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Midterm 1 Flashcards

1
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the original location of a crime or accident

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primary crime scene

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2
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person thought to be capable of committing a crime

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suspect

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3
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evidence that includes eyewitness accounts of an accident or crime scene

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testimonial

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4
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physical evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts

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trace

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5
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type of evidence found in blood, body fluids, and tissues that contain genetic information and can be used to link a suspect to a crime

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DNA

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6
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intentionally setting a fire to cause damage or destroy evidence of another crime

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arson

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7
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can be classified as aches, loops, or whorls

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fingerprints

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8
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combined DNA index system used by law enforcement agencies to compare DNA samples to known suspects

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CODIS

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9
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a second person associated with committing a crime

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accomplice

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10
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statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime

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alibi

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11
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any evidence found at a crime scene in the form of a physical object

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physical

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12
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an alternate location where additional evidence of a crime may be found

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secondary crime scene

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13
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what are the four steps used to analyze a crime scene?

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interview, examine, document, process

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14
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what type of evidence does the fbi consider to be the most valuable

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dna

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15
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interviews witnesses and works with the csi unit to investigate the crime

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detectives

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16
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determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts the autopsy

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medical examiner

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17
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usually the first to arrive at a crime scene, responsible for securing the scene and detaining persons of interest

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police officer

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18
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documents the crime scene and collects any physical evidence

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csi unit

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19
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helps to determine if any search warrants are required to proceed and obtains those warrants from a judge

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district attorney

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20
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may be called in if an expert is needed to analyze insect evidence or skeletal remains

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specialists

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21
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the most common type of fingerprints

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loops

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22
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a print found at the crime scene

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latent print

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23
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type of fiber that is man-made, such as nylon or rayon, is classified as

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synthetic

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24
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the bottom portion of hair nearest the scalp in which dna may be found

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root

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25
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this principle states that with contact between two items, there will be an exchange

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Locard

26
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instrument that may be used to examine hairs and fibers in detail

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microscope

27
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the study of firearms and ammunition

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ballistics

28
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hair samples can be tested for nuclear dna whether or not the root is present

true or false

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false

29
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the most common type of plant fiber

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cotton

30
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how many minutiae points must be in common in order for prints to be considered matches in the us>

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there is no minimum

31
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what is known as the universal solvent

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water

32
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is it possible to show that a hair came from a specific person or animal

true or false

A

true

33
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what does the abbreviation gsr mean

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gunshot residue

34
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the physical separation of a mixture into its individual components, such as black in being separated into different colors

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chromatography

35
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the database used to find matches for dna samples from a crime scene

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CODIS

36
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the smallest unit of textile material

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fiber

37
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substances that give color to objects, such as hair, paint, and fibers

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pigments

38
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the substance that makes up hair and fingernails

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keratin

39
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a type of fiber that is made from plants and animals

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natural

40
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most abundant cells in your body that are produced in the bone marrow

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red blood cells

41
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component of blood that is part of our immune system ad destroy pathogens in our body

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white blood cells

42
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clotting factors in the plasma that clot together to prevent blood loss from a wound

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platelets

43
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blood type that contains a agglutinogens

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type a

44
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blood type that contains a and b agglutinogens

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type ab

45
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indicates the presence of a specific protein; discovered while studying the rhesus monkeys

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rh factor

46
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people with type o blood are called universal

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donors

47
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patterns created when a bloody object comes in contact with another surface

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transfer

48
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pointed edges of a droplet that radiate out from the spatter and can help determine the direction of force

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spines

49
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type of bloodstain that is created when a force is applied to the source of blood

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projected

50
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test used at a crime scene to enhance a bloodstain to make it more visible in photographs

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LCV

51
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used by investigators to detect the presence of blood

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luminol

52
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type of bloodstain created by the force of gravity and appears as drops or blood pools

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passive

53
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bloodstains created by the application of force to the area where blood originated

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spatter

54
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stands for blood stain pattern analysis

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BPA

55
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people with type ab blood are called universal

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recipients/receivers

56
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blood type that does not contain a or b agglutinogens

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type o

57
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blood type that contains b agglutinogens

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type b

58
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our blood type is determined by these which are inherited from our parents

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genes

59
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yellowish liquid part of the blood

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plasma

60
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protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen

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hemoglobin

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