Impression Evidence

If Ben steps in mud, and then tracks muddy foot prints into the house, these prints are considered _________ prints.

• patent

• latent

• gel

• plastic

Which of the following represents individual shoe impression evidence?

• Shoe size

• Shoe wear patterns

• Shoe manufacturer

• Shoe sole pattern

What question is generally not answerable using shoe impression evidence?

• What were the entrance and exit routes?

• Was there a confrontation?

• How many people were at the scene?

• What age were the perpetrators?

At what angle should photographs of foot and shoe prints be taken?

• Parallel to the gound

• 45 degrees to the ground

• 60 degrees to the ground

• Perpendicular to the ground

True or False: Unlike fingerprints, footprints cannot be dusted for due to their size.

• True

• False

Which of the following methods can be used to find latent footprints?

• Casting with plaster of Paris

• Liquid chromatography

• Gel lifting

• UV lift and transfer

Dental stone is used when casting prints in the snow. Which is NOT a quality of dental stone?

• It hardens faster than plaster of Paris

• It is mixed with cold water

• It is first spayed over the print to harden the print

• It generates hardly any heat.

Which term below is not one of the three used to describe the anatomy of a tire?

• tread area

• tread texture

• ribs

• grooves

True or False: A tread pattern can almost always be tied back to a specific make and model of car.

• True

• False

True or False: Track width for the front wheels and the track width for the back wheels of a vehicle can be different.

• True

• False