Impressions evidence

Front

What are "Patent" or visible impressions?

Back

2-D impressions that are visible to the unaided eye

Front

What are "Latent" impressions?

Back

Impressions hidden to the eye but can be made visible using development techniques.

Front

What 3-D method of collecting Impression evidence uses a dental stone or mixture to preserve the dimensional characteristics of the print?

Back

Casting

Front

This type of evidence is created when one object is pressed against another material with force.

Back

Impression Evidence

Front

A(n)________________________ is tool that charges particles within dust or light soil, which are then attracted and bonded to a lifting film.

Back

electrostatic lifting device

Front

Size, brand, and tread design are all _________ characteristics that are common among a group of footwear and tires.

Back

class

Front

Individual characteristics are unique identifiers observed only on an individual’s footwear or tire tread. Which of the following is an accurate list of individual characteristics? Brand, scratches, debris, and wear patterns; Size, scratches, debris, and wear patterns; Tread design, scratches, debris, and wear patterns; Cuts, scratches, size, and wear patterns; Cuts, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

Back

Cuts, scratches, debris, and wear patterns

Front

A tire track is left sunk into the mud. What type of impression is this? Options: Patent, Latent, Plastic, Lasting

Back

Plastic

Front

Shoe and tire marks impressed into soft earth can be best preserved by:

Back

photographing and casting with dental stone

Front

Why should an investigator not try to put the tool into the tool mark at the crime scene?

Back

It will destroy the toolmark evidence that is there, it will leave new evidence behind covering up the original, contamination of the evidence.