UF PHA6936 Final Exam Prep - Edited by T. Dickson
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ans-False
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Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ans-Crimes against people
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ans-grid
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ans-cell phone records
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what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
location, weather, time of day xz xz xz xz
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
search for and detain the suspect
xz xz xz xz xz
Types of crime sketches include - ans-rough, cross-
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projection, final Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ans-
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False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ans-Crimes against people
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ans-grid
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ans-cell phone records
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
location, weather, time of day xz xz xz xz
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
search for and detain the suspect
xz xz xz xz xz
Types of crime sketches include - ans-rough, cross-projection, final
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
,the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
precisely locate evidence xz xz
you should only document what you see - ans-false
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a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
like droplets indicates that the blood probably came from a - ans-gunshot wound
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Types of Glass - ans-Soda-lime, borosilicate, and leaded
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
a bloody object in motion contacting another clean surface
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Blood spatter patterns can indicate - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz
how many sources of blood there were, what type of weapon was used, the number of time
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
s a weapon was used
xz xz xz xz
The ______ the droplet, the ______the force that was used to create the spatter - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
smaller, the greater xz xz
When a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - ans-stops
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which is NOT a variable to consider when examining blood patterns? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
blood alcohol level when blood is shed
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue: - ans-does not travel a great distance xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis (T/F) -
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ans-false
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This is NOT a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - ans-
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Fingerprints are formed when someone is about five years old xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
This type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - ans-plastic
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The basic fingerprint class patterns are: - ans-arches, loops, and whorls
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime (T/F) - ans-false xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Common fingerprint minutiae include - ans-dots, bifurcations, islands
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The fingerprint database is called: - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) xz xz xz xz
Chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Ninhydrin, Diazafluoren (DFO), Sticky side powder, iodine fuming, cyanoacrylate fuming
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,The ACE-V method of print identification involves - ans-
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analysis, comparison, evaluation, and verification xz xz xz xz
Unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - ans-AFIS
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - ans-palms, fingers, and feet xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - ans-signature
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
When collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document to avo
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
id - ans- xz xz
loss of possible DNA, loss of possible indentations, loss of possible latent print evidence
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Questioned document examiners prefer to work with copies so they do not damage the orig
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
inal document (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz
Writing instruments include - ans-ball point pens, fountain pens, fiber tip pens, pencil
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Pencils, fiber and ballpoint pen writings are able to be traced back to the specific one. (T/F) -
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ans-False
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Steel and fountain pens do produce identifying characteristics with time allowing writing to
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
be traced back to a specific pen. (T/F) - ans-True
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation between i
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ndividuals - ans-always less xz xz xz
Collected writing samples should be - ans- xz xz xz xz xz xz
authenticated and from an appropriate time period. xz xz xz xz xz xz
The three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - ans-
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writing surface (Paper), writing instrument (Pen), and transfer medium (ink)
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Handwriting comparisons can be made using - ans- xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
construction of letters, where pressure is applied, and connections between lettersxz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
an Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
xz xz xz xz
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have originate
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
d from (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz
Sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
, The three components of a cartridge case are - ans-
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the primer, the propellant, and the bullet
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Toolmark examinations may provide the following information - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
the kind of tool used to make the mark
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The caliber of a weapon is - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
nominal indicator of bore diameter, diameter between upper surfaces of opposing lands
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue is characterized by the presence of the elements - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
lead, barium, and antimony
xz xz xz
Class characteristics of a firearm detectable from a fired bullet include - ans-caliber, lands/
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
grooves, and rifling (direction and degree) xz xz xz xz xz
The depressed helical grooves in a bullet are called - ans-land and grooves
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which type of test is frequently done with recovered firearms to evaluate the possibility of a
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ccidental discharge? - ans-Firearms Function Testingxz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue (GSR) testing can be difficult to perform because... - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
GSR particles do not travel far, can be washed off and only last a few hours
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Pushing a tool into the surface makes a striated tool mark (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
You are using phenolphthalin to test a reddish-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
brown stain for the presence of blood. When you put a drop of phenolphthalin on the swab w
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ith your sample, it turns pink immediately. This test is: - ans-
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Negative because it turned pink before the reaction was catalyzed.
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The "Christmas Tree Stain" is a confirmatory test for - ans-Semen by finding sperm
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
What anticoagulant compound was found in blood samples in the OJ simpson case? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
EDTA
Wet blood stains should be collected by - ans-swabbing
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A substrate control sample helps to detect - ans-interference resulting in false negatives/
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
positives
Screening tests can give... - ans-False positives xz xz xz xz xz xz
Confirmatory tests can... - ans-identify a sample to the exclusion of all others
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Screening tests for semen are based on detecting the enzyme ... - ans-Acid phosphatase
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ans-False
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ans-Crimes against people
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ans-grid
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ans-cell phone records
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
location, weather, time of day xz xz xz xz
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
search for and detain the suspect
xz xz xz xz xz
Types of crime sketches include - ans-rough, cross-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
projection, final Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ans-Crimes against people
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ans-grid
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ans-cell phone records
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
location, weather, time of day xz xz xz xz
What is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
search for and detain the suspect
xz xz xz xz xz
Types of crime sketches include - ans-rough, cross-projection, final
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
,the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
precisely locate evidence xz xz
you should only document what you see - ans-false
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
like droplets indicates that the blood probably came from a - ans-gunshot wound
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Types of Glass - ans-Soda-lime, borosilicate, and leaded
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
a bloody object in motion contacting another clean surface
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Blood spatter patterns can indicate - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz
how many sources of blood there were, what type of weapon was used, the number of time
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
s a weapon was used
xz xz xz xz
The ______ the droplet, the ______the force that was used to create the spatter - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
smaller, the greater xz xz
When a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - ans-stops
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which is NOT a variable to consider when examining blood patterns? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
blood alcohol level when blood is shed
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue: - ans-does not travel a great distance xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis (T/F) -
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ans-false
xz
This is NOT a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Fingerprints are formed when someone is about five years old xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
This type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - ans-plastic
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The basic fingerprint class patterns are: - ans-arches, loops, and whorls
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime (T/F) - ans-false xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Common fingerprint minutiae include - ans-dots, bifurcations, islands
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The fingerprint database is called: - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) xz xz xz xz
Chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Ninhydrin, Diazafluoren (DFO), Sticky side powder, iodine fuming, cyanoacrylate fuming
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
,The ACE-V method of print identification involves - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
analysis, comparison, evaluation, and verification xz xz xz xz
Unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - ans-AFIS
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - ans-palms, fingers, and feet xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - ans-signature
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
When collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document to avo
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
id - ans- xz xz
loss of possible DNA, loss of possible indentations, loss of possible latent print evidence
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Questioned document examiners prefer to work with copies so they do not damage the orig
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
inal document (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz
Writing instruments include - ans-ball point pens, fountain pens, fiber tip pens, pencil
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Pencils, fiber and ballpoint pen writings are able to be traced back to the specific one. (T/F) -
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ans-False
xz
Steel and fountain pens do produce identifying characteristics with time allowing writing to
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
be traced back to a specific pen. (T/F) - ans-True
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation between i
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ndividuals - ans-always less xz xz xz
Collected writing samples should be - ans- xz xz xz xz xz xz
authenticated and from an appropriate time period. xz xz xz xz xz xz
The three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
writing surface (Paper), writing instrument (Pen), and transfer medium (ink)
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Handwriting comparisons can be made using - ans- xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
construction of letters, where pressure is applied, and connections between lettersxz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
an Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
xz xz xz xz
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have originate
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
d from (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz
Sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
, The three components of a cartridge case are - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
the primer, the propellant, and the bullet
xz xz xz xz xz xz
Toolmark examinations may provide the following information - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
the kind of tool used to make the mark
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The caliber of a weapon is - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
nominal indicator of bore diameter, diameter between upper surfaces of opposing lands
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue is characterized by the presence of the elements - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
lead, barium, and antimony
xz xz xz
Class characteristics of a firearm detectable from a fired bullet include - ans-caliber, lands/
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
grooves, and rifling (direction and degree) xz xz xz xz xz
The depressed helical grooves in a bullet are called - ans-land and grooves
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Which type of test is frequently done with recovered firearms to evaluate the possibility of a
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ccidental discharge? - ans-Firearms Function Testingxz xz xz xz xz
Gunshot residue (GSR) testing can be difficult to perform because... - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
GSR particles do not travel far, can be washed off and only last a few hours
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Pushing a tool into the surface makes a striated tool mark (T/F) - ans-False
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
You are using phenolphthalin to test a reddish-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
brown stain for the presence of blood. When you put a drop of phenolphthalin on the swab w
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
ith your sample, it turns pink immediately. This test is: - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Negative because it turned pink before the reaction was catalyzed.
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
The "Christmas Tree Stain" is a confirmatory test for - ans-Semen by finding sperm
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
What anticoagulant compound was found in blood samples in the OJ simpson case? - ans-
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
EDTA
Wet blood stains should be collected by - ans-swabbing
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
A substrate control sample helps to detect - ans-interference resulting in false negatives/
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
positives
Screening tests can give... - ans-False positives xz xz xz xz xz xz
Confirmatory tests can... - ans-identify a sample to the exclusion of all others
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
Screening tests for semen are based on detecting the enzyme ... - ans-Acid phosphatase
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz
