Statistics for Crime Scene Investigation Lingo - Multiple Choice

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  • This quiz has been taken 112 times
  • The average score is 12 of 16

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
Which one is examination of fire arms and the projectiles they discharge?Ballistics
96%
Which is body's genetic blueprint, and which provide unique identifier for each individual?DNA
96%
Which is a criminal act of taking someone away by force, depriving that person of liberty or freedom?Abduction
94%
Which is a chemical used to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes?Luminol
93%
Which is a study of poisons, their effects and symptoms and testing to reveal their use?Toxicology
93%
What does ''Postmortem'' mean?After death
89%
What is unwanted transfer of material from another source to a piece of physical evidense called?Contamination
88%
What is ''Rigor Mortis''?The stiffness of the body after death
87%
What is an ''Amber alert''?A child abduction emergency alert
81%
What is a technique of creating an identification system based on physical measurements?Anthropometry
71%
What is ''Superimposition''A photographic technique that places a photo of a skull over a portrait of a person in order to compare skeletal and facial features
65%
What is ''Trace Evidence''?Small bits of evidence, such as fibers, hairs, gunshot residue, etc.
65%
What is CODIS ?National US DNA database used by police and the FBI
53%
Which is a print that’s not readily visible to the human eye in normal light?Latent print
52%
Forensic comes from latin word 'forensis', but what does it mean?It relates to a discussion or examination performed in public.
43%
In Forensic pathology what is NOT an official manner of death / official circumstance surrounding the cause of death?Strangulation
33%

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