Forensics

Question 0

What are the forensic principles?

Answer 0

All work as a comparison.

Scientifically associate suspect with victim or crime scene

Question 1

What is the locard exchange principal?

Answer 1

Whenever two objects come into contact, there’ll be an exchange of materials.

Question 3

What are the two types of evidence?

Answer 3

Class evidence – may end for a general category, but not one specific item or individual (I.e., type of shoes, haircolor, etc.)

Unique evidence – identified to one specific item or individual and excludes all others (I.e. Fingerprints, physical matches, bullets, etc.)

Question 4

over 1/2 of DNA database hits are from…

Answer 4

burglaries and auto thefts

Question 5

How many oral swabs should be collected

Answer 5

4-6

should be collected from victim, suspect and other involved individuals.

Question 6

What are the different types of fingerprint impressions?

Answer 6

1. Latent- invisible, require chemical, powder or lighting to make visible.
2. Patent- visible, made with blood, oil, grease, etc
3. plastic-prints impressed into an object such as soap, butter, wax, soft putty, etc.
4. rolled impression- intentional recording of the print