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11 Disciplines of Forensic Science Question and answers 100% correct Criminalistics - correct answer scientific tools or techniques used to detect crime Digital and Multimedia Science - correct answer recovery of material from electronic devices Engenering Science - correct answer concerned with the physical and mathematical bases of engineering and technology General Forensics - correct answer the application of science to criminal and civil law Jurisprudence - correct answe...

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Criminalistics: Chapters 1, 2, & 3 Questions with complete solution

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Criminalistics: Chapter 3 Questions with complete solution The number and type of tests needed to identify a substance must be sufficient to _____ all other substances from consideration. - correct answer Exclude _____ is the frequency of occurrence of an event. - correct answer Probability Evidence associated with a group and not with a single source is said to possess ____ characteristics. - correct answer Class The value of class physical evidence lies in it's ability to _...

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Criminalistics chapters 1-4 Questions with complete solution What is the professor's primary objective in issuing weekly quizzes? - correct answer Preparing students for the test and giving them a chance to learn where they're weak before the points really count When a quiz is issued, when is it due? - correct answer 11:59 p.m. on the day before the next class What happens if a student exceeds 7 unexcused absences in this class? - correct answer The professor enters an FA in R...

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Criminalistics Chapter 19 Question and answers 100% correct 19: Computer forensics involves the [blank], [blank], [blank], [blank], and [blank] of computer data. - correct answer preservation, identification, extraction, acquiring, and interpreting 19: T/F: Hardware comprises the physical components of the computer. - correct answer True 19: [Blank] is a set of instructions compiled into a program that performs a particular task. - correct answer Software 19: (ROM,RAM) chips stor...

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Criminalistics Chapter 18 Question and answers correctly solved 18: Any object that contains handwriting or typescript and whose source or authenticity is in doubt is referred to as a(n) ___. - correct answer Questioned document 18: Variations in mechanical, physical, and mental functions make it (likely, unlikely) that the writing of two different individuals can be distinguished. - correct answer Likely 18: In a problem involving the authorship of handwriting, all characteristics o...

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Criminalistics Chapter 17 Questions with complete solution Revolvers use a removable magazine - correct answer false The inner surface of the _____ of a gun leaves its markings on a bullet passing through it - correct answer barrel The surfaces of the original bore remaining between the grooves are called - correct answer lands The diameter of the gun barrel, measured between opposite lands, is known as its - correct answer caliber These striations form the ________ character...

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Criminalistics Chapter 16 Question and answers 100% correct The fundamental unit of heredity is the [blank]. - correct answer gene Each gene is actually composed of [blank], specifically designed to carry out a single body function. - correct answer DNA A [blank] is a very large molecule made by linking a series of repeating units. - correct answer polymer A [blank] is composed of a sugar molecule, a phosphorus-containing group, and nitrogen-containing molecule called a base. - c...

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Criminalistics Chapter 12 Question and answers correctly solved Crime-Scene Reconstruction - correct answer The method used to support a likely sequence of events at a crime scene by the observation and evaluation of physical evidence and statements made by individuals involved with the incident Satellite Spatter - correct answer Small droplets of blood that are distributed around the perimeter of a drop or drops of blood and were produced as a result of the blood impacting the target s...

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Criminalistics Chapter 10 Question and answers rated A+ Hair is an appendage of the skin, growing out of an organ known as the [blank]. - correct answer hair follicle The three layers of the hair shaft are the [blank], the [bank], and the [blank]. - correct answer cuticle/cortex/medulla T/F : The scales of most animal hairs can be described as looking like shingles on a roof. - correct answer True The scale pattern of hair's [blank] can be observed by making a cast of its surfa...

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Criminalistics Chapter 8 Question and answers 100% correct The [blank] is the original part of the bore left after rifling grooves are formed. - correct answer lands The diameter of the gun barrel is know as its [blank]. - correct answer caliber T/F : The number of lands and grooves is a class characteristic of a barrel. - correct answer True The [blank] characteristics of a rifled barrel are formed by striations impressed into the barrel's surface. - correct answer individua...

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Criminalistics Chapter 7 Questions with complete solution A microscope uses a combination of [blank] to magnify an image. - correct answer lenses A type of image that cannot be viewed directly is called a [blank] image. - correct answer virtual A [blank] microscope consists of two lenses mounted at each end of a hollow tube. - correct answer compound The lens closest to the specimen is called the [blank]. - correct answer objective lens The lens nearest the viewer's eye is...

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Criminalistics Chapter 7 Question and answers verified to pass 7: ____ is a cutting edge type of access control that accurately and efficiently identifies humans. - correct answer biometrics 7: The two main functions of biometrics are _____ and _____ - correct answer matching; identification 7: One of the main causes of stolen accounts and information in computer systems is the use of weak ____ - correct answer passwords 7: Many forms of biometric technology are avaialble today, b...

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Criminalistics Chapter 6 Question and answers verified to pass The first systematic attempt at personal identification was devised and introduced by [blank]. - correct answer Bertillon A system of identification relying on precise body measurements is known as [blank]. - correct answer anthropometry The fingerprint classification system used in most English-speaking countries was devised by [blank]. - correct answer Sir Edward Richard Henry T/F : The first systematic and official ...

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Criminalistics Chapter 3 Questions with complete solution Identification - correct answer The process of ____ determines a substance's physical or chemical identity with as near absolute certainty as existing analytical techniques will permit Eliminate / Exclude - correct answer The number and type of tests needed to identify a substance must be sufficient to ____ all other substances from consideration Comparative - correct answer A(n) ____ analysis subjects a subjects specimen ...

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Criminalistics Chapter 2 Study Guide Question and answers already passed The first office arriving at a crime scene, after providing and obtaining medication assistance for the injured an effecting an arrest of suspects (if possible), should immediately do what? - correct answer Exclude all unauthorized personnel from the scene and isolate the area List three methods officers at a crime scene might use to record the crime scene - correct answer Photography, sketches, notes What is CA...

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Criminalistics Chapter 1 Review Questions and answers 100% correct _____ is considered to be the father of forensic toxicology - correct answer Mathieu Orfila _____ derived a simple procedure to determine the blood group from a dried blood sample - correct answer Leone Lattes The _____ of the crime laboratory examines hair, blood, fibers, and botanical material. - correct answer Biology Unit A U.S. Army colonel, _________, refined the techniques of the comparison microscope, whic...

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Criminalistics Ch. 1-5 Question and answers 100% correct Victor Balthazar - correct answer Responsible for developing probability models, showing that fingerprints were unique Anthropometry/Bertillonage - correct answer Used a measurement system, whereby 11 body measurements were taken to identify a person - later replaced by fingerprints Sir Francis Galton - correct answer Credited with developing the first classification system for fingerprints Accreditation - correct answer W...

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Criminalistics Ch 2 Question and answers rated A+ The term - encompasses all objects that can establish or disprove whether a crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator - correct answer physical evidence True or False: Scientific evaluation of crime-scene evidence can usually overcome the results of a poorly conducted criminal investigation - correct answer False True or False: The techniques of physical evidence collection require a highly skilled...

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criminalistics ch. 5 Question and answers 100% correct autopsy - correct answer A surgical procedure performed by a pathologist on a dead body to ascertain—from the body, organs, and bodily fluids—the cause of death. cause of death - correct answer Identifies the injury or disease that led to the chain of events resulting in death. forensic pathologist - correct answer Investigative personnel, typically medical examiners or coroners, who investigate the cause, manner, and time o...

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Criminalistics: An introduction to forensic science chapter 12 Question and answers correctly solved What was the key evidence in the Sam Sheppard case for conviction and then eventual acquittal. hint: the movie "The Fugitive" was made after this case. - correct answer The initial physical evidence during the conviction was a bloody outline of a surgical instrument on a pillow. During the acquittal blood spatter evidence both on the watch and in the crime scene were part of the testim...

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