Midterm Knowledge Check!

2. Hair is made primarily of this protein.
3. __ is based on inference.
6. Not following a CSPP may result in evidence being __.
8. By measuring the distance from the root of the hair to its first exposure, we can deduce how long ago a person was using __ or other chemicals.
11. A person who has observed an incident and can provide a detailed account of it to authorities.
13. Tiny, unique ridge details in a fingerprint.
14. Very __ individuals have less reliable memories.
16. The principle of circumstantial fact states that hard evidence will always outweigh human __.
18. The phenomenon of eyewitnesses to recall more details about a weapon than other sensory information.
20. A handwriting characteristic that may indicate a person's emotional "tightness."
24. The direction a person's handwriting leans.
25. The principle of exchange states that there is always a __ of matter between two objects that come into contact.
28. This law states that no two things are ever exactly alike.
33. Animal-based, natural fiber with low birefringence.
34. Showing a witness one suspect at a time during a lineup instead of multiple.
35. Example: The prints left on a Ten Card.
36. According to the law of progressive change, evidence will always be altered over __.
37. These type of questions are ineffective during a witness interview.
39. The cross-section of linen.
40. Ridge patterns are a type of __ evidence.

1. Nuclear DNA is found in the cortex of hair.
4. Fingerprints are reliable because they don't __.
5. Graphology is the study of __.
7. Whorls contain two of these.
9. The process of interpreting sensory information so it can be stored in memory.
10. The dark, central tube that is sometimes missing in human hair.
12. Birefringence is the angle at which light __ when it travels through a strand of fiber.
15. Footage captured from a security camera is an example of __ evidence.
17. The most common type of fingerprint left at a scene.
19. Fibers derived from plants or animals.
21. A hair with an MI of 0.16 is most likely __ hair.
22. This fiber can take over 200 years to decompose.
23. The most effective, albeit time-consuming, search pattern.
24. __ fibers have more longevity.
26. The type of memory that excels at the encoding process at the cost of storage process.
27. DNA is an example of __ evidence.
29. By matching minutiae, analysts can gather __ evidence.
30. There are taken during crime scene processing to ensure an accurate record of the scene before evidence collection.
31. Fingerprints are formed at the __ layer of one's skin.
32. Evidence left as a result of the principle of exchange.
38. The most common ridge pattern.