CRM341 exam 2 2017

Question 1 Prints that do not need development to be seen are:

Question 1 options:

None of the above

Visible

Patent

Latent

Question 2 (5 points) Question 2 Unsaved

The FBI team that responds to collect evidence, including fingerprints, is:

Question 3 It is possible to collect a patent impression using Mikrosil casting.

Question 3 options:

True

False

Question 4 A second major limitation of evidence prints is actually not having any evidence prints at all.

Question 4 options:

True

False

Question 5 What are the three types of evidence prints?

Question 6 What affects the type of detail and amount of detail needed to identify a fingerprint?

Question 7 Prints that have been impressed into a substance are called:

Question 8 Do you believe the 160 hour training program for ERT members is sufficient, in light of the types of evidence, including fingerprint identification, to be collected by these personnel? Why or why not?

Question 9 Applying the Core Value of Community, what impact does the AFIS system have on the forensic science discipline?

Question 11 What is your interpretation of Henry Faulds' remark to the scientific journal Nature that "bloody finger-marks or impressions on clay, glass, etc. exist, they may lead to the scientific identification of criminals"?

Question 12 Can fingerprint identifications be the sole source of evidentiary material for a cold case?

Question 13 Who is David Ashbaugh and what is his contribution to fingerprint identification?

Question 16 Would you agree that identification of an individual is possible "when only partial prints are available"? Explain your rationale.

Question 17 Why is a door knob or drawer pull not a good surface for obtaining a latent print? What would be a better surface in your opinion? Why?

Question 18 Who is Richard Allen Davis and how is he connected to the world of fingerprint identification?

Question 19 When a latent print is identified and recovered, is it necessary to document the date in which it was recovered? How does this affect chain of custody. Explain your rationale.

Question 20 What is ACE/V? How does this process impact the judicial system regarding fingerprint evidence?