Forensic Vocabulary

3. Fingerprint Information System: national system used by police departments
6. a method of separating materials from a mixture
7. able to be dissolved, especially in water
9. central hollow core of a hair sample
10. the scientific study of hair and scalp
12. an examination of internal organs of a corpse to determine cause and manner of death
14. to arrange or organize in to similar groups
15. a liquid used for dissolving other substances

1. fact collected using the 5 senses
2. loop, arch, whorl
4. the study of evidence in order to solve crimes and convict criminals
5. possible solution to a problem from analyzing data
6. a technique that identifies humans based on lip traces
8. use of the hand to cause vapors to pass gently through the air toward the nose
11. to infer by logical reasoning
13. anything found at a crime scene or on a victim in small but measurable amounts