Forensics study guide for the 1

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9 weeks exam

1. Define perception.
2. Criminal investigators depend on observations from whom?
3. Reason for the innocence project?
4. Forensic science uncovers evidence that?
5. What is an eyewitness?
6. Goal of a crime scene investigator?
7. Direct evidence includes?
8. Crime scene investigators include? (3)
9. Forensic lab processes evidence from a crime scene to determine what?
10. What is the principle of exchange? And who developed it?
11. What type of evidence is a physical object?
12. Where is FBI headquarters?
13. What mental state is best for observing something?
14. What are the 4 crime scene search patterns?
15. Deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps is _______________.
16. The first police officer to arrive on the scene is known as the _______
17. A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is ______.
18. The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence is a ______________.
19. The location where the crime took place is the ________.
20. A location where a dead body may be found but not where the person was murdered is known as the
______________.
21. Brief summary about the Ramsey case.
22. Name and describe 2 of the 7 Ss of crime scene investigation.
23. What are 2 common types of physical evidence?
24. How long did Ronald Cotton spend in prison?
25. What are the five steps of information being processed in the brain in the correct order?
26. What should be included in a crime scene sketch?
27. Fibers that have been spun together are called?
28. When fibers are transferred directly from the victim to the suspect or suspect to victim, this is called ______.
29. The transfer of evidence from a source to a person, then to another person is called:
30. Fiber evidence is gathered with:
31. A forensic scientists will ask questions about:
32. Two methods that can analyze fibers without damaging them are _______.
33. Fibers are classified as _______.
34. Natural fibers come from ______.
35. Fiberglass and asbestos are both found in ______.
36. How are animal hair and human hair different?
37. What is the most common regenerated fiber?
38. Evidence always stored in airtight containers.
39. What type of evidence is a shoe print?
40. Evidence always collected in paper.
41. What type of evidence is blood?
42. What type of evidence is a bullet casing?
43. Inner most layer of hair follicle.
44. Middle layer of hair follicle.
45. Outer most layer of hair.
46. Entire hair follicle.
47. In the life cycle of hair, the first stage is _____.
48. In the life cycle of hair, the second stage is _____.
49. In the life cycle of hair, the third stage is _____.
50. In which stage does the hair quit growing?