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Evidence
Criminal Study
Fingerprints
Hair
Miscellaneous
100
Evidence that narrows down a group of people or things
What is class evidence
100
The innocence project using this type of evidence to exonerate criminals
What is DNA
100
The tiny, unique characteristics found on each finger that are used to match a suspect to a crime scene
What are ridge characteristics/minutae
100
Hair usually can not be linked to a
What is individual
100
What a person percieves using his/her five sense
What are observations?
200
Small but measurable amounts of material found at a crime scene
What is trace evidence
200
The most common cause of wrongful convictions
What are eyewitness accounts
200
Whorl, Arch and Loop are examples of these. They can not be used to identify an individual, however, they do narrow down the search
What are fingerprint patterns
200
The clear outer layer of hair
What is the cuticle
200
The size, shape, direction and depth of these are used as evidence in a crime scene
What are footprints?
300
When trace evidence is found at a different location than where it orginiated
What is Secondary Transer
300
Professionals study of people's faces to determine....
What is if they are lying?
300
Fingerprints are formed during the time
In the womb/fetal development (~10 weeks old)
300
A type of fibrous protein that makes up the hair
What is keratin?
300
When you use background knowledge along with the five senses to come to a conclusion
What is an inference?
400
Evidence that can be used to identify a single individual
What is individual/direct evidence
400
A false account of forensic science that has had a negative effect
What is the CSI effect?
400
Visible prints found in paint/blood
What are patent prints
400
Type of evidence provided by a hair with the root/follicle cells attached
What is individual evidence?
400
How many lenses does a compound light microscope have?
What is two? The eyepiece and the objective lens
500
The name of the scientist that examines small pieces of evidence
Who is a trace evidence examiner
500
When forensic scientist use critical thinking to put the pieces/events of a crime together
What is deductive reasoning?
500
Invisible prints that require dusting and tape to lift them
Latent prints
500
Granules of pigment found in the cortex of hair
What is melanin?
500
Part of animal hairs that has a diameter of .5 or greater
What is the medulla?