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Forensic Sciences Flashcards

1
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Arson

A

Deliberately lighting a fire

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Ballistics

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The study of guns and ammunition

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3
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Circumstantial evidence

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Evidence that points towards a suspect but doesn’t immediately prove them guilty

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4
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Core body temperature

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37 degrees Celsius of a healthy human

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5
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Corpse

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Dead body

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6
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Crime scene unit (CSU)

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Specialist who collect and bag evidence

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7
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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic avid

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Fibres

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Strands of materials such as hair, wool and polyesters

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9
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Fingerprints

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Patterns of the ridges found on the finger tips and tips of toes

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10
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Homicide

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Murder or man slaughter of another human

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11
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Impressions

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Track marks

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12
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Negative impressions

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An impression formed by a material gathering in recessed, such as the grooves in a tyre or shoe

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13
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Non-porous

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Doesn’t absorb liquids such as body oils

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14
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Pathology

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The study of disease and cause of death

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15
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Physical evidence

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Large pieces of evidence

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16
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Porous

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Absorbs body oils

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17
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Positive impressions

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An exact image, such as the pattern of a shoe or a tyre

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Tool mark

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Characteristic marks left by a tool

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Toxicology

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The study of the effects of poisons and chemicals on the body

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20
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Trace evidence

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Microscopic evidence such as fibres or DNA

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Alpha rays

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Form of nuclear radiation

22
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Anthropometry

A

Study of body size and proportions

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Arches

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A form of fingerprints in the shape of arches

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Assassination

A

Political murder

25
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Autopsy

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Dissection of body to determine cause of death

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Autoradiogram

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Identifying the pattern they represents DNA patterning

27
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Bertillon system

A

A form of anthropometry in which body size and proportions are measured

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Biometric facial recognition

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When a face is scanned and computer-matched with stored images of faces.

29
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CCTV

A

Closed circuit Tv

30
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Composite

A

A form of fingerprint

31
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Diatoms

A

Microscopic organisms found in water, each with a different shape

32
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Dioxins

A

A form of poison

33
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Gel electrophoresis

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A process in which DNA is cut and analysed to produce an autoradiogram

34
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Identikit

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Form of identification in which facial features are slotted together

35
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Loops

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A form of fingerprints in the shape of loops

36
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Polonium-210

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Radioactive material, used once as poison

37
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Retroactive interference

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Changes in memory of an eyewitness after looking at other images

38
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Ricin

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A form of poison

39
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Whorls

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A form of fingerprint in the shape of whorls

40
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Binary code

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The way a computer stores information 0 and 1

41
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Chromatography

A

The use of solvents to seperate the colours of ink and other materials

42
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Counterfeit

A

Fake, usually regarding banknotes

43
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ePassport

A

A passport that includes a chip recording personal information

44
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Extortion

A

Threats and blackmail

45
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Fluoresce

A

Shining due to a special light such as UV

46
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Identity fraud

A

Pretending to be someone else

47
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Intaglio

A

Raises printing

48
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Iris

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Coloured ring of the muscle in the eye that controls the size of the pupil

49
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Polymer film

A

Plastic used to make banknotes

50
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Retina

A

The back of the eyeball

51
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Smart gate

A

Gate that electronically reads ePassports

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