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What crimes have been solved by forensic biology?
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Does The clearance rate of any crime refer to the proportion of reported crimes that have been solved?
yes... solved and resolved
Has a crime been solved using a lie detector before?
Maybe. But I like cake!
What is the ratio of solved police cases to unsolved cold cases?
Of the crimes committed last year, 68,151 were solved, bringing the solution efficiency to 88.79%, down from the prior year's 90%. A solved case "is one which the principal suspect(s) has been identified and properly charged in court or before the prosecutor's office."
What Clearances are based primarily on?
Clearances are judged primarily on the basis of arrests and do not involve judicial disposition.Clearance rate: which refers to the proportion of reported crimes that have been "solved."- J. Ferrucci
What do british police use to get fingerprints from suspects?
Many units carry portable fingerprinting devices that are linked to the Police National Computer (PNC), these are used to obtain suspect's fingerprints to confirm their identity. When a person has been arrested, fingerprints are taken the old fashioned way using ink and paper.
What is the only animal whose fingerprints can not be distinguished from human fingerprints?
The koala is the only animal with distinctive and unique fingerprints. The fingerprints are very similar to that of humans in that they are comprised of patterns, but the trained eye can distinguish them quite easily from human fingerprints.
Have fingerprints always been used for identification?
it depends what you are using it for for a missing child maybe but its not always the case
Do siblings have similar fingerprints?
Depends. If they are twins (Identical) then yes. There has been reports of Identical Twins having same DNA and Finger prints. There has never been any records of regular siblings sharing the same fingerprints
What does iodine do to fingerprints?
It has been used as a method to develop latent fingerprints on items of evidence. The fingerprints must be photographed as their visibility does not last. Iodine has been used when the evidence must not appear to have been examined, such as mail fraud cases where the fingerprints are developed and then the mail continues on it's way to allow authorities to trap the accomplice.
What is scarred fingerprints?
Scarred fingerprints refer to fingerprints that have been damaged or altered due to injury, burns, or other trauma to the skin on the fingers. These scars can make it difficult for traditional fingerprint identification systems to accurately match a person's identity based on their fingerprints.
Why do some crime labs search unsolved case fingerprints in the fbi's national criminal fingerprint file?
Sometimes fingerprints that have been entered in the system more recently will hit older crimes. For example, a gang banger shoots a quick stop owner at a holdup and then 5 years later he gets fingerprinted trying to cross a border. If they run that later on then they will get a hit and see that it was this guy.
