Impressions & Tool Marks

Front

A tool mark is any impression, scratch, or abrasion made when contact occurs between a tool and an object. True or False?

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True

Front

A footprint is left in dust at a crime scene and was only found due to electrostatic lifting. What type of impression is this?

Back

Latent

Front

What type of tool mark is the result of the tool pressured into a soft surface?

Back

Indentation

Front

Which of the following are individual characteristics of tire treads? size, type, and model; wear and damage; scent and color

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wear and damage

Front

Class characteristics of shoe prints include: manufacturer, type, model, and size, color, material, and scratches on the bottom, depth of tread, position, quantity

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manufacturer, type, model, and size

Front

Forensic dentistry involves the study of teeth with the intention of providing facts to be used as evidence in court. What is another name for this field of study?

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forensic odontology

Front

Why should an investigator not try to put the tool into the tool mark at the crime scene?

Back

It will destroy the toolmark evidence that is there, it will leave new evidence behind covering up the original, contamination of the evidence.

Front

A shoe impression is left in blood at a crime scene. What type of impression is this?

Back

Patent

Front

The measure of distance from the center of the front axle to the center of the rear axle is referred to as.......

Back

Wheelbase

Front

What type of evidence is impression evidence?

Back

Class and Individual, depending on the characteristics