Midterm 1

Question 1

the original location of a crime or accident

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primary crime scene

Question 2

person thought to be capable of committing a crime

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suspect

Question 3

evidence that includes eyewitness accounts of an accident or crime scene

Answer 3

testimonial

Question 4

physical evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts

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trace

Question 5

type of evidence found in blood, body fluids, and tissues that contain genetic information and can be used to link a suspect to a crime

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DNA

Question 6

intentionally setting a fire to cause damage or destroy evidence of another crime

Answer 6

arson

Question 7

can be classified as aches, loops, or whorls

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fingerprints

Question 8

combined DNA index system used by law enforcement agencies to compare DNA samples to known suspects

Answer 8

CODIS

Question 9

a second person associated with committing a crime

Answer 9

accomplice

Question 10

statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime

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alibi

Question 11

any evidence found at a crime scene in the form of a physical object

Answer 11

physical

Question 12

an alternate location where additional evidence of a crime may be found

Answer 12

secondary crime scene

Question 13

what are the four steps used to analyze a crime scene?

Answer 13

interview, examine, document, process

Question 14

what type of evidence does the fbi consider to be the most valuable

Answer 14

dna

Question 15

interviews witnesses and works with the csi unit to investigate the crime

Answer 15

detectives

Question 16

determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts the autopsy

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medical examiner

Question 17

usually the first to arrive at a crime scene, responsible for securing the scene and detaining persons of interest

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police officer

Question 18

documents the crime scene and collects any physical evidence

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csi unit

Question 19

helps to determine if any search warrants are required to proceed and obtains those warrants from a judge

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district attorney

Question 20

may be called in if an expert is needed to analyze insect evidence or skeletal remains

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specialists

Question 21

the most common type of fingerprints

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loops

Question 22

a print found at the crime scene

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latent print

Question 23

type of fiber that is man-made, such as nylon or rayon, is classified as

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synthetic

Question 24

the bottom portion of hair nearest the scalp in which dna may be found

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root

Question 25

this principle states that with contact between two items, there will be an exchange

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Locard

Question 26

instrument that may be used to examine hairs and fibers in detail

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microscope

Question 27

the study of firearms and ammunition

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ballistics

Question 28

hair samples can be tested for nuclear dna whether or not the root is present true or false

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false

Question 29

the most common type of plant fiber

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cotton

Question 30

how many minutiae points must be in common in order for prints to be considered matches in the us>

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there is no minimum

Question 31

what is known as the universal solvent

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water

Question 32

is it possible to show that a hair came from a specific person or animal true or false

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true

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what does the abbreviation gsr mean

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gunshot residue

Question 34

the physical separation of a mixture into its individual components, such as black in being separated into different colors

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chromatography

Question 35

the database used to find matches for dna samples from a crime scene

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CODIS

Question 36

the smallest unit of textile material

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fiber

Question 37

substances that give color to objects, such as hair, paint, and fibers

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pigments

Question 38

the substance that makes up hair and fingernails

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keratin

Question 39

a type of fiber that is made from plants and animals

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natural

Question 40

most abundant cells in your body that are produced in the bone marrow

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red blood cells

Question 41

component of blood that is part of our immune system ad destroy pathogens in our body

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white blood cells

Question 42

clotting factors in the plasma that clot together to prevent blood loss from a wound

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platelets

Question 43

blood type that contains a agglutinogens

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type a

Question 44

blood type that contains a and b agglutinogens

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type ab

Question 45

indicates the presence of a specific protein; discovered while studying the rhesus monkeys

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rh factor

Question 46

people with type o blood are called universal

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donors

Question 47

patterns created when a bloody object comes in contact with another surface

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transfer

Question 48

pointed edges of a droplet that radiate out from the spatter and can help determine the direction of force

Answer 48

spines

Question 49

type of bloodstain that is created when a force is applied to the source of blood

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projected

Question 50

test used at a crime scene to enhance a bloodstain to make it more visible in photographs

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LCV

Question 51

used by investigators to detect the presence of blood

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luminol

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type of bloodstain created by the force of gravity and appears as drops or blood pools

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passive

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bloodstains created by the application of force to the area where blood originated

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spatter

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stands for blood stain pattern analysis

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BPA

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people with type ab blood are called universal

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recipients/receivers

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blood type that does not contain a or b agglutinogens

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type o

Question 57

blood type that contains b agglutinogens

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type b

Question 58

our blood type is determined by these which are inherited from our parents

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genes

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yellowish liquid part of the blood

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plasma

Question 60

protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen

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hemoglobin