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| 5822052108 | forensic science | the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies | 0 | |
| 5822053295 | criminalistics | more descriptive than forensic science; describes the services of a crime laboratory | 1 | |
| 5822058330 | Locard's principle of exchange | when two objects come into contact, theres a transfer of material | 2 | |
| 5822059510 | scientific method | a process that uses guidelines to ensure careful and systematic collection, organization, and analysis of information | 3 | |
| 5822062399 | 1. formulate a question 2. formulate a hypothesis 3. test hypothesis 4. accept experimental findings 5. suitable evidence when validated | steps of scientific method | 4 | |
| 5822062957 | anthropometry | system of personal identification; distinguishes one body from another based on a series of bodily measurements | 5 | |
| 5822064362 | Anthropology & Morphology | study of structure of living organisms | 6 | |
| 5822073590 | 1. advise criminal suspects of constitutional rights 2. increase in U.S. crime rates 3. all illicit-drugs must be sent to a forensic lab 4. DNA profiling developed | Major reasons for increasing crime labs | 7 | |
| 5822076691 | 1. FBI 2. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 4. U.S. Postal Inspection Services | 4 Major Crime Labs | 8 | |
| 5822076692 | 1. physical science 2. biology unit 3. firearms 4. document examination 5. photography | 5 Basic Crime Lab Services | 9 | |
| 5822097281 | 1. confessions 2. eyewitness accounts 3. evaluation of physical evidence retrieved | 3 avenues for assistance of crime scene | 10 | |
| 5822103854 | command center | a secure site outside the crime scene where equipment is stored, tasks are assigned, and meet to discuss aspects of the case | 11 | |
| 5822105651 | walk-through | initial survey by the lead investigator | 12 | |
| 5822107532 | primary scene | where the crime originally occurred | 13 | |
| 5822109085 | secondary scene | becomes apart of the crime scene after the initial incident | 14 | |
| 5822112978 | - notes - sketches - photography | crime scene recording | 15 | |
| 5822115573 | expert witness | individual who poses knowledge or skill to aid in trial | 16 | |
| 5822118576 | -line/strip -grid -spiral -wheel/ray -quadrant/zone | types of search patterns | 17 | |
| 5822120750 | computer-aided drafting | creates a scaled drawing using specially designed computer software | 18 | |
| 5822121906 | digital photography | captures light and save images | 19 | |
| 5822122487 | lossless compression | condenses file size without discarding digital data | 20 | |
| 5822123246 | aperture | diaphragm of the opening allowing light | 21 | |
| 5822124001 | f-stop | controls aperture to determine the amount of light through the lens to the film | 22 | |
| 5822124002 | shutter speed | length of time the microchip is exposed to light | 23 | |
| 5822125553 | depth of field | amount of area in the foreground and background of an in focus object | 24 | |
| 5822126818 | color temperature | measure difference in hue between light source and hypothetical source of perfect white light | 25 | |
| 5822128912 | photography log | a form the investigator records details of each photograph taken | 26 | |
| 5822130032 | rough sketch | first sketch created with care for accuracy but no concern for aesthetic appearance | 27 | |
| 5822130033 | finished sketch | perfected final sketch with scale drawings | 28 | |
| 5822136612 | lossy compression | condenses files by discarding some image information | 29 | |
| 5822136980 | - normal lens - wide angle - macro - multipurpose - telephoto | types of lens | 30 | |
| 5822137878 | 1. overview 2. medium-range 3. close-up | 3 types of photographs | 31 | |
| 5822142689 | - rectangular - triangular - baseline - polar coordinate | methods of measurement | 32 | |
| 5822146845 | - title block - legend - compass - body | what's included in a crime sketch | 33 | |
| 5822148212 | physical evidence | an object that can be established has or has not been committed or link a crime to its victim or perpetrator | 34 | |
| 5822149764 | contamination | transfer of matter between the controller and the evidence | 35 | |
| 5822149765 | standard/reference | physical evidence whose origin is known | 36 | |
| 5822150210 | buccal swab | swab of inner cheek cells used for determining DNA profile | 37 | |
| 5822150211 | substrate controls | materials close to areas where physical evidence has been deposited | 38 | |
| 5822151305 | chain of custody | a list of all people who came into possession of evidence | 39 | |
| 5822155817 | evidence-submission form | form of all evidence submitted to the crime lab | 40 | |
| 5822156288 | Universal Precaution Rule | when responding to a blood or tissue scene, treat as infected substance | 41 | |
| 5822157217 | PPE | personal protective equipment; masks, gloves, eye protection | 42 | |
| 5822161131 | - cold zone - warm zone - hot zone | work zones | 43 | |
| 5822162830 | - indigestion - injection - absorption - inhalation | type of exposures | 44 | |
| 5822163368 | identification | determining a substance's physical or chemical identity | 45 | |
| 5822163369 | comparison | ascertaining whether two or more objects have a common origin | 46 | |
| 5822163721 | individual characteristics | evidence associated with a common source with high probability | 47 | |
| 5822163722 | class characteristics | properties of evidence that can be associated with a group and not a single source | 48 | |
| 5822163723 | product rate | a formula for determining how frequently a certain combination of characteristics occurs in a population | 49 | |
| 5822164140 | rapid DNA | process for rapidly obtaining a DNA profile from a buccal swab | 50 | |
| 5822164141 | comparative analysis | subjects a suspect and a standard/reference specimen | 51 | |
| 5822171061 | -identification -comparison | methods used for examining physical evidence | 52 | |
| 5822175799 | forensic polynology | analyst who collects and examines pollen and spores and connect to crime scenes | 53 | |
| 5822176830 | microscopy | the principal tool used in the field of forensic polynology | 54 |
