Observation vs. Inference?  The sky is blue

Observation vs. Inference?  The water was warm

Observation vs. Inference?  The room is very cold

Observation vs. Inference?  The rope was 4 inches from the gun

List two of the top reasons for committing a crime. *Need both for a “shot”

List two of the four types of investigative techniques. *Need both for the “shot”

What is “corpus delicti?”

What is the term the states that when there is contact between two items, there will be an exchange.

What term describes the post-mortem lividity that sets in immediately after death that causes a settling of the blood to parts of the body that are lowest due to gravity?

What type of evidence is considered unique to the crime?

What category of print accounts for the most common type of a fingerprint?

What does the acronym “SOCO” stand for?

What does AFIS stand for?

What is the term used to describe ridge characteristics?

Term that describes the written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence.

This person performs the autopsy and describes the outward and inward appearances of the corpse and catalogues ALL observations throughout the procedure.

List two things that can leave prints other than your fingers. *Need both for “shot”

What is the primary difference between the medical examiner and the coroner?

What type of surfaces utilize the powder lifting technique?

List two duties the First Officer on the Scene has. *Need both for “shot”

What is the correct method when fingerprinting an individual?

When a paper note is left at the scene of a crime and you wish to test for latent prints, which type of lifting technique will you use?

Invisible fingerprints are called…

List two of the four features of crime scene documentation.

What “general” type of surface is necessary for the superglue fuming technique of visualizing a latent print.

List one of the two important components necessary to prove by the investigator when evaluating a crime scene.

What is the cardinal rule for the investigating officer?

What happens to the body temperature of a corpse upon death?

What type of evidence is not unique to the crime but can be valuable in building a case?

What type of fingerprint is the rarest?

List 3 ridge characteristics (other than a delta). *Need all 3 for “shot”

What is the main component of a fingerprint?

What are the three TYPES of prints? (not fingerprints, prints in general) **Need all three for “shot”

What type of print is the FBI fingerprint classification numbering system based on?

When to fingerprints first form?

List two sources of error when lifting a latent fingerprint using powders **Need both for shot