CH 4 Flashcards
Forensic dentistry is
Odontology
Identifying criminal suspects through the use of _______ has proven to be one of the most effective methods for apprehending persons who might otherwise go undetected and continue their criminal activities.
fingerprinting
fingerprints can be divided into 3 main groups
latent, plastic, and visible
fingerprints may be resolved into three large general groups of patterns:
the arch, the loop, and the whorl
the two innermost ridges, which start parallel, diverge, and then surround or tend to surround the pattern area are known as
type lines
when a latent print is clearly visible, it should be ______ before attempts are made to develop it.
photographed
Iodine is used for latent prints on the premise that it attacks the object and _____
changes its color
the most common method of fingerprint development for latent prints is _____
Ninhydrin
What maintains the largest biometric database in the world, containing the fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information for more than 47 million subjects
IAFIS (integrated automated fingerprint identification system)
The most valuable collected document is one that has been acquired______he suspect document was produced.
close to the time
As it relates to criminal investigation, profiling is based on the notion that crime is, directly or indirectly, based on the _____ of the person committing it
personalitiy
Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in more than _____ of convictions overturned through DNA testing
75%
US vs Wade stated, the ____________ upon identifying witness probably accounts for more miscarriages of justice than any other single factor.
influence of improper suggestions
In this lineup, the eyewitness views all the people or photos at the same time most common
simultaneous lineup
a lineup where people or photos that are presented to the witness one at a time
sequential lineup
