The AMBER Alert plan was enacted in response to the sexual assault of a young girl in Minnesota in 1989.​

This type of fingerprint, which is not readily visible, consists of impressions of the ridges of the fingers, transferred to other surfaces by sweat on the ridges of the fingers or because the fingers carry residue of oil, blood, dirt, or another substance. These prints are referred to as:​

Probability serves no purpose in evidence; the lab must determine whether or not the evidence exactly matches the standard of comparison.​

Before any in-custody interrogation, an officer must read the Miranda warning to a suspect.​

​The best investigators follow their hunches, follow leads as they come in, and attack cases with a random approach so as not to miss an important clue.

A basic forensic theory which holds that objects that come in contact with each other always transfer material, however minute, to each other is referred to as Locard’s principle of exchange.​

Investigators do not need to be concerned that digital evidence may also contain physical evidence such as DNA, fingerprints, or serology.

The purpose of a marker in a photograph is to show the location of the specific object being photographed.​

Perverted Justice is an Internet-based organization that is committed to assisting victims of cybercrime.

Intentionally destroying computer information, programs, or hardware using a logic bomb is classified as:​