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Impressions Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of impression evidence?

A

Imprints, indentations, and striations

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Imprints

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Made when material from one area is transferred to another (2D)

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3
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What is another name for an imprint?

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Rubber stamping

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4
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What do impressions entail?

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Shoeprints

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5
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What can you learn from an impression?

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How they walk, shoe size, how old the shoe is, damage to shoe

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6
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Indentations

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Made when an object pushes into material which is SOFTER than the object itself. (3D)

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7
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What’s another name for an indentation?

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“Squishing down”

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8
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Striations

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An indented impression in motion (“Deep scratches”)

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9
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What can footprints/shoeprints tell you?

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Range of height, path to the weapon, length of stride, stance, “pigeon-toed”,”Slew-footed”, limp, walking style/gait (rhythm), whether you’re standing, walking, or running, entry/exit

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10
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What does it mean when someone is “pigeon-toed”

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Natural inpointing of toes

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11
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What does it mean when someone is “Slew-Footed”

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Natural outpointing of toes

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12
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What are the 3 basic shoeprints?

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Patent, plastic, latent

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13
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Patent

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tracking through a substance like paint or blood

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14
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Plastic

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walking through mud or snow indenting the shoeprint along the way

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15
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Latent

A

Shoeprints that are invisible to the naked eye (must be revealed)

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16
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are shoeprints considered class evidence or individual evidence?

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Class

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17
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Why are shoeprints class evidence?

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You can only identify the manufacturer and size of the shoe

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18
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How do you make your shoes individual/”your own”?

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Wear patterns, cuts, nicks, scratches, gouges, and stones

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19
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Cast

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A reproduction of an object that made an impression, a positive replica

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20
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Mold

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A reproduction of the impression made by an object, a negative replica?

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21
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What is a negative replica?

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Remake of the INDENT

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22
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What is a positive replica?

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Remake of the OBJECT THAT MADE THE INDENT

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23
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Are molds positive or negative replicas?

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Negative

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24
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Are casts positive or negative replicas?

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Positive

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25
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What led to David Haughn phoning 911 to report that Catherine Woods had been murdered?

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David entered her apartment and found her dead.

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26
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Why were police investigators suspicious of David Haughn early in the investigation?

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David was the last person to see Catherine alive.

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27
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What did Paul Cortez tell Catherine Woods’ parents she should stop doing?

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Catherine should stop topless dancing.

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28
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Where were bloody shoe prints found at the scene? (Cortez/Woods)

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one in the living room, two on Catherine’s bed, one on Catherine’s back

29
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What is true about the information gained from the shoeprint evidence (Cortez/Woods)?

A

The size of the shoe indicated that Paul Cortez was guilty.

30
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What piece of evidence broke this case (Cortez/woods) wide open?

A

The confession of a victim

31
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Where was Paul Cortez when he placed a series of phone calls to Catherine just minutes before her murder?

A

from a building down the block from the crime scene

32
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What information led police to obtain a search warrant for Paul Cortez’s apartment?

A

A surveillance video

33
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Paul Cortez was charged and found guilty of

A

Second degree murder

34
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What can be said about the shoe impressions in this case? (Cortez/Woods)

A

The shoe impressions gave reason to further investigate the case.

35
Q

How did Mary Lou Arruda die in the woods?

A

Strangulation

36
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What did five different witness see in the area where Mary Lou Arruda disappear?

A

A green car driven by an unknown man

37
Q

What crime had James Kater been convicted of in 1969?

A

abduction and assault of a 13 year-old girl

38
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What two pieces of physical evidence were found near Mary Lou’s bicycle?

A

a cigarette and tire impressions

39
Q

Evidence that helped support the theory that James Kater hit Mary Lou with his car was

A

a black mark on the front fender of his car

40
Q

What was indicated about the tire tracks in the Kater/Lou case?

A

There had been acceleration, and there was an abnormal wear pattern.

41
Q

Forensic odontology

A

Uses dental evidence in the court of law

42
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Who will forensic odontologists often work with?

A

forensic pathologists and anthropologists

43
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What can an odontologist discover?

A

Age estimations on skeletons, ID victims

44
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What would physical characteristics of a bite mark show?

A

distance from cuspid to cuspid, shape of mouth arch, unique dentistry, teeth out of alignment, curve of biting edges

45
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Are bite marks more commonly used for identifying suspects or victims (remains)?

A

Victims (DNA preserved well in tooth pulp, teeth remain intact through most trauma)

46
Q

The 215 means the ___ of the tire code P215/65R15 in mm

A

width

47
Q

the rhythm of your walk

A

gait

48
Q

A two dimensional impression

A

impression

49
Q

A column of islands of the design element

A

rib

50
Q

your step length

A

stride

51
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The ‘P’ means ___ of the tire code P215/65R15

A

passenger

52
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The ratio of the height of a tire to its width

A

Aspect ratio

53
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Place where your shoeprint starts can pinpoint the ___ of a crime scene

A

entrance

54
Q

Transferring invisible material (dust, for example) makes a ___ shoeprint impression.

A

latent

55
Q

The main vertical indentation “highway” of a tire tread

A

groove

56
Q

the bars of a tire thread that tell you to get new tires

A

tread wear indicators

57
Q

Walking through mud and pushing down into it makes a ___ impression.

A

plastic

58
Q

The way you stand is your ___.

A

stance

59
Q

The length from the hubcap to the hubcap of a car

A

wheelbase

60
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The ‘R’ means ___ of the tire code P215/65R15

A

radial

61
Q

toes pointed inward

A

pigeon toed

62
Q

feet pointed outward

A

slew footed

62
Q

An impression made when an object pushes into material softer than itself

A

indentation

63
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65 of the tire code P215/65R15

A

Aspect ratio

64
Q

tracking mud makes a ___ impression

A

patent

65
Q

Place where your shoeprint ends can pinpoint the ___ of a crime scene

A

exit

66
Q

A transverse groove of a tire tread

A

sipe

67
Q

the island of a tire thread

A

lug

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