Final Material Flashcards
(25 cards)
Psychoactive compound with opioid effects
Narcotic
Color test for explosive residue or GSR
Greiss test
High potential for abuse and addiction, no known medical use
Schedule I drug
Guidelines give valid analysis schedules for suspected drugs.
OSAC Guidelines
Substances designed to have similar effects to a controlled substance
New psychoactive substances
A non-industrially produced weapon
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
An explosion produces a very large volume of ___
Gas
An explosive capable of initiating an explosive chain.
Primary explosive
Smokeless powder is an example of a _____
Low explosive
Homemade explosives are appealing because _____
Their ingredients are easily accessible and numerous. Manufacturing is easy.
Explosive material in a bullet
Gunpowder
First action that begins the act of firing a bullet
Primer is struck by a firing pin
Three key inorganic analytes used in GSR
Barium, antimony, and lead
A Modified Griess Test tests for the presence of ______.
Nitrates
GSR pattern can be used to determine ____
Muzzle distance at time of discharge
Superglue fuming is best for ______ surfaces.
Smooth / non-porous
Increase in temperature will affect decomposition in this manner.
Speed it up
imperfect (smudged, distorted) ridge impresses left by incidental finger contact
Fingermarks
Study of postmortem changes to human remains
Forensic taphonomy
remote sending technique that measures distances by precisely timing a laser pulse emitted from the sensor to an object or s
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SCANNING
Would a canine alert be considered presumptive or confirmatory?
Presumptive
Name a bulk contraband detection technique
Thermal neutron analysis, x-ray, backscatter x-ray, millimeter wave scanning, computed tomography (CT)
Event that had a profound effect on the landscape of homeland security today
9/11
The main disadvantage of IMS detection method
Poor resolution
