7. A technique of personal identification that in the future may challenge fingerprints as the most positive means of physical identification is _____________.

a. voiceprint identification         b. DNA analysis          c. spectrography          d. chromatography

 

8. In the case of charred remains, forensic scientists will probably use ____________ DNA to identify a subject.

a. nuclear        b. ribonucleic          c. mitochondrial        d. None of the above.

 

11. A “bumper beeper” is related to _____________.

a. surveillance         b. a hit-and-run accident       c. a “pen register”         d. a lie detector (polygraph)

 

12. Covert informants are also known as ___________ in the area of international espionage as they are often in place for years before being activated.

a. rats        b. spies        c. moles       d. All of the above.

 

13. The distinctive methods used to commit a crime is a _____________.

a. alibi     b. signature      c. bug       d. marker

 

15. Open-ended questions such as, “what happened,” are usually asked during the ____________ step of the witness interviewing process at a crime scene.

a. first      b. second      c. third       d. fourth

 

16. According to the text, when people are nervous or troubled ____________.

a. they will lean toward the interviewer       b. their heart rate slows down         c. they sit very still         d. their blink rate increases

 

17. Approximately 90% of the population will move their eyes ___________ when they are recalling something that they actually experienced.

a. to their right      b. up      c. to their left       d. down

 

18. In the case of ____________ the defendant was held in solitary confinement for ten days until he confessed. The Court found this method to be coercive and the confession to be involuntary.

a. Escobedo v. Illinois        b. Fikes v. Alabama       c. Brown v. Mississippi        d. Haley v. Ohio

 

21. Scratches and trivial wounds are generally classified as _____________.

a. abrasions         b. contusions          c. antemortem         d. incised wounds

 

25. When a bruise looks yellow, its age is approximately ___________.

a. 5-7 days          b. 7-10 days           c. 10-14 days          d. 2-4 weeks