Arch fingerprints are the least common type of fingerprints in the population.

A.
True
B.
False

5 answers

A. True
An investigator has a strong suspicion that a hair sample from a suspect will match one found at the scene of a crime. To reliably and efficiently show the samples match, the investigator would turn to:
A.
unaided vision.
B.
microscopic analysis.
C.
DNA analysis.
D.
morphology analysis.
B. Microscopic analysis.
Samantha is positive that two bullets came from a particular gun, but testing can’t prove it. What could be the reason preventing her from proving that two bullets share a common firing source?
A.
One of the bullets was deformed when it hit a target.
B.
The bullet striation pattern is not in the Integrated Ballistic Identification System database.
C.
There is another very similar striation pattern in the Integrated Ballistic Identification System database.
D.
One of the bullets landed in water.
B. The bullet striation pattern is not in the Integrated Ballistic Identification System database.