Alternate CSA #1
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Last updated 8 months ago
13 questions
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3
Read the following statements and select whether they are true or false.
Handwriting can be considered individual evidence when examined by an expert.
__________
The most common type of forgery is counterfeiting.
__________
The term diacritic refers to the fancy letters, curls, loops, and/or circles that a person uses in their writing.
__________
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6
Perform a handwriting analysis of the following document. Include the following data in your analysis:
- pressure- slant (measure with protractor)- baseline habits- capital : lowercase ratio- letterform- word + margin spacing
Perform a handwriting analysis of the following document. Include the following data in your analysis:
- pressure
- slant (measure with protractor)
- baseline habits
- capital : lowercase ratio
- letterform
- word + margin spacing
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5
Which if any of these suspects wrote the above document? Give at least 5 characteristics that support your claim.
Which if any of these suspects wrote the above document? Give at least 5 characteristics that support your claim.
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3
Fingerprints are considered to be __________ evidence.
__________ fingerprints are indentions left in some soft material (i.e. wax).
__________ are the most common ridge pattern in the total population.
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1
In fingerprint identification, _____.
In fingerprint identification, _____.
1
The fingerprints on this threatening letter were developed using ________.
The fingerprints on this threatening letter were developed using ________.
2
Match the following fingerprint in the "Show your work" section to one of the individuals.____________________
2
Match the following fingerprint in the "Show your work" section to one of the individuals.____________________
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1
Knowing the shoe size of a bloody footprint tells us that someone with that shoe size was at the scene, allowing us to exclude persons with other shoe sizes, which is an example of _____.
Knowing the shoe size of a bloody footprint tells us that someone with that shoe size was at the scene, allowing us to exclude persons with other shoe sizes, which is an example of _____.
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1
List the 7 S's of crime scene investigation in order (top to bottom).
List the 7 S's of crime scene investigation in order (top to bottom).
- Separate the Witnesses
- See the scene (photograph evidence)
- Secure the scene
- Scan the scene
- Sketch the scene
- Secure the evidence
- Search the scene
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1
A crime-scene sketch should include all of the following except
A crime-scene sketch should include all of the following except
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2
Drag the correct labels onto the crime scene sketch below!
Other Answer Choices:
legend
measurement from 2 fixed points
distance scale
true north
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2
A struggling forensics student is attempting to scale down their triangulation measurements. Using a scale of 0.25 inches = 1 foot, how many inches should the 5' and 11' lines be when sketched by the student? Type your answer as a decimal.
5' =>_______ inches
11' =>_______ inches