Questions from Crime and Investigation

Q: Explain how the presence of certain insects can help a forensic entomologist

Explain how the presence of certain insects can help a forensic entomologist estimate the time of death

Q: 21) Which database includes more than 300 manufacturers of shoes with

21) Which database includes more than 300 manufacturers of shoes with more than 8,000 different sole patterns? A) PDQ B) SICAR C) IAFIS D) CODIS 22) Which source of CODIS contains DNA profiles from u...

Q: 1) The amount of spatter from a blood droplet falling on

1) The amount of spatter from a blood droplet falling on a hard, non-porous surface is ________ that of a drop of blood of equal size, falling from the same distance, onto a softer, porous surface. A...

Q: 11) The pressure of the pumping of oxygenated blood out of

11) The pressure of the pumping of oxygenated blood out of an injury causes bright red-colored blood to spurt out and form a(n): A) Void pattern. B) Expirated pattern. C) Projected pattern. D) Both B...

Q: 21) Which of the following is of paramount importance in the

21) Which of the following is of paramount importance in the interpretation of bloodstain patterns? A) The direction of impact B) The surface texture C) The angle of impact D) The amount of blood 22)...

Q: 31) Crime-scene reconstruction involves the efforts of all EXCEPT

31) Crime-scene reconstruction involves the efforts of all EXCEPT the: A) Trial judge. B) Medical examiner. C) Police. D) Criminalist. 32) The ________ of a bloodstain pattern in a three-dimensional...

Q: 1) Sir Francis Galton, in writing his textbook on fingerprints

1) Sir Francis Galton, in writing his textbook on fingerprints, built on the groundbreaking work in this area done by: A) Henry. B) Bertillon. C) Vucetich. D) Faulds. 2) The fingerprint classificat...

Q: 11) Prints that are not readily visible are commonly referred to

11) Prints that are not readily visible are commonly referred to as: A) Latent. B) Open. C) Plastic. D) Patent. 12) To permanently alter the fingerprint and produce scars, one must damage the: A) M...

Q: 21) The FBI’s IAFIS became fully operational in: A

21) The FBI’s IAFIS became fully operational in: A) 1977. B) 1989. C) 1991. D) 1999. 22) The AFIS search algorithm determines the degree of ________ between the location and relationship of the min...

Q: 31) In which order should chemical treatments to visualize latent prints

31) In which order should chemical treatments to visualize latent prints be performed? 1. Ninhydrin 2. Iodine fuming 3. Physical developer A) 1, 3, 2 B) 2, 1, 3 C) 3, 1, 2 D) 1, 2, 3 32) Superglu...