Blood Evidence Forensics

Luminol is a chemical used to...

• Illuminate or glow if blood is present

• Detect if the blood is from a human or not

• Determine the blood type of an individual

• Preform a White Blood Cell count

Blood spatter that results from a damaged artery producing large drop patterns is called...

• Smears

• Cast Off

• Arterial Gushes

• Passive Drops

Blood patters that can sometimes create a recognizable mirror image, like hand prints, on a previously unstained surface.

• Smears

• Cast Off

• Arterial Gushes

• Passive Drops

The spatter pattern that is created when a blood covered instrument is raised or swung backwards.

• Smears

• Cast Off

• Arterial Gushes

• Lines of Convergence

Hair, fiber, fingerprints, document, blood, tool marks, impressions and glass are examples of what type of evidence?

• direct evidence

• physical evidence

• indirect evidence

• circumstantial evidence

Relating the application of science to resolve legal matters

• Forensics

• Forensic Science

• Forensic Investigator

• CSI Effect

Locard's Principle of Exchange states that when a person comes in contact with another person or object, there is a ________ of materials.

• Cross-transfer

• Exoneration

• Wrongful Conviction

• Lack

What is the primary purpose of using luminol in blood evidence forensics?

• To illuminate or glow if blood is present

• To detect if the blood is from a human or not

• To determine the blood type of an individual

• To perform a White Blood Cell count

Blood spatter that results from a damaged artery producing large drop patterns is called...

• Smears

• Cast Off

• Arterial Gushes

• Passive Drops

Blood patterns that can sometimes create a recognizable mirror image, like hand prints, on a previously unstained surface.

• Smears

• Cast Off

• Arterial Gushes

• Passive Drops