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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA tool mark is any impression, scratch, or abrasion made when contact occurs between a tool and a object.truefalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of tool mark is the result of the tool pressured into a soft surface?AbrasionCutIndentationPatent
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple Choice
What are "Plastic" impressions? (Choose 2)
3-D imprints left in a soft substance such as mud or snow
2-D impressions that are visible to the unaided eye
Impressions hidden to the eye but can be made visible using development techniques
Impressions that are easily lost and must be documented right away with casting
- 5. Multiple Choice
When collecting impression evidence what should you do first?
Gel lifting
Lift Latent Impressions
Cast it if it is plastic with dental stone or plaster
Photograph it and use a ruler for scale
- 6. Multiple Choice
A tool marks left at a crime scene would be considered.
Circumstantial Evidence
Direct Evidence
- 7. Multiple Choice
What tool would most likely have been used?
- 8. Multiple Choice
What tool would most likely have been used?
- 9. Multiple Choice
What tool most likely made this mark?
- 10. Multiple Choice
What tool most likely made this mark?
- 11. Multiple Choice
When would an impression of the tool mark be made?
When the location of the tool mark is too large to be moved
Every time tool marks are being analyzed
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which 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 characterisics
Individual characteristics of tools include size and shape of the tool.
During production some tools are made Imperfect and irregular which adds to the individuality of that tools shape and pattern. .
- 15. 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
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