EXAMINATION 2ND EDITION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Physical and chemical analysis of paint evidence (chips or
residue) can indicate its what? Answer: Class
◉ Paint evidence can also indicate what type of characteristics if an
investigator is able to find similarities between two samples, such as
the color, number of layers, etc. (Individualized or Class) Answer:
Individualized
◉ What at a crime scene can be analyzed to determine its color,
surface characteristics, tint, thickness, density, chemical
composition, and refractive index? Answer: Glass
◉ What does GSR stand for? Answer: gunshot residue
◉ Another word for riflings? Answer: Grooves
◉ What is IBIS? Answer: Integrated Ballistics Identification System
, ◉ This database compares markings from bullets, cartridge cases,
and shotgun shells to ballistic evidence. Answer: IBIS
◉ What are the three types of fingerprints? Answer: arches, loops,
and whorls
◉ What is AFIS? Answer: Automated Fingerprint Identification
System
◉ This database is used by investigators at local, state, and national
levels to search for matches to fingerprints found at a crime scene.
Answer: AFIS
◉ Investigators will examine the evidence to identify the brade of
shoe or tire based on what? Answer: Tread pattern
◉ When an object is broken, torn, or cut, two unique edges are
formed, which are referred as what? Answer: Fracture lines
◉ Wounds can often be matched to weapons or tool marks to
determine what? Answer: weapon's size, shape, and length