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Is a super cooled liquid which possesses high viscosity and rigidity.It is a non-crystalline inorganic substance. |
GLASS |
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add one half teaspoonful of the table salt to the plaster. |
HASTENING |
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add one part of a saturated solution of borax to ten part water to be used in making the plaster. |
RETARDING |
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to give a cast a greater durability it can be place on a saturated solution of sodium carbonate, and allowed to remain in the solution for some time.It is then removed and dried. |
HARDENING |
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include its general shape, the type of impression and its general dimensions. |
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS |
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also called accidental characteristics are the striations exhibited by the tool which are unique to a certain tool. |
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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which produced by a single application of tool is the area of contact. |
COMPRESSION MARKS |
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which are series of scratches or striations produced by pushing a tool across the surface such as those produced by cutters jimmy or axe. |
FRICTION MARKS |
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is a rubbery gelatinous material consisting essentially of colloidal magnesium scaps. |
DEGOCOLL |
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is brown and is used for backing and strengthening the hominid. |
HOMINIT |
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is a resinous material used for making positives from Negocoll negatives |
CELERIT |
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a strong mark produced by pressure that goes below the surface. |
IMPRESSION |
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weak mark made by pressure that stays on the object |
IMPRINT |
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Shoes create impression which can be extremely informative to forensic investigators. |
SHOEPRINTS |
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occurs when a shoe sinks into a soft substance such as mud. |
PLASTIC SHOEPRINTS |
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-are clearly visible and come from tracking through a substance such as paint or dirt. |
PATENT SHOEPRINTS |
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are not visible to the naked eye and often occur on a hard surface such as glass or concrete. |
LATENT SHOEPRINTS |
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Refer to the impressions left by tires on the surface onto which a vehicle drove. |
TIRE TRACKS/TIRE IMPRESSIONS |
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as the shoe or tire is worn or used on a vehicle the pattern area will wear down with the erosion of the tread or sole material. |
WEAR PATTERN |
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this is conducted to determine whether a known shoe or tire made the impression. |
COMPARATIVE EXAMINATION |
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these cover the basic pattern of the shoe sole or tire tread design |
DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS |
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these are conducted on impressions to provide information regarding manufacture or design descriptions that can provide investigative leads. |
INVESTIGATIVE EXAMINATION |
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during the normal use of the shoe or tire some damages are left on the tread surface. |
ACCIDENTAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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a faithful reproduction of an impression with the use of casting materials. |
MOULAGE |
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branch of metallurgy that involves the study of the microstructures of metals and alloys |
METALLOGRAPHY |
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the art of extracting and working on metals made by the application of chemical and physical knowledge |
METALLURGY |
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extremely fine dust particles present in the air everywhere. Its value in crime detection is insignificant. |
DUST DEPOSITED FROM THE AIR |
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-some of the finely powdered material maybe found on the clothing or footwear of employees engaged in such industries |
OCCUPATIONAL DUST |
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industries like cement, button, powdered gypsum and plaster of Paris factories, flour milling, paint pigments, involves industrial processes impart a pronounce local character to the dust on the neighboring roads and buildings. |
INDUSTRIAL DUST |
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-a scientist who is concerned with the study of the poisons. |
TOXICOLOGIST |
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"toxico" which means |
POISON |
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-Refers to the science of detecting and identifying the presence of drugs and poisons in tissues, organs and body fluids. |
TOXICOLOGY |
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-"ology" that means |
STUDY OR SCIENCES |
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-concerned with the application of modern technology in the early detection of toxicants |
APPLIED TOXICOLOGY |
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Includes detection and evolutionof toxic chemicals |
ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY |
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Study of diagnosis and treatments in animals and the potential of transfer to humans |
VETERINARY TOXICOLOGY |
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--study of diagnosis and treatment of poisons in humans |
CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY |
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deals with the medical investigation of death, poisoning and drug use. |
FORENSIC |
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-study of presence of toxicants in the environment and their effect on humans and animals |
ENVIRONMENT |
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It is the study of the toxins, poisons, and venoms from plants, animals, and microbes |
TOXINOLOGY |
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Use of toxicology to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning and drug use. |
FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY |
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-Deals specifically with animal, plant and microbial toxins. |
TOXINOLOGY |
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-substances created by plants and animals that are poisonous to humans. |
TOXIN |
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-opposite of tolerance that is small amounts can have fatal effects. |
IDIOSYNCRASY |
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-a branch of science that treats of the form and quantity of medicine to be administered within a certain period. |
POSOLOGY |
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refers to the condition wherein a toxic substance does not affect the body the way it used to be. |
TOLERANCE |
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-from the medical point of view is a substance that when introduced into the body and is absorbed through the blood stream and acting chemically is capable of producing noxious effect. |
POISON |
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-gradual exposure to the poisons and does not immediately result to death. |
CHRONIC POISONING |
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-it kills by preventing red blood cells from absorbing the sufficient amount of oxygen it needs. |
CYANIDE |
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-prompt action. |
ACUTE POISONING |
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it is a favorite killer poison |
ARSENIC |
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cases of short duration and extreme violence. |
SUB ACUTE POISONING |
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-whose intensity lies on the gradual accumulation of the poison or slow acting poison. |
CUMULATIVE |
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-they destroy tissues when they come in contact with the body. |
CORROSIVE |
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natural poisons |
TRUE |
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-refers to screening and confirmatory tests that are used to identify the presence of poisons. |
IDENTIFICATION |
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changes produced on the part with which the poison comes in contact. |
LOCAL |
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-done qualitatively by flame test and precipitation. |
SCREENING TEST METHOD |
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-the effect of poison is not only localized at the site but also affects remote organs. |
COMBINED |
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-done with the aid of machine in the laboratory like GS-MS and FT-IR. |
CONFIRMATORY TEST |
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-changes produced in distant parts away from the site of application. |
REMOTE |
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substances that neutralize a poison. |
ANTIDOTES |
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-refers to the process of reducing the desired substance in its pure form through distillation, solvent extraction and chromatography |
ISOLATION |
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are agents that negate the effect of a poison or toxin. |
ANTIDOTES |
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--an agent that counter the reactions made by the poisons |
PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTIDOTES |
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--removes the poisons inside the body without changing it. |
MECHANICAL ANTIDOTES |
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-makes the poison harmless |
CHEMICAL ANTIDOTES |
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optical glass and other glassware are usually polished. |
POLISH MARKS |
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--done by immersion method. |
REFRACTIVE INDEX |
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determines the differences in the appearance of the fluorescence thus indication of physical and chemical properties. |
ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EXAMINATION |
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most sensitive method of determining differences of composition of glass samples and depends upon the study of physical properties of glass |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES EXAMINATION |
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done by flotation, a rapid and convenient method of determining the density of small glass fragments. |
DENSITY |
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-not as effective as the spectrographic analysis. It determines the type of pattern of glass. |
XRAY DIFFRACTION TEST |
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-an instrumental method of analysis which determines the presence of trace elements. |
SPECTROGRAPHIC TEST |
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-the general composition of glass is relatively uniform and offers no individualization |
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS |
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-only occurs when the suspect and crime scene fragments are assembled and physically filtered together |
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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states that line on a ________ cracks will be at right angle to the front which the blow came rather than the rear side. |
CONCENTRIC CRACK |
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states that "stress line on a ________ will be at right angle to the rear side of the glass. |
RADIAL CRACK |
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a halo like effect appearing at the edges of a glass fragment when the refractive index of the glass and liquid are different. |
BECKE LINE |
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when the refractive index of the glass is equal to that of the liquid |
MATCH POINT |
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lower fragments into liquids whose refractive index is different |
IMMERSION METHOD |
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Is a natural form of glass that is created by volcanoes |
OBSIDIAN GLASS |
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used for manufacturing windows and bottle glass. |
SODA-LIME GLASS |
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used for manufacturing fine glassware and art glass |
LEADED GLASS |
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used in the side and rear windows of automobiles |
TEMPERED GLASS |
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constructed by bonding two ordinary sheets of glass together with plastic film. |
LAMINATED GLASS |
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Poisons can be eliminated in the body by means of emesis (removing the poison from the body, respirations, feces, urine, milk, sweat, saliva and tears... |
TRUE |
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--Poisons cannot enter the body through the skin, mouth, nose, rectum, eyes and vagina either hypodermically (inside the dermis) or intravenously (insertion of needles thru the veins)... |
FALSE |
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-Dust on clotting maybe not removed by the used of vacuum cleaner with paper bags used in the dust sack to collect the dirt... |
FALSE |
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-If the object is immovable or too big to submit as a specimen like sofa, piano, dresses, the specimen maybe removed by chemical means if present in large quantity... |
FALSE |
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Dust and dirt present in clotting or objects that can be readily transported should be not left in site... |
FALSE |
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The whole article is packed in a clean box with proper protection and hipped to the laboratory... |
TRUE |
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-Lumps of soil stained with semen blood or other biological samples should becollected intact and transported to the lab as dry samples and clearly labeled so analyst at the laboratory can take precautions to preserve this material... |
TRUE |
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-Footprints in soil or in dust samples made by footwear should not be photographed to scale prior to recovery... |
FALSE |
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must be deformable nor shrink |
FALSE |
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coins made in molds or coinsmade by casting molding. |
CAST COIN |
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-are coins made to imitate the real thing and used for gain. |
COUNTERFEIT COINS |
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-coins made by stamping or striking method.Are coins made to imitate the real thing and used for gain. |
STRUCK COINS |
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a tool used to study how light bends as it passes from one substance to another |
REFRACTIVE INDEX |
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-It refers to the application of a chemical solution on a metal surface and observing any reaction that may take place. |
MACRO ETCHING |
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-series of numbers punched or pressed into an item to distinguish it from another of the same type.It is sometimes preceded with letters and symbol |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
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Soil samples are taken at regular interval up to 200 yards from the gravesite or point of recovery... |
FALSE |
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-a number that is raised in relief from the surface or produced as a raised design, pattern or lettering on a plain surface, e.g.metal. |
EMBOSSED NUMBERS |
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-a number that is impressed on a metal surface using an electrical or mechanical gadget. |
ENGRAVED NUMBERS |
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-commonly referred to as earth or dirt. |
SOIL |
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-the branch of geology that deals with the systematic classification and identification of rocks, rock forming minerals and soils |
PETROGRAPHY |
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a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. |
SOIL |
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-light, dry, warm, low in nutrients and often acidic |
SANDY SOIL |
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--heavy, high in nutrients, wet and cold in winter and baked dry in summer |
CLAY SOIL |
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---mixtures of clay, sand and silt that avoid the extremes of each type. |
LOAMY SOIL |
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fertile, light but moisture-retentive, and easily compacted. |
SILT SOIL |
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-includes all those soils that havebeen deposited at places far from the parents rocks after being transported by the geologic agents. |
TRANSPORTED SOIL |
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-inactive soil, not migratory soil. |
SEDENTARY SOIL |
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the decomposed particles moved by gravity. |
COLLUVIAL SOIL |
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formed from soil particles that were washed, blown or moved by gravity to lowlands. |
ALLUVIAL SOIL |
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It is being used in the crime laboratory which quantitatively distinguishes particles of characteristic appearance of properties in proving the identity on non-identity, depending on whether the distributions found in two soils are the same or different. |
DENSITY GRADIENT APPARATUS |
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Soil samples are taken at regular interval up to 100 yards from the gravesite or point of recovery. |
OUTDOOR SCENES |
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-Footprints in soil or in dust samples made by footwear should be photographed to scale prior to recovery. The particle samples are often collected using a vacuum method. |
INDOOR SCENES |
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when dust is mixed with the sweat and greases of the human body this is formed. |
GRIME |
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this is formed matters in the wrong place. |
DUST AND DIRT |
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-dust mixed with water. |
MUD |
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-matter which is dry and in finely divided form |
DUST |
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-produced by the wear and tear of the road surface by vehicular and pedestrian traffic together with particles of soil carried by the wind or rain from adjoining regions. |
ROAD AND FOOTPATH DUST |