Criminalistics Final Exam Question and
answers correctly solved
locard's exchange principle - correct answer the transfer of evidence when
two objects come in contact
physical evidence unit - correct answer applies chemistry, physics, and
geology to IDing crime-scene evidence
biological unit - correct answer studies blood, hair, fibers, and botanical
materials
firearms unit - correct answer examines bullets, casings, and ammunition
toxicology unit - correct answer examines body fluids and organs for the
presence of drugs and/or poisons
CSI unit - correct answer dispatches to the crime scene to collect evidence
that will be sent to labs
expert witness - correct answer a trained professional, who is educated in a
field, that can testify in court to determine the truth in the matter of court cases
CODIS database - correct answer FBI's program of DNA index databases
AIFIS - correct answer stores and analyzes fingerprint data
NIBIN - correct answer system of known cartridge casing evidence
, observation - correct answer 1st step of crime scene reconstruction
logical supposition - correct answer 2nd step of crime scene reconstruction
hypothesis testing - correct answer 3rd step of crime scene reconstruction
experiment - correct answer 4th step of crime scene reconstruction
refine the hypothesis - correct answer 5th step of crime scene reconstruction
imprint - correct answer a mark left on an object by coming in contact with
another object
indentation - correct answer a 3D mark or pattern left in a malleable object
through contact
striations - correct answer markings resulted from a hard object passing
along the surface of another object
paper bags - correct answer what kind of bags must be used to package
evidence
90 degrees - correct answer degree of the angle of impact of a circular blood
droplet
true - correct answer pointed end of a blood droplet always faces the
direction of travel
answers correctly solved
locard's exchange principle - correct answer the transfer of evidence when
two objects come in contact
physical evidence unit - correct answer applies chemistry, physics, and
geology to IDing crime-scene evidence
biological unit - correct answer studies blood, hair, fibers, and botanical
materials
firearms unit - correct answer examines bullets, casings, and ammunition
toxicology unit - correct answer examines body fluids and organs for the
presence of drugs and/or poisons
CSI unit - correct answer dispatches to the crime scene to collect evidence
that will be sent to labs
expert witness - correct answer a trained professional, who is educated in a
field, that can testify in court to determine the truth in the matter of court cases
CODIS database - correct answer FBI's program of DNA index databases
AIFIS - correct answer stores and analyzes fingerprint data
NIBIN - correct answer system of known cartridge casing evidence
, observation - correct answer 1st step of crime scene reconstruction
logical supposition - correct answer 2nd step of crime scene reconstruction
hypothesis testing - correct answer 3rd step of crime scene reconstruction
experiment - correct answer 4th step of crime scene reconstruction
refine the hypothesis - correct answer 5th step of crime scene reconstruction
imprint - correct answer a mark left on an object by coming in contact with
another object
indentation - correct answer a 3D mark or pattern left in a malleable object
through contact
striations - correct answer markings resulted from a hard object passing
along the surface of another object
paper bags - correct answer what kind of bags must be used to package
evidence
90 degrees - correct answer degree of the angle of impact of a circular blood
droplet
true - correct answer pointed end of a blood droplet always faces the
direction of travel
