Evidence
The scientist who maintained that when a criminal came in contact wiht an object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence would occur was...
Who was Edmond Locard?
This field looks at bugs!
What is forensic entomology?
The oldest forensic laboratory in the US is that of the
What is LAPD?
Ridge endings, bifurcations, enclosure, and other ridge details, which must match in two fingerprints in order for their common origin to be established.
What are minutiae?
An example of this is floorboards from an arson scene that contain no trace of accelerants
The individual whom the court determines to possess the knowledge relevant to the trial that is not expected of the average layperson is known as
Who is an expert witness
This field looks at teeth/dental records.
What is forensics odontology?
The Chinese used these to sign legal documents
What are fingerprints?
The process of visualiing latent fingerprints on non-porous surfaces using cyanoacrylic vapors.
What is superglue fuming?
The process of ascertaining whether two or more objects have a common origin
What is comparison?
The standard guideline for determining the judicial admissibility of scientific examination stemmed from which court ruling?
Frye vs US
This field determines what happened to the BODY/HUMAN REMINS AFTER death.
What is forensic anthropology?
In 1836 Alfred Swaine Taylor develops first test for _____ in human tissue.
What is arsenic?
The International Association for Identification concluded that this is the required minimum number of friction ridge characteristics which must be present between two fingerprint to establish positive identification.
What is none?!
Evidence is packaged in separate containers to prevent this
What is cross-contamination
Evidence which includes:
synthetic fibers, weapons, bullets, shell casings, paint chips, documents, imprints and prints (shoes, tires, etc.), tool marks, soil, drugs, etc.
What is physical evidence?
The field that determines the molecular structure of evidence.
What is forensic chemistry?
This increases when you lie
The most common type of fingerprint pattern
What is a loop?
The search pattern which includes starting near the perimeter of the crime scene and searching inward until the victim is reached.
What is spiral?
When evidence can be associated only with a group and never with a single source that evidence is this type.
What is class evidence?
What is forensic pathology?
Sherlock's last name.
What is Holmes?
What is the computerized system for fingerprints called?
What is the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)
An important step in the packaging of evidence
What is taping with signature.