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Identification requires that the number and type of tests needed to identify a substance be sufficient to exclude all other substances.

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The only commercially available computer database system is ________.

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Who ultimately determines the significance of physical evidence in a trial?

A single-layer paint chip can normally be expected to have ________ characteristics.

The examination of a paint chip found on a hit-and-run victim's garment side-by-side with paint removed from a vehicle suspected of being involved in the incident is an example of:

The jury ultimately determines the significance of physical evidence in a trial.

The value of class physical evidence lies in its ability to corroborate events with data in a manner that is,as nearly as possible,free of human error and bias.

Identification is the process of determining a substance's physical or chemical identity.

The value of ________ evidence lies in its ability to corroborate events with data that are,as nearly as possible,free of human error and bias.

The process of identification requires the adoption of testing procedures that give characteristic results for specific ________ materials.

Explain the difference between identification and comparison

The French scientist ________ mathematically determined the probability of two individuals having the same fingerprints.

A component of the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network is called:

The likelihood of finding class physical evidence is ________ the likelihood of finding physical evidence with individual characteristics.

Determining that an explosive mixture contains dynamite is an example of the process of comparison.

The computerized database used to store DNA information is:

The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) became fully operational in what year?

Explain how compatibility of forensic databases and a common depository for entries assists forensic investigations.

Forensic databases are maintained for all of the following EXCEPT:

Paint and fibers are examples of class characteristics.