CRJ-204 CHAPTER 5

The national Integrated Ballistic Information Network is maintained by

ATF

The person-to-person differences within a particular segment of DNA sequence are known as

alleles

Voiceprinting

is based on the physical characteristics of each individual's vocal cavity.

This piece of laboratory equipment is often used in the detection of latent fingerprints.

laser

This type of DNA is found outside the nucleus and is inherited from the mother

mitochondrial

This piece of laboratory equipment is a type of nuclear reactor designed to analyze very small samples.

neutron activation analysis

To make the determination of whether or not a person has recently fired a handgun the criminalist would subject hand swabs from the subject to which laboratory equipment?

neutron activation analysis

The informational output of a crime laboatory depends upon

number and kinds of tests conducted

Degraded, contaminated, and small quantities of DNA can be successfully analyzed in the crime laboratory due to which laboratory process?

polymerase chain reaction

DNA in humans is found in all cells that contain a nucleus, EXCEPT:

red blood cells

Identifcation in criminalistics is aligned with the logic of upon

set theory

This type of cipher is when a symbol, letter, or digit stands for another symbol, letter or digit.

substitution cipher

The laboratory process which a criminalist might use to restore obliterated serial numbers on firearms and other metal objects is called

ultrasonic cavitation

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

voiceprint identification

Which of the following phrases is NOT typically found in the report written by the technicians who examined the physical evidence?

100% always

Most states are now building DNA databases by collecting and testing DNA samples from individuals convicted of sexual assaults and often homicide. The FBI is supporting these databases by linking them together into a national database known as

CODIS (Combined DNA Index System

This U.S. Supreme Court ruling approved the taking of a cheek swab of an arrestee as part of the booking procedure.

Maryland v. King

In making the determination that bullets, shells, or cartridge cases were fired from a specific weapon, the criminalist would use which piece of laboratory equipment?

comparison microscope

This is the profession and scientific discipline directed to the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by application of the natural sciences in matters of law and science.

criminalistics

The process of deciphering codes and ciphers used by criminals to protect the security of their messages is known as

cryptography