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Criminal investigation 2nd class 1. | Question : | To be admissible in court, an item of evidence must be shown to be identical with that discovered at the crime scene or secured at the time of arrest. | | | Student Answer: | | True (To be admissible in court, an item of evidence must be shown to be identical with that discovered at the crime scene or secured at the time of arrest. Thus any alleged marijuana cigarettes found in the defendeant's possession on arrest or bullets removed from the bedroom mattress after a homicide must be shown to be the cigarettes or bullts acquired originally. (Osterburg & Ward, 2007, p.126) ) | | | | False | | | | Points Received: | 2 of 2 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | Forensic Anthropology is the study of a criminal’s mental state and probable intent, and is applicable to three areas of criminal justice: law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system. | | | Student Answer: | | True | | | | False (Forensic psychiatry, the study of a criminal's mental state and probable intent, is applicable to three areas of criminal justice: law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system. (Osterburg & Ward, 2007, p. 52)) | | | | Points Received: | 2 of 2 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges on the skin of the fingers. In leaving an impression, an outline of the ridges is transferred and duplicated by the deposit of perspiration and other substances on the object handled. If the impression is not visible, which is most often the case, it must be made visible. | | | Student Answer: | | True ( A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges on the skin of the fingers. In leaving an impression, an outline of the ridges is transferred and duplicated by the deposit of

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