Human Identification Flashcards
Primary criteria for human identification:
Visual appearance
Photography
DNA
Fingerprints (dactylography)
Handwriting
Which people are more accurate in photography: the living or the dead?
Photography is more accurate in living people
Types of Fingerprints:
Arch
Loop (most common)
Whorl
Conditions that can hide or change fingerprint:
Burns
Disease: leprosy or dermatitis
You cannot take DNA from:
RBCs
How to differentiate bt twins in the same dna:
Fingerprint
Which dna used to determine maternal strain
Mitochondrial dna
Uses of dna:
Medicine : inherited diseases
Stain identification
Paternity
Forensice for human identification
Secondary criteria for human identification:
Tatto
Piercing
Halls in ear and nose
Hair style and texture
Jewelry
Clothes: searching for ID, mobile, and pictures or the presence of residue from the offender or from the car, such as paint
Which bone is the best in age and race estimation
Skull
Difference in skull bt male and female:
Female : smaller and smooth with round chin and small mastoid.
Male : bigger and rough with square chin and big mastoid.
Difference in pelvis bt male and female:
Narrow suprapubic angle and higher iliac blades in male