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Swanson, Criminal Investigation 8/e
Criminal Investigation, 8/e
Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida- Tampa

Physical Evidence

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

When the characteristics of physical evidence are common to a group of objects or persons, they may be termed ____________.
A)Class
B)Individual characteristic
C)Control/blank
D)Questioned samples
2

Evidence such as_______________ is known to originate with a particular person or source.
A)Class
B)Individual characteristics
C)Questioned samples
D)Control/blank
3

All of the following are guidelines in handling soil evidence except?
A)Collect soil samples only from the crime scene location.
B)Gather the soil as quickly as sound action permits.
C)Collect soil samples from the crime scene and the logical points of access to and escape route(s) from the scene.
D)None of the above
4

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding footwear prints?
A)They occur when the footwear treads are recorded in some moldable material, such as earth, clay, or snow.
B)They are always readily visible.
C)They are uncommonly used as evidence.
D)They are formed when soles are contaminated with some foreign matter such as blood or dust that leaves a print on a firm base.
5

Tire ________ occur when the tire treads are recorded in some moldable material such as earth, clay, or snow.
A)Impressions
B)Prints
C)SICAR
D)Preservations
6

Which of the following statements is least accurate regarding the preservation of shoe/footwear evidence?
A)Plaster of Paris is not often used to cast impressions.
B)About 2 pounds of dental stone and 12 ounces of water are needed to cast a shoe impression.
C)The first step in casting is the preparation of the impression.
D)Dental stone is never used in casting impressions.
7

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding paint evidence?
A)Paint is always class characteristic evidence.
B)Investigators never encounter paint that has accidentally or by force been transferred from one object to another.
C)Investigators should focus on recovering this evidence only on tools in the suspect’s possession.
D)In hit and run cases, paint evidence may be able to identify the make and model of the missing vehicle from reference files on original manufacturer finishes maintained by the FBI.
8

What is the first step for an investigator attempting to preserve glass evidence from a window in a structure?
A)Photograph it in detail.
B)Move it to the laboratory as soon as possible.
C)It is not worth preserving.
D)Immediately test for latent prints.
9

A _______________ is a replica of the friction ridges that touched the surface on which paint was found.
A)Fingerprint
B)Zephyr
C)Crystal violet
D)Laser
10

_______________ are created when fingers touch against some material such as a newly painted surface.
A)Latent/invisible prints
B)Plastic prints
C)Contaminated/visible prints
D)Points
11

All of the following affect the quality of latent fingerprints except . . .
A)The surface on which the print is deposited.
B)The nature of the material contaminating the fingerprint.
C)Physical or occupational defects of the person making the print.
D)The necessary points of individuality.
12

Which of the following locations in a crime scene is least likely to yield latent fingerprints?
A)Scenes in which the individual may have worn gloves
B)Toilet handles
C)Trunk lids of automobiles
D)Doorknobs
13

Which of the following is not a method utilized to develop a latent print?
A)Forensic dentistry
B)Powders
C)Chemicals
D)Superglue fuming
14

__________ can speed up the process of fingerprint identification and comparison.
A)RUVIS
B)SceneScope
C)Adobe Photoshop
D)AFIS
15

_______________ is a process that relates dental evidence to investigations.
A)Hemident
B)Fracture matching
C)Flap-lifting
D)Forensic dentistry
16

Who may have been the first forensic dentist in the United States?
A)John Wilkes Booth
B)Paul Revere
C)Ted Bundy
D)Joseph Warren
17

The forensic dentist compares ____________ with postmortem records to determine if there is a positive match.
A)A smiling photograph
B)Shovel-shaped incisors
C)the AFBO scale
D)Antemortem
18

All of the following records are needed from the suspect for bite-mark comparison except. . .
A)Photographs of teeth
B)X-rays
C)Fingerprints
D)Saliva
19

Which accepted method is the easiest by which records from the suspect for bite-mark comparison may be obtained?
A)Voluntary consent
B)Court order
C)Search warrant
D)Force
20

All of the following conclusions can be established from hair evidence except. . .
A)The identity of the guilty party.
B)The area of the body from which the hair came.
C)The manner in which the hair was removed.
D)Whether the hair was bleached or dyed.
21

Which of the following procedures occurs first when collecting blood from a known source?
A)Submit samples to the laboratory as soon as possible.
B)Identify each tube.
C)Draw two 5-millimeter samples.
D)Determine if drug or alcohol testing is to be done.
22

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding blood evidence?
A)Laboratory examination alone can determine the identity of the person from which the sample was drawn.
B)Laboratory examination can determine the presence of all illnesses.
C)It is acceptable to lock blood evidence in trunks during warm weather.
D)Laboratory examination can determine a person’s blood type.
23

One excellent source of DNA profiling for missing persons is ____________.
A)Lipstick
B)Glosses
C)Balms
D)Lip cosmetics
24

Why is firearms evidence important?
A)Laboratory examination can determine conclusively whether a firearm was fired accidentally.
B)Laboratory examination may provide evidence that a bullet was fired from a particular weapon.
C)Laboratory examination can determine conclusively how recently a weapon was fired.
D)Laboratory examination can determine whether pellets were fired from a particular shotgun.
25

A ___________is any impression, cut, gouge, or abrasion made when a tool comes into contact with another object.
A)Freehand forgery
B)Striae
C)Tool mark
D)Fracture match