Physical Evidence
The Locard's Exchange Principle states that ''with _______ between two items, there will be an ________."
1. Contact 2. exchange
The characteristics of glass that could be used to match glass from a crime scene to a suspect.
1. Thick darkness 2.Chemical composition 3.Refractive index
4 things that can be determined from skeletal remains
1.Age 2.Sex 3.Race 4.Stature
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
A.F.I.S.
The 3 main types of fingerprints
Arches, loops, and whirls
An example of a '' class'' characteristic
Automobile paint
Combined DNA Index System
C.O.D.I.S.
Hairs and fibers an be used in an investigation
Examine to identify their origin, such as human or animal
The type of insects that are helpful in a murder investigation
Flies, beetles, and other insects
A type of scientist studies skeletal remains
Forensic Anthropologist
When an object broken, torn, or cut, two unique edges are formed
Fracture lines
Gunshot Residue
G.S.R.
The types of tissues that might be used for DNA testing
Hair, fingernails, bones, teeth
Integrated Ballistics identification System
I.B.I.S.
Dust could or dirt be used in an investigation
Investigators examine the samples for chemical composition
The value of trace forensic evidence was first evidence was first recognized by Edmund ______ in 1910.
Locard
The time between death and the discovery of the body
PMI
A gun barrel that causes distinctive grooves
Rifling
It present in a hair sample to test for DNA
Roots
3 examples of impression evidence
Shoeprints, bite markers, and tool marked
An examples of impression evidence
Tape, glass
Scientists match bombs and other explosive devices to suspects to suspects
To compare to evidence found in the suspect's possession to confirm a match.
Besides handwriting, an investigator could use to match a ransom note to a suspect
To use analyze the type of paper used, printing method or handwriting style
2 examples of type of clues That investigators get from body fluid samples
Vomit and urine can be to test for alcohol, drugs Cigarette but may contain dried saliva
Information can be learned from a wound
Weapons size, shapes, and length
An example of an '' individual'' characteristic
color
