Definitions
What is it called when blood hits a surface? (Hint: Blood _ _ _ _ _ _)
Blood spatter
Invisible fingerprints that appear on a piece of paper or check are known as?
Latent prints
What document contains location of the scene, The case number, An arrow and "N" indicating north , and not to scale.
THE NAME OF THE POSSIBLE SUBJECT IS NOT INCLUDED!
Crime Scene Sketch
What is an important tool used trace evidence analysis?
A microscope
What is the study of bullets called?
Ballistics
What is anthropology the study of?
Bones
What chemical can be used to devlop fingerprints off of a piece of paper?
Ninhydrin or Iodine
How should a crime scene technician package a bloody shirt?
In a paper bag
What type of evidence do you collect in a box?
Weapons
If a skeleton has a wide pelvis is it male or female?
Female
What is a loop that goes toward the pinky called?
What type of print looks like a spiral?
Whorl
What should the photographer take a picture of first?
Call sheet and then the location
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
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 or look stretched
What part of long bones do you look at to find out how old a person was?
Growth plates (Epiphyseal lines)
The 3 main classifications of fingerprints are?
loops, whorls, arches
Name one type of search pattern?
Quad, line, grid, spiral
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
What possible genotypes will the offspring have if the parents' blood types are O and AB?
AO or BO
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 principal
What are the smaller parts of a fingerprint that help you identify it called? (like the core, bifurcations, etc)
Minutiae
Who is the person that secures the scene?
The first responding officer
This type of evidence can narrow down a search to a group of people
class
what types of evidence are considered individual?
DNA / Fingerprints