Fundamental Laws of Probability
Law Definition Multiplication Rule Calculates the probability of the intersection of two events. For independent events: the product of their individual probabilities. For dependent events: takes into account the conditional…
Types of Sketeches
There are four basic types of crime scene sketches: 1. Overview: Floor Plan—Bird’s-Eye View: 2. Elevation View: 3. Cross Projection: Exploded View: 4. Three-Dimensional Drawing (Perspective):
Salts of Mercury and Common Names
Mercury occurs in three forms: Metallic mercury, inorganic salt, and organic salts. Name Chemical Formula Common Names Uses Metallic Mercury Hg Quicksilver Thermometers, batteries, fluorescent lamps, mining Methyl Mercury CH₃Hg⁺ – Toxic…
Types of Brain Death: Forensic Medicine
There are three main types of brain death: 1. Cortical or cerebral death: 2. Brainstem death: 3. Whole brain death:
Initial Evaluation of the Evidence in Explosion Cases
A. Establishing Priorities When a bombing case is received by a forensic laboratory, the following questions are essential to establish investigative priorities: B. Investigative Evidence A variety of investigative information…
Common Defects in Copier Machines
Reference: Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents by Jan Seaman Kelly and Brian S. Lindblom
Important Definitions Related to Fundamental of Combustion and Fire
Table A: Fires are grouped into classes by fuel types Classes Definition Class A Fires Fueled by wood, paper, cloth, plastics, rubber. Class B Fires Fueled by flammable and combustible…
Common STR Loci
Locus Repeat Motif Repeat Category Cytogenetic Map Location Distance from pter (Mb) Structural Gene CSFIPO TAGA Simple 5q33.1 149.4 Intron 6 of c-fms protooncogene FGA [CTTT] [CCTT] Compound 4q31.3 155.5…
Table for Amino Acid Substitutions at Four Positions in Human
ABO Variant 176 235 266 268 A1 Arginine Glycine Leucine Glycine B Glycine Serine Methionine Alanine O2 Glycine Glycine Leucine Arginine