your nuclear DNA ?
Both parents
200
What are the types of evidence containers?
Vials, envelopes, bags.
200
What is a item prepared with the intent to deceive or defraud ?
Forgery
300
What are two ways that criminals try to not leave fingerprints behind?
Wearing gloves or damaging or sanded the prints off the finger
300
What is the name of the type of evidence that describes any tangible object that is relevant to a crime ?
Physical or Real evidence
300
What procedure in forensic science shows that blood samples came from different people and consequently can exclude suspects ?
Blood typing.
300
What is a crime scene ?
Any place where evidence may be located to help explain events
300
What is a form of forgery that is illegal ?
Plagarism
400
What type of fingerprint would be left in a bar of soap ?
Molded
400
Who is the only person that is allowed to present testimony without having witnessed the crime ?
Expert witness
400
What type of blood cells contain DNA in their nuclei?
White blood cells
400
What is the term for the method of operation that a criminal uses to commit crimes ?
MO (Modus Operandi)
400
What is a forgery made by tracing a copy of genuine signature ?
Traced Forgery
500
what would be a example of where a visible fingerprint might be found ?
In Dust
500
Blood, urine, saliva, hair are examples of what type of evidence ?
Biological evidence
500
When analyzing blood samples for typing, what are the two most important components of blood?
Erythrocytes (Red blood cell) & Serum.
500
What is the general terms for someone who collects and analyzes crime scene evidence ?
Criminalist
500
What is an exemplar ?
A known sample that is used for comparison .