UF PHA6936 Final Exam Prep clean
copy questions n answers graded A+
2025/2026
Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ANS ✔✔False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ANS ✔✔Crimes against people
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ANS ✔✔grid
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ANS
✔✔midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ANS ✔✔cell phone records
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ANS ✔✔location,
weather, time of day
according to lecture, what is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? -
ANS ✔✔search for and detain the suspect
types of crime sketches include - ANS ✔✔preliminary, cross projection, smooth
the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - ANS ✔✔precisely locate
evidence
,you should only document what you see - ANS ✔✔false
a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-like droplets indicates
that the blood probably came from a - ANS ✔✔gunshot wound
a swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - ANS ✔✔a bloody object in motion contacting
another clean surface
blood spatter patterns can indicate - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS
✔✔smaller, the greater
when a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - ANS ✔✔stops
which is NOT a variable to cinsider when examining blood patterns? - ANS ✔✔blood alcohol
level when blood is shed
gunshot residue: - ANS ✔✔does not travel a great distance
most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis - ANS
✔✔false
this is not a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - ANS ✔✔fingerprints are formed when
someone is about five years old
this type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - ANS ✔✔plastic
,the basic fingerprint class patterns are: - ANS ✔✔arches, loops, and whorls
fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime - ANS ✔✔false
common fingerprint minutiae include - ANS ✔✔dots, bifurcations, islands
the fingerprint database is called: - ANS ✔✔AFIS
chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - ANS ✔✔iodine fuming
the ACE-V method of print identification involves - ANS ✔✔analysis, comparison, evaluation,
and verification
unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - ANS ✔✔forensic files
individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - ANS ✔✔palms, fingers, and toes
a person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - ANS ✔✔signature
when collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document to avoid -
ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔false
writing instruments include - ANS ✔✔ball point pens, spray cans, paint brushes
, natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation between
individuals - ANS ✔✔always less
collected writing samples should be - ANS ✔✔authenticated and from an appropriate time
period.
the three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - ANS ✔✔writing
surface, writing instrument, and transfer medium
handwriting comparisons can be made using - ANS ✔✔how letters are made, where pressure is
applied, and connections between letters
indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - ANS ✔✔an
Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have originated
from - ANS ✔✔false
sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark - ANS ✔✔false
the four components of a firearm cartridge are - ANS ✔✔the primer, the propellant, the
cartridge, and the barrel
toolmark examinations may provide the following information - ANS ✔✔the kind of tool used to
make the mark
the caliber of a weapon is - ANS ✔✔the inside diameter of a gun barrel
copy questions n answers graded A+
2025/2026
Crime scene processing is the same as crime scene investigation. - ANS ✔✔False
Which crimes do we place more investigative emphasis on? - ANS ✔✔Crimes against people
Which of the following is a search pattern? - ANS ✔✔grid
photographs of crime secenes must include overall views, close ups, and _______? - ANS
✔✔midrange
crime scene documentation methods do not include: - ANS ✔✔cell phone records
what can affect how you prepare to conduct a crime scene investigation? - ANS ✔✔location,
weather, time of day
according to lecture, what is the first thing a first responder should do at a major crime scene? -
ANS ✔✔search for and detain the suspect
types of crime sketches include - ANS ✔✔preliminary, cross projection, smooth
the rough sketch that is usually prepared at a crime scene is used to - ANS ✔✔precisely locate
evidence
,you should only document what you see - ANS ✔✔false
a blood spatter pattern consisting of a large number of very fine, mist-like droplets indicates
that the blood probably came from a - ANS ✔✔gunshot wound
a swipe bloodstain pattern is the result of - ANS ✔✔a bloody object in motion contacting
another clean surface
blood spatter patterns can indicate - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS
✔✔smaller, the greater
when a fracture line in glass hits a pre-existing fracture line it.... - ANS ✔✔stops
which is NOT a variable to cinsider when examining blood patterns? - ANS ✔✔blood alcohol
level when blood is shed
gunshot residue: - ANS ✔✔does not travel a great distance
most reconstruction patterns are easily transported to the lab for further analysis - ANS
✔✔false
this is not a fundamental principle of fingerprinting - ANS ✔✔fingerprints are formed when
someone is about five years old
this type of fingerprint is a three dimensional impression - ANS ✔✔plastic
,the basic fingerprint class patterns are: - ANS ✔✔arches, loops, and whorls
fingerprints change over the course of a person's lifetime - ANS ✔✔false
common fingerprint minutiae include - ANS ✔✔dots, bifurcations, islands
the fingerprint database is called: - ANS ✔✔AFIS
chemical methods for the development of latent fingerprints include - ANS ✔✔iodine fuming
the ACE-V method of print identification involves - ANS ✔✔analysis, comparison, evaluation,
and verification
unknown fingerprints are entered into the data base as: - ANS ✔✔forensic files
individualizing friction ridge detail also exists on your - ANS ✔✔palms, fingers, and toes
a person's ____ is usually more distinctive than their normal handwriting - ANS ✔✔signature
when collecting document evidence, it is important to carefully protect the document to avoid -
ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔false
writing instruments include - ANS ✔✔ball point pens, spray cans, paint brushes
, natural variation in a person's handwriting is ___ when compared to the variation between
individuals - ANS ✔✔always less
collected writing samples should be - ANS ✔✔authenticated and from an appropriate time
period.
the three parts of the writing process that can yield useful information are - ANS ✔✔writing
surface, writing instrument, and transfer medium
handwriting comparisons can be made using - ANS ✔✔how letters are made, where pressure is
applied, and connections between letters
indented writings on evidence can be visualized with an instrument called - ANS ✔✔an
Electrostatic Detection Apparatus (ESDA)
It is not possible to examine a document to see what printer or copier it could have originated
from - ANS ✔✔false
sliding a tool into the surface makes an indented tool mark - ANS ✔✔false
the four components of a firearm cartridge are - ANS ✔✔the primer, the propellant, the
cartridge, and the barrel
toolmark examinations may provide the following information - ANS ✔✔the kind of tool used to
make the mark
the caliber of a weapon is - ANS ✔✔the inside diameter of a gun barrel
