Across
- 2. the determination of the physical or chemical identity of a substance
- 5. The database that is a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintenance by the FBI, IAFIS, where when a fingerprint is deemed suitable, it is put in the database and possible candidates are listed
- 6. The database that captures shoe prints and has two databases, solemate which links crime scene shoe print impression to manufacture, and treadmate which houses tire tread patterns for comparison, which is called SICAR
- 7. The database that contains chemical and color information pertaining to original automotive paints, information like model, year, and assembly paint, which is called the international forensic automotive PDQ (paint data query) — used mostly in hit and run cases
- 8. Which properties are going to be compared are chosen
- 11. The database that is a repository and resource center for missing persons and unidentified decedent records and is comprised of 3 databases, missing persons database which is a system that will check new cases against data for matches, unidentified persons database which contains people who have died and remains have not been identified and unclaimed persons database which contains deceased people who have been identified but no next of kin have been identified or located, and the overall name being NamUs
- 13. Second step requires these tests to identity a substance and needs to be sufficient
- 14. When a suspect specimen and standard/reference specimen are subjected to the same tests & examinations. This determines whether or not they have a common origin
Down
- 1. The database that allows firearm analysts to acquire, digitize, and compare markings made on bullets and cartridge casings, NIBIN, and IBIS captures the image and puts it on the server which allows examiners to use the list of candidates to compare it to the evidence
- 3. First step that gives the characteristic results for specific standard materials
- 4. Comparison
- 9. Once results have been established, they may be permanently ___________ and used to prove the identity of suspect materials
- 10. The database that enables federal, state, and local crime laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, CODIS, this contains three indexes, forensic, offender, and arrestee
- 12. After examination, the forensic scientist must render a conclusion, do they or do they not come from the same source?