Exam 4: Section 2: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Dna, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

The main similarity between Bertillon's anthropometry and modern biometrics is that both _____.

If the imprint came from an Adidas sneaker, it reflects _____; when the imprint has a unique pattern of wear and tear, it reflects _____.

False positive means that:

Features of fingerprints are referred to as:

Forensic identification may result in "inconclusive" findings in the following situations, EXCEPT when:

The text identifies three fundamental problems with forensic identification. Which of the following is NOT one of these problems?

Which of the following forms of forensic identification evidence is the most objective one?

Forensic evidence is almost always tested _____.

A survey was administered to high school seniors in Anytown. According to the survey results, fewer than 10 of them drove drunk in the previous 3 month. However, Anytown police records indicate that more than 30 Anytown seniors were arrested for driving drunk in the previous 3 months. On the basis of this information, the survey has:

Bullet-matching results:

Temporal consistency is sometimes referred to as:

According to the text, analysis of bullet striations and bite marks for comparison identification is:

Kelly works as a fingerprint examiner. She was shown by police gory photos of the crime scene and told that the suspect in custody is very likely the perpetrator of the murder. Kelly is likely to determine a match between the latent prints and the suspect's prints because of:

Nicholas was brought in for questioning as a result of detailed police work and asked to provide his fingerprints. Based on fingerprint evidence, he was excluded as a suspect. This means that the latent prints were:

A qualitative statement made by an expert when presenting evidence is:

Forensic identification can best be defined as the process of linking:

A "simple match" statement:

To reduce error and bias, a test should be "double blind," which means that:

_____ the other, well-established forms of forensic identification, DNA identification was subjected to _____ scrutiny to establish its scientific validity and relevance.

Shelly testifies in court that the DNA recovered at the crime scene is likely to come from the suspect because less than 0.0001% of population have this specific genetic marker. This type of identification is called: