Transcript 1st Midterm Forensic Hoops Review

Observation vs. Inference?
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The sky is blue
Observation vs. Inference?
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The water was warm
Observation vs. Inference?
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The room is very cold
Observation vs. Inference?
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The rope was 4 inches from the gun
List two of the top reasons for committing a
crime.
*Need both for a “shot”
List two of the four types of investigative
techniques.
*Need both for the “shot”
What is “corpus delicti?”
What is the term the states that when there
is contact between two items, there will
be an exchange.
What term describes the post-mortem
lividity that sets in immediately after
death that causes a settling of the blood
to parts of the body that are lowest due
to gravity?
What type of evidence is considered
unique to the crime?
What category of print accounts for the
most common type of a fingerprint?
What does the acronym “SOCO” stand
for?
What does AFIS stand for?
What is the term used to describe ridge
characteristics?
Term that describes the written record of all
people who have had possession of an
item of evidence.
This person performs the autopsy and
describes the outward and inward
appearances of the corpse and
catalogues ALL observations throughout
the procedure.
List two things that can leave prints other
than your fingers.
*Need both for “shot”
What is the primary difference between
the medical examiner and the coroner?
What type of surfaces utilize the powder
lifting technique?
List two duties the First Officer on the Scene
has.
*Need both for “shot”
What is the correct method when
fingerprinting an individual?
When a paper note is left at the scene of a
crime and you wish to test for latent
prints, which type of lifting technique will
you use?
Invisible fingerprints are called…
List two of the four features of crime scene
documentation.
What “general” type of surface is
necessary for the superglue fuming
technique of visualizing a latent print.
List one of the two important components
necessary to prove by the investigator
when evaluating a crime scene.
What is the cardinal rule for the
investigating officer?
What happens to the body temperature of
a corpse upon death?
What type of evidence is not unique to the
crime but can be valuable in building a
case?
What type of fingerprint is the rarest?
List 3 ridge characteristics (other than a
delta).
*Need all 3 for “shot”
What is the main component of a
fingerprint?
What are the three TYPES of prints? (not
fingerprints, prints in general)
**Need all three for “shot”
What type of print is the FBI fingerprint
classification numbering system based
on?
When to fingerprints first form?
List two sources of error when lifting a latent
fingerprint using powders
**Need both for shot