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It is impossible to change one's fingerprints.

A) True
B) False

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For law enforcement purposes, the acronym CAD means _______.


A) computer-assisted department
B) computer-aided dispatch
C) computer-automatic dispatch
D) centralized audio dispatch

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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There are six classifications of fingerprints.

A) True
B) False

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The majority of cases involve the fraudulent uses of credit card or bank information.

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CAI stands for __________.

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What is used in the examination of blood, semen, and other body fluids?


A) Ballistics
B) Serology
C) Criminalistics
D) Chemistry

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What is used in the examination of hairs, fibers, and fingernail scrapings?


A) Ballistics
B) Serology
C) Criminalistics
D) Chemistry

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Explain the concerns about the effects of technological advances in policing on civil liberties.

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The domestic use of drones, and even their consideration of use, has become the subject of national debate, including filibuster in the U.S.Senate.

A) True
B) False

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The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) collects and retrieves data about _________.


A) persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the United States
B) stolen and lost property
C) criminal history files
D) All of these choices.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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AFIS means _______.


A) automated fingerprint identification systems
B) automatic fingerprint identification systems
C) automated fingerprint information systems
D) automatic fingerprint information systems

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Discuss advances in fingerprint technology and the impact they've had on police investigations.

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The first scientist to use DNA profiling in a criminal case was _______.


A) Alec Jeffreys
B) Joseph Wambaugh
C) Barry Scheck
D) Gerald Sheindlin

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The BlackBerry can be loaded with specialized law enforcement programs allowing the user to query the NCIC database as well as other state and motor vehicle department databases.

A) True
B) False

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PCR-STR procedures for the analysis of DNA evidence allow samples that have degraded or broken down to be analyzed.

A) True
B) False

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Blood and semen evidence is analyzed by the ______ section of the crime lab.

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The use of the Taser was upheld in court in _________.


A) Nolte v.United States
B) King v.Taser, Inc.
C) Michenfelder v.Sumner
D) Scott v.Maryland

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In using the computerized database referred to as CATCH, detectives feed in the suspect's ______________.


A) description and last-known location
B) description and modus operandi
C) fingerprints and last-known location
D) photograph and method of operation

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The analysis of poisons and other toxic substances in a person's body is called forensic ___________.


A) toxicology
B) pathology
C) physical anthropology
D) odontology

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Live Scan is a(n) ____________ scanning system.


A) ink and
B) optical fingerprint
C) retinal
D) data entry

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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