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Forensic Database
This database consists of a microcomputer, an image scanning device and storage capability for thousands of images of shoe prints.
NamUs
This was created in 2007 as a national centralized repository and resource center for missing persons and unidentified records.
paint
Which one below is "NOT" an example of biological materials?
tool marks
Which is NOT an example of impressions
bite marks
Which one below is "NOT" an example of manufactured items?
bite marks
Which one below is NOT a type of physical evidence that has to do with manufactured items?
DNA
Which one below is NOT a type of physical evidence that has to do with impressions?
safeguard Americans against excessive punishment
What is the 8th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States?
physical evidence
Which type of evidence, in general, is most reliable?
BATF
Who maintains (takes care of) The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN)?
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
what does BATF stand for?
perishable foods
Which is a type of transient evidence?
forensic index
This is contains profiles from unsolved crime-scene evidence.
90 mins
How long will it take investigators to get a DNA profile from a buccal swab or a swab containing evidential DNA?
Scanning Tunneling Microscope
When forensic scientists need to look at objects too small to the naked eye, they will use all the below microscopes with the exception of this one. Which microscope will NOT be used?
Polarizing light microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Stereomicroscope
When forensic scientists need to look at objects too small to the naked eye, they will use all the below microscopes. Which microscopes WILL be used?
lights on/off
Which is an example of conditional evidence:
composite
Computerized facial images are also known a
odor
All are types of tissues that can be used for DNA testing with the exception of...
680 Million
IAFIS is a national finger print and criminal history database maintained by the FBI that has an index of how many known prints.
statistics
Which is not a type of physical evidence?
flies and beetles
These are types of insects that are helpful in a murder investigation:
plastic bags
Which one below is NOT a type of physical evidence that is biological material
comparison
This is a process of ascertaining whether two or more objects have a common origin
offender index
This is contains profiles of nearly 3,000,000 convicted or arrested individuals.
control sample
This is material that is similar to the questioned and known samples; is used to validate the test method and procedure.
identification
This is process of determining a substance's physical or chemical identity.
rebuttal evidence
It is offered to contradict or disprove evidence presented by the other side (either by the prosecuting attorney or defendant's attorney)
class evidence
These are materials that can be associated only with a group of items that share properties or characteristics. ?
witnesses
All are examples of physical evidence except:
CODIS
This is an electronically exchange and compare DNA profiles in all fifty states.
probative value
The ability of evidence is to prove something that is material to a crime.
product rule
This is a formula for determining how frequently a certain combination of characteristics can occur in a population.
testimonial evidence
Which form of evidence refers to what is said in court by a competent witness
forensic index
This contains profiles from unsolved crime-scene evidence, based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation.
circumstantial evidence
Evidence that provides only a basis for inference about the disputed fact.
fingerprint
This is an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger:
rapid DNA
This term has become part of the lingo of forensic science and describes approaches for quickly obtaining a DNA profile from a buccal swab.
circumstantial evidence
This is evidence based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation.
once the body is buried (or cremated) evidence may not be available
Why should evidence collected from a victim be sent to the lab immediately?
A complete list of everyone who touched an object is needed so that all witnesses can be interrogated.
Which of the below is NOT a purpose of Chain of Custody (COC) documentation?
NIBIN
This agency allows firearms analyst to acquire, digitize, and compare markings made by firearms on bullets and cartridge casings.
physical evidence
Tangible items that tend to prove some material fact; also called real evidence.
transient evidence
This is a term used in criminal forensics to indicate elements of physical evidence that might be expected to degrade or disappear within a particular
pattern evidence
This is produced by direct contact between a person and an object or between two objects.
associative evidence
This can be used to provide links between evidence and individuals involved in a crime. An example would be fingerprints or personal belongings.
conditional evidence
This is produced by a specific event or action; important in crime scene reconstruction and in determining the set of circumstances or sequence within a particular event
TRUE
Each type of evidence requires different tests.
FALSE
Plastic bags are an example of physical evidence that belong to the biological materials.
FALSE
A glove is a good example of physical evidence in manufactured items.
FALSE
Group categories is when evidence is associated with a single source.
TRUE
Another name for DNA is the double helix and the twisted ladder.
loops, whorls, arches
What are 3 main types of fingerprints?
hair, fingernails, bones, teeth, and bodily fluids
What are 5 types of tissues used for DNA testing?
age, sex, race, statute (height/build)
What are 4 things that can be determined from skeletal remains?
alcohol, poison, drugs
What are 3 things that vomit and urine be tested for?
offender index
contains profiles of convicted/arrested individuals
forensic database
makes it much easier link a suspect to the commission of a crime through comparative analysis of evidence.
forensic index
source of CODIS called ____contains DNA profiles from unsolved crime scene evidence.
PDQ
stands for International Forensic and Automotive Paint Data Query
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network
What database compares markings by firearms on bullets and cartridge casings? (
SICAR
Shoeprint Image Capture and Retrieval
Saliva and Bodily fluids
What can be tested for DNA
5th amendment
What amendment prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy and mandates due process of law.
4th amendment
What amendment protects people from unlawful searches and seizures. This means that the police can't search you or your house without a warrant or probable cause.
8th amendment
What amendment protects from excessive punishments which it must be fair, cannot be cruel, and that fines that are extraordinarily large cannot be set?
individual evidence
This is the ridge characteristics of fingerprints.
class evidence
These are random glass fragments.
class
These include artificial fibers.
individual
These are markings on a bullet.
class
Paint chips from a car.
individual
A shoe print was found at the scene of a hit and run automobile accident.
class
Blood is recovered from a crime scene that tests show it is a type B blood type.
individual
If the same small piece of paper were torn into four pieces,
class
A pair of latex gloves was found at the scene of a robbery. A box of the same brand of latex gloves was found at a suspect's home.
individual
A torn T-shirt was found in the back seat of a suspect's car. Two pieces of torn cloth were found at the scene of the crime and they matched the suspect's shirt in the car.
envelope
cell phone evidence should be packaged in..
integrity seal
fingerprint evidence should be packaged in..
paper bag
sweater evidence should be packaged in..
ziploc bag
nuts and bolts evidence should be packaged in..
airtight metal can
burnt wood evidence should be packaged in..
lochard exchange
this is whenever two objects come in contact with one another, a cross transfer of physical evidence occurs. The intensity, duration, and nature of the materials in contact determine the extent of the transfer.
testimonial evidence
is said in court by a competent witness; also called prima facie.
physical evidence
Tangible items that tend to prove some material fact; also called real evidence.
individual characteristics
are properties of evidence that can be attributed to a common source with an extremely high degree of certainty.
comparison
the process of ascertaining whether two or more objects have a common origin.
question sample
Material that has been collected from a known location but is of unknown origin.
product rule
This is a formula for determining how frequently a certain combination of characteristics can occur in a population.
hearsay
Testimony given by a witness who relates what others have said.
identification
is the process of determining a substance's physical or chemical distinctiveness.
individual evidence
Material that can be related to a single source; always involves comparison.