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A) Class B) Individual characteristic C) Control/blank D) Questioned samples 2
A) Class B) Individual characteristics C) Questioned samples D) Control/blank 3
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
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
A) Impressions B) Prints C) SICAR D) Preservations 6
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
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
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) Fingerprint B) Zephyr C) Crystal violet D) Laser 10
A) Latent/invisible prints B) Plastic prints C) Contaminated/visible prints D) Points 11
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
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
not a method utilized to develop a latent print?A) Forensic dentistry B) Powders C) Chemicals D) Superglue fuming 14
A) RUVIS B) SceneScope C) Adobe Photoshop D) AFIS 15
A) Hemident B) Fracture matching C) Flap-lifting D) Forensic dentistry 16
A) John Wilkes Booth B) Paul Revere C) Ted Bundy D) Joseph Warren 17
A) A smiling photograph B) Shovel-shaped incisors C) the AFBO scale D) Antemortem 18
except . . .A) Photographs of teeth B) X-rays C) Fingerprints D) Saliva 19
A) Voluntary consent B) Court order C) Search warrant D) Force 20
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
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
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
A) Lipstick B) Glosses C) Balms D) Lip cosmetics 24
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) Freehand forgery B) Striae C) Tool mark D) Fracture match
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