FS Impression Evidence

Which of the following CANNOT be determined from a person's shoe impressions?

• Age
• Body weight
• Surface the person walks on
• Activities of the wearer

why are bite marks solid individual evidence?  

• all bite marks are the same 
• most people have similar teeth and structure 
• the size and placement of teeth is very unique 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Tools and tool marks are often found at burglary scenes and can be useful evidence.  Proper evidence collection by the field investigator would include: 

• making test marks with the suspected tool onto a soft metal surface at the crime scene
• packing of tool and tool mark evidence together so that the crime lab personnel knows they are thought to be a matched set.
• reporting whether a tool found at the scene fit into the tool marks. 
• taking a photograph and cast of the marks, if necessary

Shoe and tire marks impressed into soft earth can be best preserved by: 

• photographing and casting with dental stone
• photographing and then use of the electrostatic lifting technique.
• It is not possible to accurately preserve such markings
• dusting with powder

How many teeth does a fully developed human adult normally have?

• 20
• 28
• 24
• 32

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?

• forensic anthropology
• forensic odontology
• forensic palynology
• forensic entomology

which of the following are individual characteristics of tire treads? 

• size, type, and model.
  
• Wear and damage
• scent and color 

These teeth have the largest surface area with which to leave a potential bite, and they are located in the near the back.

• incisors
• premolars
• molars
• canines

A bloody shoe print is an example of a

• Patent impression

• Plastic impression

• Latent impression

• Virtual impression

A shoe print left in snow is an example of

• Patent impression

• Plastic impression

• Latent impression

• Virtual impression