Forensics Ch 16 Tool Marks

a mark produced along the edge as a surface is

• cutting mark

• tool mark

a mark or impression made by a tool on a softer surface

• indentation mark

• cutting mark

a mark produced when a surface slides across another surface

• abrasion mark

• tool mark

Tools have major and minor surface differences that can help differentiate one tool’s impression from another.

• true

• false

Tool marks are categorized into one of three categories: indentation marks, abrasion marks, and _____ marks.

• cutting

• tool

Tool mark evidence should be photographed, documented, collected, or cast.

• True

• False

Advancing technology for distinguishing tool marks is helping forensic experts help the courts fight crime and find criminals.

• True

• False

Tool mark evidence should be photographed,______, collected, or cast.

• filed

• documented