Forensics Chapter 16 Test

When considering impression evidence, a tread pattern is the bottom section of a shoe or sneaker.

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Dental work, such as fillings and crowns are typically considered as class evidence.

• True

• False

PCAST stated in 2016 that footwear impression evidence is now considered scientifically valid.

• True

• False

Clean shoes or feet can transfer materials onto newly waxed or polished floors and make latent impressions.

• True

• False

A person who is limping will leave impressions revealing an asymmetrical gait.

• True

• False

The collection of tire impressions from a suspect’s car should be at least 3 meters long.

• True

• False

The American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) has estimated the error rate of identification by comparing dental patterns to be as high as 63 percent.

• True

• False

Since 2009, bite-mark impression evidence is now considered sufficient and scientific evidence to be used to convict a person.

• True

• False

FTIR requires a subject to stand on a sheet of glass or plastic on a platform.

• True

• False

The TreadMate® database has over 85,000 reference records.

• True

• False