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Lab officers

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Assist in preparing tests

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Crime scene investigator

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Investigate the crime scene

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Latent print examiner

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Finds finger prints at crime scenes and examine them

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Firearms examiner

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Help the court by providing evidence such as serial numbers

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Tool mark examiner

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Analyses weapons and marks on a victim

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Document examiner

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They examine printed and digital items

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Trace evidence examiner

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Examine any evidence found at a crime scene

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Forensic pathologist

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They determine the cause of death from the victim

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Forensic anthropologist

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Look at bones for evidence

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Forensic odontological

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Examine teeth and bite marks

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Forensic entomologist

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Study insects

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Field officers

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Head investigator at the crime scene

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DNA profiler

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Collects DNA to match to a suspect

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Crime scene photographer

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Takes photos of evidence from the crime scene

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Toxicologist

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Examines chemicals found at the crime scene

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Forensic psychiatrist

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Focuses on the interface of law and mental health

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Coroner

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Asks question to find out how someone died if it was unknown

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Police officer

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They are the first to the crime scene and find evidence

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Polygraph examiner

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Uses a machine to see if someone is lieing

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Blood stain analysts

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Investigates the blood found at the crime scene

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Forensic accountant

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Keeps all files / records from crimes

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Arson and fire examiner

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Investigate intentionally started fires

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Forensic artist

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Draws people who are suspected / witnesses / victims

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Forensic serologist

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Examine bodily fluids

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Forensic psychologist

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Determine if someone is sane

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Criminology

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Determines why the suspect committed the crime

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Digital forensic experts

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Recovers the material found in digital devices

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What is trace evidence

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A unit of evidence created by when objects contact

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What are five examples of trace evidence

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Fibres 
Hair 
Soil
Pollen 
Gunshot residue
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What is always left at the crime scene

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DNA
fingerprints
Trace evidence

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What is impression evidence

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Objects that have retained the characterises of other objects through direct contact

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What are features for tire tracks

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Tread patterns
Width and depth of tread
Unique characteristics due to damage

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What are features for tool marks

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Dimensions of the impression
Ridges or striation patterns
Defects
Paint chips

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What are features for shoe prints

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Tread patterns
Wear patterns
Material defects or damages
Other trace materials

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What are features for bite marks

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Type of bite
Characteristics of teeth
Colour of area
Swab for bodily fluids

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What is anthropometry

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The study of measurements of bones and body parts

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When might it be used and why = anthropometry

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It could be used if there were no fingerprints to find the measurements of someone

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What are the three fundamentals that criminal investigators use when looking at fingerprints

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A fingerprint is an individual
A fingerprint pattern
Fingerprint ridges

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What are the 3 main types of fingerprints

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Arches
Loops
Whorls

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What are latent prints

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Impressions left by friction ridge skin on a surface

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Why do we use powder when dusting prints

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So we can lift them off with tape

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What are the six groups of human hair

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Scalp hair
Beard hair
Under arm hair
Eyebrow hair 
Pubic hair 
General body hair
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What is hair made of

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The protein keratin

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What are the 3 layers of hair

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Medulla
Cortex
Cuticle

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Why does BPA stand for

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Blood pattern analysis

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What can investigators learn from the analysis of blood splatter

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Position and movements 
Number of blows
Type of injury
How long ago the crime was
Which wound was inflected
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How do hairs and fibres differ

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They have different sizes and textures

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What is the difference between man made and synthetic fibres

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Natural fibres have a rough surface whereas man made fibres are smooth

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