Forensics Crossword

2. One line branching off from the others
4. A loop fingerprint pattern which flows in the direction of the radius bone.
6. is a short ridge that runs between two parallel ridges
8. hair falling out
9. the chemical element of atomic number 53, a nonmetallic element forming black crystals and a violet vapor.
10. make a rough drawing of
12. 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.
14. the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinguishable from the outer region or cortex
15. has a sharper edge compared to the plain arch, which forms a tent-like shape.
18. a ridge line that splits and then suddenly closes back into one
20. any of a class of compounds which are cyanide derivatives of acrylates. They are easily polymerized and are used to make quick-setting adhesives.
22. involves the specialized packaging methods and materials used for physical evidence
25. affording proof or evidence.
27. evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact

1. A type of print pattern that consists of one or more friction ridges making a complete circuit and two deltas
2. a colorless solid, soluble in water, formerly used in photography.
3. a synthetic crystalline compound which forms deeply colored products with primary amines and is used in analytical tests for amino acids
5. Evidence that directly links a person to a crime, without the need of any inference
7. the small or precise details of something
11. A loop fingerprint pattern which flows in the direction of the ulna bone, toward the little finger.
13. anything that can be linked to a unique, single, specific source
16. between two other parallel ridges
17. the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
19. A fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin
21. whorl that has at least one ridge that makes a complete circuit
22. 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.
23. Material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
24. a dark melanin pigment
26. a French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France"