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- 1. Multiple Choice
A bloody shoe print is an example of a
Patent (Visible) Impression
Plastic Impression
Latent Impression
Composite Impression
- 2. Multiple Choice
A shoe impression left in snow is an example of a
Patent (Visible) Impression
Plastic Impression
Latent Impression
Composite Impression
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is considered to be an individual characteristic in footwear impression?
SIze
Tread Pattern
Brand Name
Cut or Tear
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following collection methods is suitable for collection and preservation of footwear impression in snow?
Electrostatic dusting
Gel Lifting
Adhesive Lifter
Dental Stone Casting
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following characteristics will provide the most individuality in a footwear impression comparison?
A name brand tread pattern
Severe wear in the heel area of the tread
Limited production of a specific model
A pebble stuck in the tread
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are impression databases available in indentification of footwear or tire impressions?
TreadMark
SoleMate
TreadMate
All of the Above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceClass characteristics of shoe prints include:manufacturer, tread, model, and sizecolor, material, scent, and scratches on the bottomdepth of tread, position, quantity
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following cannot be deduced by analyzing a set of footprint?InjuryDisabledGait/PaceEthnicity
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTed Bundy was convicted with this time of evidence.Bite MarkDNAShoe PrintTire Impression
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first step of processing any kind of evidence?CastingPhotographReproductionLifting
- 11. Multiple Choicelatent impressionshidden impressions requiring special techniques to be visualizedtwo-dimensional impressions that are already visiblethree-dimensinal impressions cast in soft materials, such as soil and snowthe unique design of a tire's surface
- 12. Multiple Choicepatent impressionstwo-dimensional impressions that are already visiblehidden impressions requiring special techniques to be visualizedthree-dimensinal impressions cast in soft materials, such as soil and snowthe unique design of a tire's surface
- 13. Multiple Choiceplastic impressionsthree-dimensinal impressions cast in soft materials, such as soil and snowhidden impressions requiring special techniques to be visualizedtwo-dimensional impressions that are already visiblethe unique design of a tire's surface
- 14. Multiple Choice
What can footwear evidence potentially tell us?
Shoe size
Shoe age estimate
Walking style
All of the previous answers are true
- 15. Multiple Choice
A footwear cast can tell us the height of a suspect?
False
Fully true
True (but only an estimate)
- 16. Multiple Choice
Contamination needs to be avoided because...
you may ruin your nails
the evidence would become useless in court
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSeveral prints together can help us determine...GaitHeightRaceage
- 18. Multiple Choice
What type of impression is shown in the picture?
Plastic
Latent
Patent
Shoe
- 19. Multiple Choice
What type of impression is shown in the picture?
Plastic
Patent
Latent
Shoe
- 20. Multiple Choice
Someone's ______, a group of footsteps, helps the investigator determine whether if someone was walking with a limp.
Height
Weight
Gait
Race
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which type of impression cannot be collected using photography?
2-D
3-D
Patent
Latent
- 22. Multiple Choice
A shoe print is an example of class evidence.
true
false
- 23. Multiple Choice
A fingerprint is an example of class evidence.
true
false
- 24. Multiple Choice
Humans have _____________ primary (baby) teeth
18
20
23
32
- 25. Multiple Choice
Humans have _____________ permanent teeth
18
20
23
32
- 26. Multiple Choice
Baby teeth start to come in between _______ and _______ months old.
6-10
4-7
5-12
7-12
- 27. Multiple Choice
What teeth are in the very back of our mouths?
Molar
Canine Cuspid
Lateral Incisor
Central Incisor
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which tooth is often elongated and pointed in pictures of vampires?
Molar
Canine Cuspid
Lateral Incisor
Central Incisor
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIndividual characteristics of a tool are produced byrustmaking of the tooluse and abuseall of these
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe waste material produced by a drill bit is calledfragmentationswarfprojectilessilt
- 31. Multiple Choicetoolmarks result from the use of a tool against a typically softer surface/objecttruefalse
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat characteristics of a tool are consistently reproduced throughout the production of a particular tool.individual characteristicsclass characteristicsimperfectionsstriations in the surface of the tool
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhen investigators are trying to match a tool to the crimes scene, they start with what type of characteristcsindividualclasstraceuneven blade tips
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy should an investigator not try to put the tool into the tool mark at the crime sceneit will destroy the toolmark evidence that is thereit will leave new evidence behind covering up the originalcontamination of the evidenceall of these
- 35. Multiple ChoiceHow does Locard's principle relate to tool marksa tool can leave an impression of itself on another surfacetools are made so they do not leave marks behindWhen tools come in contact with an object nothing happensall of these
- 36. Multiple Choice
The best way to document tool and tool mark evidence is to use:
a written description.
casting.
photography.
radiology.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceIndividual characteristics of a tool are produced byrustmaking of the tooluse and abuseall of these
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true about tool marks?The crime scene investigator should attempt to fit the suspect tool into the tool mark to ensure it is the right tool.Tool marks leave only class characterisicsIndividual characteristics of tools include size and shape of the tool.The shape and pattern of irregular imperfections created during production impart individuality to a tool.
- 39. Multiple Choice
Control marks made with a suspect tool for comparison to a crime scene toolmark will never be absolutely identical.
True
False
- 40. Multiple Choice
If a suspect tool is available at the crime scene it should be very carefully inserted into the toolmark to check for an exact fit.
True
False
- 41. Multiple ChoiceTools and tool marks are often found at burglary scenes and can be useful evidence. Proper evidence collection by the field investigator would include:making test marks with the suspected tool onto a soft metal surface at the crime scenepacking of tool and tool mark evidence together so that the crime lab personnel knows they are thought to be a matched set.reporting whether a tool found at the scene fit into the tool marks.taking a photograph and cast of the marks, if necessary
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of evidence is impression evidence?Class OnlyIndividual OnlyTrace OnlyClass or Individual, depending on the characteristics
- 43. Multiple Choice
What type of tool mark is made when surfaces slide across each other?
Striation
Cut
Indentation
Patent
- 44. Multiple Choice
What type of tool mark is the result of the tool pressured into a soft surface?
Abrasion
Cut
Impressed
Patent
- 45. Multiple Choice
An object used to gain mechanical advantage is
also known as a:
Machine
Screwdriver
Tool
Hammer
- 46. Multiple Choice
Impressed tool marks are __________ of the tool that left the impression.
mirror images
positive impressions
positive images
exact replicas
- 47. Multiple Choice
The term “monkey wrench” is a generic term used to refer to:
needle nose wrenches
locking wrenches
pipe wrenches
locking pliers
- 48. Multiple Choicetoolmarks result from the use of a tool against a typically softer surface/objecttruefalse
- 49. Multiple Choicecasting of tool marks can be done with which of the following?plasterwaterjellorubber
- 50. Multiple Choicefootwear marks help to determine all of the following EXCEPT...direction of approach and departuremode of entrysequence of eventshow tall the person was
- 51. Multiple Choicewhich of the following are individual characteristics of tire treads?size, type, and model.Wear and damagescent and color
- 52. Multiple ChoiceToolmarks are limited only to sharp objects, like screwdrivers and scissors.TrueFalse
- 53. Multiple ChoiceClass characteristics surrounding tire treads does not include _______mud, soil, or sand fragments in the tread.designsizemodel
- 54. Multiple ChoiceCan saliva be taken from a bite mark and used to individualize evidence?YesNo
- 55. Multiple ChoiceForensic dentistry involves the study of teeth with the intention of providing facts to be used as evidence in court. What is another name for this field of study?forensic anthropologyforensic odontologyforensic palynologyforensic entomology
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