UF PHA6936 FINAL EXAM PREP
2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(DETAILED ANSWERS) ALREADY
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Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - answer-False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - answer-Crimes against
people
Which of the following is a search pattern? - answer-grid
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? -
answer-midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - answer-cell phone records
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - answer-
location, weather, time of day
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - answer-
search for and detain the suspect
Types of crime sketches include - answer-rough, cross-projection, final
the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - answer-precisely
locate evidence
,you should only document what you see - answer-false
a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-like droplets
indicates that the blood probably came from a - answer-gunshot wound
Types of Glass - answer-Soda-lime, borosilicate, and leaded
A swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - answer-a bloody object in motion contacting
another clean surface
Blood spatter patterns can indicate - answer-how many sources of blood there were,
what type of weapon was used, the number of times a weapon was used
The ______ the droplet, the ______the force that was used to create the spatter - answer-
smaller, the greater
When a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - answer-stops
Which is NOT a variable to consider when examining blood patterns? - answer-blood
alcohol level when blood is shed
Gunshot residue: - answer-does not travel a great distance
Most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis (T/F) -
answer-false
This is NOT a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - answer-Fingerprints are formed
when someone is about five years old
,This type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - answer-plastic
The basic fingerprint class patterns are: - answer-arches, loops, and whorls
Fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime (T/F) - answer-false
Common fingerprint minutiae include - answer-dots, bifurcations, islands
The fingerprint database is called: - answer-Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (AFIS)
Chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - answer-
Ninhydrin, Diazafluoren (DFO), Sticky side powder, iodine fuming, cyanoacrylate fuming
The ACE-V method of print identification involves - answer-analysis, comparison,
evaluation, and verification
Unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - answer-AFIS
Individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - answer-palms, fingers, and feet
A person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - answer-
signature
When collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document
to avoid - answer-loss of possible DNA, loss of possible indentations, loss of possible
latent print evidence
Questioned document examiners prefer to work with copies so they do not damage the
original document (T/F) - answer-False
, Writing instruments include - answer-ball point pens, fountain pens, fiber tip pens,
pencil
Pencils, fiber and ballpoint pen writings are able to be traced back to the specific one.
(T/F) - answer-False
Steel and fountain pens do produce identifying characteristics with time allowing
writing to be traced back to a specific pen. (T/F) - answer-True
Natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation
between individuals - answer-always less
Collected writing samples should be - answer-authenticated and from an appropriate
time period.
The three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - answer-
writing surface (Paper), writing instrument (Pen), and transfer medium (ink)
Handwriting comparisons can be made using - answer-construction of letters, where
pressure is applied, and connections between letters
Indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - answer-an
Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have
originated from (T/F) - answer-False
Sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark (T/F) - answer-False
2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(DETAILED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - answer-False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - answer-Crimes against
people
Which of the following is a search pattern? - answer-grid
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? -
answer-midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - answer-cell phone records
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - answer-
location, weather, time of day
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - answer-
search for and detain the suspect
Types of crime sketches include - answer-rough, cross-projection, final
the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - answer-precisely
locate evidence
,you should only document what you see - answer-false
a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-like droplets
indicates that the blood probably came from a - answer-gunshot wound
Types of Glass - answer-Soda-lime, borosilicate, and leaded
A swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - answer-a bloody object in motion contacting
another clean surface
Blood spatter patterns can indicate - answer-how many sources of blood there were,
what type of weapon was used, the number of times a weapon was used
The ______ the droplet, the ______the force that was used to create the spatter - answer-
smaller, the greater
When a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - answer-stops
Which is NOT a variable to consider when examining blood patterns? - answer-blood
alcohol level when blood is shed
Gunshot residue: - answer-does not travel a great distance
Most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis (T/F) -
answer-false
This is NOT a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - answer-Fingerprints are formed
when someone is about five years old
,This type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - answer-plastic
The basic fingerprint class patterns are: - answer-arches, loops, and whorls
Fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime (T/F) - answer-false
Common fingerprint minutiae include - answer-dots, bifurcations, islands
The fingerprint database is called: - answer-Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (AFIS)
Chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - answer-
Ninhydrin, Diazafluoren (DFO), Sticky side powder, iodine fuming, cyanoacrylate fuming
The ACE-V method of print identification involves - answer-analysis, comparison,
evaluation, and verification
Unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - answer-AFIS
Individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - answer-palms, fingers, and feet
A person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - answer-
signature
When collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document
to avoid - answer-loss of possible DNA, loss of possible indentations, loss of possible
latent print evidence
Questioned document examiners prefer to work with copies so they do not damage the
original document (T/F) - answer-False
, Writing instruments include - answer-ball point pens, fountain pens, fiber tip pens,
pencil
Pencils, fiber and ballpoint pen writings are able to be traced back to the specific one.
(T/F) - answer-False
Steel and fountain pens do produce identifying characteristics with time allowing
writing to be traced back to a specific pen. (T/F) - answer-True
Natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation
between individuals - answer-always less
Collected writing samples should be - answer-authenticated and from an appropriate
time period.
The three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - answer-
writing surface (Paper), writing instrument (Pen), and transfer medium (ink)
Handwriting comparisons can be made using - answer-construction of letters, where
pressure is applied, and connections between letters
Indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - answer-an
Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have
originated from (T/F) - answer-False
Sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark (T/F) - answer-False
