Essay--Write the answer to the essay question in the space provided below.
FCA’s 1. Write in complete sentences and paragraph form.
2. Use Forensic Science terminology to answer questions(example: exemplar, forgery, handwriting, etc...).
3. Provide inferences, other thoughts, or personal experiences in your answer whenever possible.
1. Explain 3-4 security features used to keep counterfeiters from duplicating U.S. currency.
2. The following blood pattern was found at the scene of a crime, using the blood pattern, describe what happened to the victim according to the blood pattern provided(include type of weapon possibly used and how the blood was produced).
3. Using the DNA probes above, identify kids which could be from the parents and explain how you know they are their kids.
4. Using the DNA probes above, identify kids which are not both their kids or which neither of them are related to and explain how you know.
5. "To get a conviction, I would rather have one good fingerprint than a pound of hair and fiber evidence." Do you agree or disagree? Support your answer(complete sentences).
6. Is it possible to alter fingerprints? Defend your answer.
Forgeries are documents:
falsified with the intention of deceiving someone.
adapted with the intention of deceiving someone.
All of these choices.
made with the intention of deceiving someone.
Although poisoning is popular in murder mysteries and detective stories, it is:
a common form of murder.
not a common form of murder.
a common form of manslaughter.
a common form of suicide.
Today the commonly used poisons include:
strychnine
all of these choices
arsenic.
cyanide.
Initial comparisons of documents are done with:
a hand-held lens.
microscopes.
the naked eye.
All of these choices.
When a material gain, such as money, accompanies a forgery, it is called:
deception.
fraudulence.
battery.
a monetary gain.
Controlled substances are defined as:
None of these choices.
legal drugs whose sale, possession, and use are restricted because of the mind-altering effect of the drugs and the potential for abuse.
legal drugs whose sale, possession, and use are permitted.
illegal drugs whose sale, possession, and use are prohibited because of the mind-altering effect of the drugs and the potential for abuse.
Literary forgery refers to the forgery of a:
None of these choices.
piece of art.
signature.
piece of writing, such as an historic letter or a manuscript.
Arrests for drug abuse violations have been:
the same since the early 1990s.
decreasing steadily since the early 1990s.
increasing steadily since the early 1990s.
increasing steadily since the early 1920s.
LSD was originally found in a fungus that grows on rye and other grains in 1938 and is one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals. It is:
None of these choices.
odorless.
colorless.
odorless, colorless, and tasteless
PCP is available in a number of forms. It also has the street name of:
crack
ecstasy
angel dust
meth
When false documents or other items are copied for the purpose of deception, it is called:
all of these choices.
fraud.
forgery.
counterfeiting.
Stimulants:
increase feelings of energy and alertness, while increasing appetite.
increase feelings of lethargy and alertness, while increasing appetite.
increase feelings of energy and alertness, while suppressing appetite.
decrease feelings of energy and alertness, while suppressing appetite.
Botulism is the:
most poisonous biological substance known to man.
None of these choices.
most poisonous artificial substance known to man.
least poisonous biological substance known to man.
Botulism is the:Organic toxins are:
non-poisonous substances produced by artificial means.
poisonous substances produced by artificial means.
non-poisonous substances produced by living organisms.
poisonous substances produced by living organisms.
Which of the following is an example of a uncontrolled substance?
cocaine
tylenol
antiobiotics
adderall
Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers containing the element:
invisible ink
iodine
mercurochrome
none of these choices
Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers containing the element: Blood types are determined by the presence of protein located on
only on the red blood cells
only the white blood cells
all of the blood cells
only on the T-helper cells
If a person has type B+ blood, then they have
only the B protein
all three blood proteins
It is impossible to tell what proteins they have
both the B and the Rh proteins
Biological evidence is used in forensics for identification purposes. Biological evidence includes:
blood
all of these choices
saliva
urine
Genetic information is stored in molecules of DNA making up structures called:
chromosomes
genetic material
DNA fingerprinting
blueprints
In the nucleus of most human body cells, there are:
None of these choices.
92 chromosomes.
blueprints23 pairs of chromosomes.
genetic material46 pairs of chromosomes.
A small triangular region is one characteristic found in a fingerprint. This triangular region is known as a
spur
whorl
eye
delta
bridge
Fingerprint collection began in 1856 by:
Sir Archibald Hershey.
Sir William Herschel.
Sir Leroy Hersch.
Lady Willamina Herschey.
In 1879, the assistant clerk in the records office at the Police Station in Paris created a way to identify criminals. The system was first used in 1883 to identify a repeating offender. His name is:
Sir William Herschel.
Alphonse Bertillon
Sir Leroy Hersch.
Lady Willamina Herschey.
Sir Archibald Hershey.
The imprint of a fingerprint consists of natural secretions of the sweat glands that are present:
in the friction ridge of the skin.
on the surface of the skin.
under the friction ridge of the skin.
just under the surface of the skin.
Two things a forensic examiner looks for on a fingerprint are the presence of a core and:
deltas.
alphas.
omegas.
betas.
While looking at the basic fingerprint patterns can quickly help eliminate a suspect, in order to positively match a print found at a crime scene to an individual, more is needed. Every individual, including identical twins, has a unique fingerprint due to unique ridge patterns called:
ridgid details.
small details.
arches.
minutiae.
In the nucleus of most human body cells, there are:DNA sequences that have instructions for making a protein molecule that determines our inherited characteristics or traits such as blood type or enzyme production are:
alleles.
chromosomes.
genomes.
genes.
To determine one’s blood type, what is added to the slide?
none of the choices
luminol
blood and antibodies
only the antibodies
Red blood cells (erythrocytes):
aid in blood clotting.
carry respiratory gases, mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide.
are involved in repairing damaged blood cells.
fight disease and foreign invaders.
The immune system functions to protect our bodies by identifying cells or molecules that are foreign, such as:
viruses.
bacteria.
All of these choices.
parasites.
Blood typing is less expensive and quicker for analyzing blood evidence than DNA profiling. Since many different people share the same type, this blood evidence is considered to be:
class evidence.
individual evidence.
trace evidence.
biological evidence.
Pen manufacturers claim the counterfeiting-detecting pen is:
100 percent effective.
75 percent effective.
50 percent effective.
98 percent effective.
The study of graphology is:
not necessarily accepted as part of forensic science, but it can be used to determine identity.
accepted as part of forensic science, but it can be used as a possible indicator of the writer’s personality type.
not necessarily accepted as part of forensic science, but it can be used as a possible indicator of the writer’s personality type.
None of these choices.
Factors in everyone's handwriting include:
writing instruments
wrist size
mood
height
age
weight
Which of the following are characteristics of handwriting: