forum correct answers the Latin root for the word forensic
forensic correct answers presenting and interpreting scientific information in court
entomology correct answers the study of insects
a forensic pathologist correct answers Who performs autopsies?
Kathy Reichs correct answers the...
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forum correct answers the Latin root for the word forensic
forensic correct answers presenting and interpreting scientific information in court
entomology correct answers the study of insects
a forensic pathologist correct answers Who performs autopsies?
Kathy Reichs correct answers the real-life forensic scientist, college professor, and author upon which the fictional character of Temperance Brennan is based on
testimony on evidence correct answers In a criminal trial, the job of a forensic scientist is to provide ______________.
Cesare Lombroso correct answers invented one of the first lie detectors
toxicology correct answers the study of poisons
Mathieu Orfila correct answers the father of forensic toxicology
Bertillon system/Bertillonage correct answers an early system of identifying people through the use of body measurements
mugshots correct answers Photographs of crime suspects, used to identify a person by his or her physical appearance
calipers correct answers instruments were used to take Bertillon measurements
1932 correct answers year that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) open its first forensic laboratory
1887 correct answers year that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first publish his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes?
the golden hour correct answers The window of time during which a crime scene remains preserved
certified medical examiner correct answers person that certifies that the victim is dead before a body may be removed from a crime scene
casts correct answers footprints preserved as evidence
Edmond Locard correct answers person who first coined the phrase "Every contact leaves a trace" "POLICE" in mirror image correct answers written on the soles of the overshoes investigators wear at a crime scene
progress-of-custody correct answers label placed on an evidence container that is signed by any person who handles the evidence to show the chain of custody
angles correct answers protractors measure _______________.
Argentina correct answers first country to collect and store fingerprints to identify criminals
patent print correct answers a fingerprint that is visible to the naked eye
latent print correct answers a fingerprint that is not visible to the naked eye
carbon correct answers Dark fingerprint powder is usually composed of _________.
chalk, titanium dioxide, or other materials correct answers Light fingerprint powder is usually composed of ________.
fingerprint roller correct answers tool used to smooth lifting tape onto a dusted print to remove air bubbles and optimize contact of the tape with the fingerprint dust
magnetic wand correct answers When magnetic powder is used for fingerprinting, what type of tool is used to dust the fingerprint?
Francis Galton correct answers person who first published a study on fingerprints, showing that everyone has unique fingerprints and fingerprints do not change
Sir William Herschel correct answers first official in India to require a fingerprint to be affixed to
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whorls, loops, and arches correct answers three most common fingerprint patterns
loops correct answers the most common type of fingerprint pattern
comparator correct answers machine used to compare fingerprints side-by-side
fumes from heating up glue and laser light correct answers used in a forensic lab to make fingerprints more visible on an object
Kastle-Meyer test correct answers What test shows if a stain at a crime scene is blood?
Paul Uhlenhuth correct answers Who invented a chemical laboratory test to determine whether blood evidence is human or animal?
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