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Physical Evidence Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When evidence can only be associated with a group and never with a single source, that evidence is said to possess...

a)

class categories

b)

class characteristics

c)

group categories

d)

group characteristics

2.

Properties of evidence that can be attributed to a common source with an extremely high degree of certainty is/are

a)

comparison characteristics

b)

referent characteristics

c)

class characteristics

d)

individual characteristics

3.

The relevance given to physical evidence in a courtroom is left to...

a)

the expert witnesses or criminalists who are testifying

b)

the laboratory analysts who are interpreting the results of their tests

c)

the trier of the facts, usually a jury

d)

the prosecutor, who instructs the jury as to how much weight to assign to an article of evidence

4.

Which of the following is an example of class physical evidence?

a)

tire impression

b)

bullet cartridge

c)

skin scrapings

d)

shredded document

5.

Which of the following is an example of individual physical evidence?

a)

commercial potting soil

b)

mass produced synthetic fiber

c)

sample of custom auto paint job

d)

new tire impressions

6.

True or False: A database applicable to to DNA profiling is PDQ.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The forensic database FISH is used for analyzing ________________.

a)

heredity

b)

handwriting samples

c)

hair samples

d)

heavy metals

8.

What is at the heart the NIBIN?

a)

AFIS

b)

IAFIS

c)

CODIS

d)

IBIS

9.

How many databases make up the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

10.

Fill in the blanks: As the number of different objects linking an individual to a crime _________, the probability of involvement _________________.

a)

decreases; increases

b)

increases; increases

c)

decreases; decreases

d)

increases; decreases