Forensic Midterm

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What is the definition of ABRASION MARK?

Back

A mark produced when a surface slides across another.

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What type of evidence cannot prove 100% that a person was at the crime scene during the crime?

Back

Circumstantial evidence.

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True or False: Individual evidence would be more beneficial to an investigation than class evidence.

Back

True.

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When does the decomposition of a body technically begin?

Back

As soon as death occurs.

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What bloodstain pattern is created when blood is released or thrown from a blood-bearing object?

Back

Cast-Off.

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Define Individual Evidence.

Back

Evidence that can be linked to a specific individual or source.

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Define Class Evidence.

Back

Evidence that can only be associated with a group and not a single source.

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What is the significance of blood spatter analysis in forensic science?

Back

It helps to reconstruct the events of a crime scene.

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What is the role of forensic entomology?

Back

The study of insect activity to estimate time of death.

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What is the purpose of a forensic autopsy?

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To determine the cause and manner of death.