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1. Subpoena a legal document ordering a person to testify in a
court of law as a witness
2. Actus Reus The actual criminal act
3. Mens Rea legal phrase used to describe the mental state a per-
son must have been in while committing a crime for it
to be intentional
4. Loops the most common fingerprint
5. Chain of Custody a process used to maintain and document the chrono-
logical history of evidence
6. Nolo Contedere a plea of "no contest" that one could use in court. It
means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not
denying it either.
7. Use of Force Continuum 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization, Empty- Hand Con-
trol, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
8. Verbalization Not physical. Officers issue calm, nonthreatening
commands.
9. Empty Hand Control Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard techniques
10. Less-Lethal Officers use different technologies to gain control
pepper spray, baton, taser
11. Lethal Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a situa-
tion.
12. 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly (peace-
ful), and Petition
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13. 2nd Amendment Keep and bear arms
14. 4th Amendment Illegal search and seizure
15. 5th Admendment Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and
just compensation (eminent domain)
16. 6th Amendment Speedy and public trial by impartial jury, informed of
nature and cause of accusation, confront the witness-
es against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
17. 7th Amendment Civil Jury Trial
18. 8th Amendment Cruel and unusual punishment
19. Plain View Doctrine Officer can visually see contraband, therefore no war-
rant is needed.
20. Terry v. Ohio Terry Frisk- weapons only
21. Mapp v. Ohio Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
22. Carroll v. US Mobility Doctrine
23. Katz v. US wiretap
24. Miranda v. Arizona Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
25. Gideon v. Wainwright 6th amendment- right to counsel
26. How should liquid blood stains be Blood that is in liquid pools should be picked up on
collected and stored? a gauze pad or other clean sterile cotton cloth and
allowed to air dry thoroughly, at room temperature. It
should be refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible
and brought to the Laboratory as quickly as possible.
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Delays beyond 48 hours may make the samples use-
less.
27. How should dried blood stains be • On clothing, if possible, wrap the item in clean paper,
collected and stored? place the article in a brown paper bag or box and seal
and label container. Do not attempt to remove stains
from the cloth.
• On small solid objects, send the whole stained object
to the Laboratory, after labeling and packaging.
• On large solid objects, cover the stained area with
clean paper and seal the edges down with tape to
prevent loss or contamination. If impractical to deliver
the whole object to the Laboratory, scrape the stain
onto a clean piece of paper, which can be folded and
placed in an envelope. Do not scrape directly into
evidence envelope. Scrape blood from objects using
a freshly washed and dried knife or similar tool. Wash
and dry the tool before each stain is scraped off. Seal
and mark the envelope.
• Do not mix dried stains. Place each stain in a sepa-
rate envelope.
• Never attempt to wipe dried stains from an object
using a moistened cloth or paper.
28. How are autopsy blood samples col- Request that pathologist obtain the sample directly
lected? from the heart into a yellow (ACD) or purple stoppered
vacutainer (some labs request both). In rare cases
when no liquid blood is available, ask pathologist to
collect a section of liver, bone, and/or deep muscle tis-
sue and freeze for typing. In such cases, proceed also
with collection of a secondary standard as described
below.
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29. How do you collect blood samples For typing purposes, have sample drawn into yellow
from a live victim? and purple stoppered vacutainers. Note these are dis-
tinguished from the BA tubes which have grey stop-
pers.
If the victim is injured to the extent that a transfusion is
necessary, make an effort to obtain or begin necessary
procedures to obtain the pre-transfusion sample col-
lected by the hospital. These samples are not retained
for long periods by the hospital, so it is important to
act promptly. Also, make sure that some bloodstained
garment worn by the individual has been air dried and
frozen to serve as a secondary standard.
30. What is the steps in handling and Stains and Controls
storage of physiological fluid evi- 1. Air dry
dence? 2. Package in paper
3. Freeze
Consider special handling of non-absorbent items on
(metal or plastic). Any condensation from thawing
could disturb or destroy such evidence. Such items
should be kept at room temperature and submitted
to the lab as soon as possible.
31. Basic rules of blood storage • Refrigerate, do not freeze standards collected in
yellow stoppered vacutainers.
• Submit to the lab as soon as possible.
32. What are the basic rules of saliva • Collect on a sterile gauze pad or swabs, allow to air
collection and storage? dry and package in paper. Do not use plastic contain-
ers.
33.
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1. Subpoena a legal document ordering a person to testify in a
court of law as a witness
2. Actus Reus The actual criminal act
3. Mens Rea legal phrase used to describe the mental state a per-
son must have been in while committing a crime for it
to be intentional
4. Loops the most common fingerprint
5. Chain of Custody a process used to maintain and document the chrono-
logical history of evidence
6. Nolo Contedere a plea of "no contest" that one could use in court. It
means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not
denying it either.
7. Use of Force Continuum 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization, Empty- Hand Con-
trol, Less-Lethal, Lethal force
8. Verbalization Not physical. Officers issue calm, nonthreatening
commands.
9. Empty Hand Control Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard techniques
10. Less-Lethal Officers use different technologies to gain control
pepper spray, baton, taser
11. Lethal Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a situa-
tion.
12. 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly (peace-
ful), and Petition
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13. 2nd Amendment Keep and bear arms
14. 4th Amendment Illegal search and seizure
15. 5th Admendment Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and
just compensation (eminent domain)
16. 6th Amendment Speedy and public trial by impartial jury, informed of
nature and cause of accusation, confront the witness-
es against him, right to an attorney, impartial jury
17. 7th Amendment Civil Jury Trial
18. 8th Amendment Cruel and unusual punishment
19. Plain View Doctrine Officer can visually see contraband, therefore no war-
rant is needed.
20. Terry v. Ohio Terry Frisk- weapons only
21. Mapp v. Ohio Plain view- fruits of the poisonous tree
22. Carroll v. US Mobility Doctrine
23. Katz v. US wiretap
24. Miranda v. Arizona Miranda Rights- 5th amendment
25. Gideon v. Wainwright 6th amendment- right to counsel
26. How should liquid blood stains be Blood that is in liquid pools should be picked up on
collected and stored? a gauze pad or other clean sterile cotton cloth and
allowed to air dry thoroughly, at room temperature. It
should be refrigerated or frozen as soon as possible
and brought to the Laboratory as quickly as possible.
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Delays beyond 48 hours may make the samples use-
less.
27. How should dried blood stains be • On clothing, if possible, wrap the item in clean paper,
collected and stored? place the article in a brown paper bag or box and seal
and label container. Do not attempt to remove stains
from the cloth.
• On small solid objects, send the whole stained object
to the Laboratory, after labeling and packaging.
• On large solid objects, cover the stained area with
clean paper and seal the edges down with tape to
prevent loss or contamination. If impractical to deliver
the whole object to the Laboratory, scrape the stain
onto a clean piece of paper, which can be folded and
placed in an envelope. Do not scrape directly into
evidence envelope. Scrape blood from objects using
a freshly washed and dried knife or similar tool. Wash
and dry the tool before each stain is scraped off. Seal
and mark the envelope.
• Do not mix dried stains. Place each stain in a sepa-
rate envelope.
• Never attempt to wipe dried stains from an object
using a moistened cloth or paper.
28. How are autopsy blood samples col- Request that pathologist obtain the sample directly
lected? from the heart into a yellow (ACD) or purple stoppered
vacutainer (some labs request both). In rare cases
when no liquid blood is available, ask pathologist to
collect a section of liver, bone, and/or deep muscle tis-
sue and freeze for typing. In such cases, proceed also
with collection of a secondary standard as described
below.
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29. How do you collect blood samples For typing purposes, have sample drawn into yellow
from a live victim? and purple stoppered vacutainers. Note these are dis-
tinguished from the BA tubes which have grey stop-
pers.
If the victim is injured to the extent that a transfusion is
necessary, make an effort to obtain or begin necessary
procedures to obtain the pre-transfusion sample col-
lected by the hospital. These samples are not retained
for long periods by the hospital, so it is important to
act promptly. Also, make sure that some bloodstained
garment worn by the individual has been air dried and
frozen to serve as a secondary standard.
30. What is the steps in handling and Stains and Controls
storage of physiological fluid evi- 1. Air dry
dence? 2. Package in paper
3. Freeze
Consider special handling of non-absorbent items on
(metal or plastic). Any condensation from thawing
could disturb or destroy such evidence. Such items
should be kept at room temperature and submitted
to the lab as soon as possible.
31. Basic rules of blood storage • Refrigerate, do not freeze standards collected in
yellow stoppered vacutainers.
• Submit to the lab as soon as possible.
32. What are the basic rules of saliva • Collect on a sterile gauze pad or swabs, allow to air
collection and storage? dry and package in paper. Do not use plastic contain-
ers.
33.
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