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Crime Scene Basics
Observation Skills
Hair/Fibers
Fingerprints
Casting Impressions
100
Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred.
What is a crime scene
100
When a witness describes what they thought happened, they are providing a(n)
What is opinion.
100
Hair proceeds through __________________ stages as it develops.
What is three.
100
The three main ?types of ?fingerprints are ...
What are loops, whorls, and arches.
100
Consistent bite mark evidence alone is not sufficient for a conviction, but it does provide ________________ evidence that may be helpful in building a case.
What is trace.
200
Physical evidence found at a crime scene in small, but measurable amounts.
What is trace evidence
200
A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts is:
What is an eyewitness.
200
The central core of a hair fiber is called the ___________________________ .
What is medulla.
200
What is the most common type of fingerprint?
What are loops.
200
The casting material used for sand is called:
What is plaster of paris.
300
An alternate location where additional evidence of a crime may be found, such as where a gun was thrown away.
What is secondary crime scene.
300
What a person perceives using his or her senses is an
What is observation.
300
The protein that makes up hair is
What is keratin.
300
What percentage of people have fingerprints with loops?
What is 60%
300
The distance between the center of the front axle and the center of the rear axle is called
What is the wheelbase.
400
The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually:
What is the police officer.
400
Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps is
What is deductive reasoning.
400
When fibers are transferred directly from victim to suspect or suspect to victim, this is called
What is direct transfer evidence.
400
While looking at the basic fingerprint patterns can quickly help eliminate a suspect, in order to positively match a print found at a crime scene to an individual, more is needed. Every individual, including identical twins, has a unique fingerprint due to unique ridge patterns called:
What is minutiae.
400
Name the three types of tire marks.
What is skid marks, yaw marks, and tire scrubs.
500
A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is a
What is paper bindle.
500
The Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law was created by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld in 1992. Its purpose was to reexamine post-conviction cases (individuals convicted and in prison) using:
What is DNA evidence to provide conclusive proof of innocence.
500
Fibers are mainly considered what type of evidence?
What is class evidence.
500
Actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax is which type of fingerprint?
What is plastic.
500
A tire’s tread surface is divided into:
What are ridges and grooves.