Question 1

Pry or tool marks on a window prove that a burglary occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How should wet evidence NOT be handled?

Accepted Answer

A)   placed in a sealed plastic bag
B)   absorbed with a clean cloth and air-dried
C)   stored in a refrigerator
D)   placed in a sealed paper envelopeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

If lifted properly, fingerprints can always accurately indicate the source's age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Forensic evidence is most often used to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   establish the elements of a crime
B)   identify a culprit
C)   establish associations between offenders, victims, and instruments
D)   identify a victimE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Hit-and-run incidents may likely provide ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   soil evidence
B)   paint evidence
C)   ballistic evidence
D)   show print evidenceE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

______ characteristic evidence has characteristics that can be identified as originating with a particular person or source.

Accepted Answer

A)   Class
B)   Individual
C)   Unique
D)   GroupE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

When blood dries, it is always brown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

______ bite marks would be left on a perpetrator by a victim.

Accepted Answer

A)   Offensive
B)   Defensive
C)   Malicious
D)   JustifiableE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What limitation does MtDNA have compared to nuclear DNA for the use in criminal investigations?

Accepted Answer

A)   There are no technologies to analyze MtDNA.
B)   It can only be found in hair.
C)   It cannot differentiate between individuals with the same maternal lineage.
D)   It can only be found in someone's bones.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

CODIS is to DNA what IFIS is to fingerprints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain what CODIS is. Analyze how CODIS has increased the value of DNA analysis? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

CODIS is the Combined DNA Index System, ...

Question 12

Which field is NOT directly part of the specialty fields of forensic science?

Accepted Answer

A)   criminalistics
B)   forensic pathology
C)   biology
D)   forensic entomologyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Forensic entomology refers to the science of insects in answering legal questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

______ bite marks would be left on a victim by a perpetrator.

Accepted Answer

A)   Offensive
B)   Defensive
C)   Malicious
D)   JustifiableE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Explain the value of crime scenes in criminal investigations. What makes some crime scenes more useful than others?

Accepted Answer

Crime scenes are important because they ...

Question 16

Arguably, the most significant advance in the technology of criminal investigation ever is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   fingerprint analysis
B)   bite mark analysis
C)   DNA printing
D)   video analysisE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a class characteristic type of evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)   soil
B)   glass
C)   fingerprints
D)   fibersE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

DNA analysis was first used in a criminal investigation in 1987 in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

______ is an electronic database that allows federal, state, and local crime laboratories to electronically exchange and share DNA prints.

Accepted Answer

A)   PCR
B)   CODIS
C)   MtDNA
D)   AFISE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

DNA printing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   is used typically on fiber, glass, or firearm evidence
B)   often blurs the distinction between an individual and class characteristic evidence
C)   enhances latent prints so they can be of greater value
D)   is still considered by most courts to be experimental scienceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Physical Evidence and the Crime Scene

If lifted properly, fingerprints can always accurately indicate the source's age.

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DNA analysis was first used in a criminal investigation in 1987 in England.

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Which of the following is NOT a class characteristic type of evidence?

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______ bite marks would be left on a perpetrator by a victim.

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What limitation does MtDNA have compared to nuclear DNA for the use in criminal investigations?

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CODIS is to DNA what IFIS is to fingerprints.

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How should wet evidence NOT be handled?

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When blood dries, it is always brown.

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Arguably, the most significant advance in the technology of criminal investigation ever is ______.

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______ bite marks would be left on a victim by a perpetrator.

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Explain the value of crime scenes in criminal investigations. What makes some crime scenes more useful than others?

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Pry or tool marks on a window prove that a burglary occurred.

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______ is an electronic database that allows federal, state, and local crime laboratories to electronically exchange and share DNA prints.

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Forensic evidence is most often used to ______.

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Which field is NOT directly part of the specialty fields of forensic science?

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______ characteristic evidence has characteristics that can be identified as originating with a particular person or source.

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Forensic entomology refers to the science of insects in answering legal questions.

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Hit-and-run incidents may likely provide ______.

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Explain what CODIS is. Analyze how CODIS has increased the value of DNA analysis? Give an example.

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DNA printing ______.

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