PSCI-208 Criminalistics - Chapter 3
Physical Evidence Question and
answers verified to pass
The process of ______ determines a substance's physical or chemical identity
with as near absolute certainty as existing analytical techniques will permit. -
correct answer identification
The number and type of tests needed to identify a substance must be
sufficient to ______ all other substances from consideration. - correct answer
exclude
A(n) ______ analysis subjects a suspect specimen and a standard/reference
specimen to the same tests and examination in order to determine whether
they have a common origin. - correct answer comparitive
______ is the frequency of occurrence of an event. - correct answer
probability
Evidence that can be traced to a common source with an extremely high
degree of probability is said to possess ______ characteristics. - correct
answer individual
Evidence associated with a group and not with a single source is said to
possess ______ characteristics. - correct answer class
T/F: One of the major deficiencies of forensic science is the inability of the
examiner to assign exact or approximate probability values to the comparison
of most class physical evidence. - correct answer TRUE
Physical Evidence Question and
answers verified to pass
The process of ______ determines a substance's physical or chemical identity
with as near absolute certainty as existing analytical techniques will permit. -
correct answer identification
The number and type of tests needed to identify a substance must be
sufficient to ______ all other substances from consideration. - correct answer
exclude
A(n) ______ analysis subjects a suspect specimen and a standard/reference
specimen to the same tests and examination in order to determine whether
they have a common origin. - correct answer comparitive
______ is the frequency of occurrence of an event. - correct answer
probability
Evidence that can be traced to a common source with an extremely high
degree of probability is said to possess ______ characteristics. - correct
answer individual
Evidence associated with a group and not with a single source is said to
possess ______ characteristics. - correct answer class
T/F: One of the major deficiencies of forensic science is the inability of the
examiner to assign exact or approximate probability values to the comparison
of most class physical evidence. - correct answer TRUE
