WorksheetsPhysical Evidence Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
When evidence can only be associated with a group and never with a single source, that evidence is said to possess...
class categories
class characteristics
group categories
group characteristics
Properties of evidence that can be attributed to a common source with an extremely high degree of certainty is/are
comparison characteristics
referent characteristics
class characteristics
individual characteristics
The relevance given to physical evidence in a courtroom is left to...
the expert witnesses or criminalists who are testifying
the laboratory analysts who are interpreting the results of their tests
the trier of the facts, usually a jury
the prosecutor, who instructs the jury as to how much weight to assign to an article of evidence
Which of the following is an example of class physical evidence?
tire impression
bullet cartridge
skin scrapings
shredded document
Which of the following is an example of individual physical evidence?
commercial potting soil
mass produced synthetic fiber
sample of custom auto paint job
new tire impressions
True or False: A database applicable to to DNA profiling is PDQ.
True
False
The forensic database FISH is used for analyzing ________________.
heredity
handwriting samples
hair samples
heavy metals
What is at the heart the NIBIN?
AFIS
IAFIS
CODIS
IBIS
How many databases make up the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
2
3
5
1
Fill in the blanks: As the number of different objects linking an individual to a crime _________, the probability of involvement _________________.
decreases; increases
increases; increases
decreases; decreases
increases; decreases
