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Exam 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing

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Age-progression photographs are prepared by forensic artists rather than computers.

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Computers have not yet been used for patrol allocation operations.

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Mug shot ____________ is a system of digitizing a picture and storing its image on a computer so that it can be retrieved at a later time.

Marks made by fingers touching a surface after the ridges have been in contact with a colored material such as blood, paint, grease, or ink are called ___________.

List the major sections of a police crime lab and discuss the evidence each examines.

Discuss how the proliferation of electronic video surveillance cameras is changing police work and the pros and cons of surveillance cameras.

_________ is one branch of forensic science that deals with the study of physical evidence related to crime.

___________ can be used to lift prints from surfaces that often defy traditional powder or chemical techniques, including glass, paper, cardboard, rubber, wood, and even human skin.

Thermal imaging is a form of ___________.

The computer database used by Washington State investigators to analyze characteristics of murders and sexual offenses is called _________.

What can be used in the examination of possible forgeries?

NCIC means ___________.

Deoxyribonucleic acid is otherwise known as __________.

Discuss biometric identification, including the biometric systems available to police and their accuracy.

Less-than-lethal technology is the perfect weapon available that will immediately stop unlawful resistance and will cause absolutely no harm to the receiver.

Gun and bullet evidence is analyzed by the _____________ section of the crime lab.

Mitochondrial DNA is more useful for identification than nuclear DNA.

What is used in the examination of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin?

Explain the science of DNA and discuss the effects of technological advances on DNA profiling.

__________are devices put into police vehicles that allow the electronic transmission of messages between the police dispatcher and the officers in the field.