Forensics Crossword
Across
- 4. whorl that has at least one ridge that makes a complete circuit
- 6. a dark melanin pigment
- 7. evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact
- 8. A fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin
- 9. fingerprint pattern that has two deltas and at least one ridge making a complete circuit, which may be spiral, oval, circular, or any variant of a circle.
- 10. a colorless solid, soluble in water, formerly used in photography.
- 13. make a rough drawing of
- 14. that type of pattern in which ridges enter upon one side, make a rise or a wave in the center and flow or tend to flow out upon the opposite side.
- 16. affording proof or evidence.
- 17. the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
- 18. anything that can be linked to a unique, single, specific source
- 19. a ridge line that splits and then suddenly closes back into one
- 21. has a sharper edge compared to the plain arch, which forms a tent-like shape.
- 24. the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinguishable from the outer region or cortex
- 25. One line branching off from the others
- 27. A loop fingerprint pattern which flows in the direction of the ulna bone, toward the little finger.
- 28. involves the specialized packaging methods and materials used for physical evidence
Down
- 1. is a short ridge that runs between two parallel ridges
- 2. the small or precise details of something
- 3. A loop fingerprint pattern which flows in the direction of the radius bone.
- 5. any of a class of compounds which are cyanide derivatives of acrylates. They are easily polymerized and are used to make quick-setting adhesives.
- 10. between two other parallel ridges
- 11. hair falling out
- 12. a French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France"
- 15. Material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
- 20. A type of print pattern that consists of one or more friction ridges making a complete circuit and two deltas
- 22. a synthetic crystalline compound which forms deeply colored products with primary amines and is used in analytical tests for amino acids
- 23. Evidence that directly links a person to a crime, without the need of any inference
- 26. the chemical element of atomic number 53, a nonmetallic element forming black crystals and a violet vapor.