1Define Forensics
To put up for debate
2Who is Edmond Locard. What did he do?
A french criminologist who created the first crime lab in France.
3What is the Locard Exchange Principle?
When 2 things come into contact then transference will always occur.
4Who is Paul Kirk?
Was head of criminalistics department in the US
5Who is Francis Galton?
Father of Fingerprints
6What is the FBI?
Federal Burea of Investigation focuses on domestic and international terrorism, civil rights and violent crimes.
7What is Behavioral Science? (Profiling)
The study/analysis of human behavior.
8What is the DEA?
Drug Enforcement Agency deals with the investigation and preparation for prosecution of drug gangs and criminal threats.
9What is the ATF?
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives focuses on the protection of communities from the distribution of illegal weapons and products.
10What is Forensic Anthropology?
The study of bones.
11What is the order of duties at a crime scene?
Secure the scene, Render Aid, Isolate the scene, Observe the scene, Document the scene, Collect evidence.
12How can you document a crime scene?
Crime scene sketch, Photographing crime scene, Notes on crime scene.
13Why would disposable forceps be used?
To reduce cross contamination and spread of infection.
14What is Entomology?
The study of insects
15What is pathology?
The study of disease
16What is the "Druggist fold" used for?
To package loosed or tiny items.
17What is a identification exam?
The process of determining a substance's physical or chemical identity.
18What is a comparison exam?
The process of ascertaining whether two or more objects have a common origin.
19Why must air tight containers be used for gasoline?
Because the substance is volatile and can evaporate.
20Are the striations on a bullet class or individual identification?
Individual identification.
21What is Serology?
The study and identification of bodily fluids such as blood, sweat and semen.
22What is toxicology?
The analysis of biological samples for the presence of toxins.
23What is the Frye rule?
Testimonies based off scientific principles or procedures are only allowed if acceptable in the field.
24What is chain of custody
The documentation of everyone who handled a piece of evidence. Name, date and time.
25What is the product rule
A calculation that gives the odds of an evidence being matched to someone.
26When is a search allowed without a warrant?
When consent is given, to render aid or if evidence is about to be lost or destroyed.
27What is fourth amendment?
The right of the people to be secure in their homes without having to be worried about unlawful searches or seizures.
28What is CODIS?
Combined DNA Index System operates multiple databases of DNA profiles of missing people, convicted criminals and evidence at crime scenes.
29What is IBIS?
Integrated Bullet Identification System specializes in comparing both types of ballistic evidence found at crime scenes.
30What is AFIS?
Automated Fingerprint Identification System specializes in fingerprint and palmprint identification of convicted criminals and applicant records.
31What is Expirated blood pattern?
Blood expelled from mouth or nose due to internal injury.
32What is Arterial spray?
Spatter created from main artery or heart.
33What is Cast off pattern?
Spatter produced by fist or object as it flings blood in an arc.
34What is Impact spatter?
Occurs when an object impacts the source of blood.
35What is skeletonization?
Edge of blood stain drying to surface.
36What are the 3 types of Impact spatter. What causes each one?
Low velocity spatter, medium velocity spatter and high velocity spatter. Gravity or splashing, Blunt force trauma, Gunshot wound or explosion.
37What is area of convergence?
Point on a 2-dimensional plane from which drops originated
38What is area of origin?
An area in 3-dimensional space from which the blood originated
39How to calculate impact angle from blood drops?
Sin of A = (width of blood drop / length of blood drop) <- Take inverse sin of this for angle
40Difference between cause of death and manner of death?
Cause of death is what killed a person specifically while manner of death is the legal ramifications or more broad term.
41How can you determine carbon monixiding poisoning?
Cherry-red blood discoloration
42How can you determine strangulation?
Hemorrhages in eyelids (petechiae), thyroid cartilage broken.
43What three terms help determine time of death?
Algor Mortis, Livor Mortis, Rigor Mortis.
44What is Livor Mortis?
Settling of the blood, discoloration of skin. Occurs from 1 to 16 hours after death.
45What is Algor Mortis?
Loss of body temperature, About 1 degree per hour drop.
46What is Rigor Mortis?
Stiffening of the joints, happens over 24 hours but disappears after 36 hours.
47What can an anthropologist determine at a crime scene?
Age, Height, Race and Gender
48What can an entomologist determine at a crime scene?
Time of death, Location of wounds, Drugs ingested from bugs.