Name________________________________FS-___
FS Review for SPRING FINAL EXAM
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON YOUR OWN PAPER.
Chapter 10 Blood and Blood Spatter
BRIEFLY DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS(drawings may be used)
Angle of impact
Point of origin
Back spatter
Satellite
Cohesion
Spike or spine
Point of convergence
1. What is meant by PASSIVE, PROJECTED and TRANSFER(conctact) patterns
2. Draw and label each of the following patterns: arterial spurt, void, wipe, swipe, pool, flow,
cast off. Classify each as passive, projected or transfer
3. Explain how blood can be both class and individual evidence.
4. What are the first 3 steps in blood analysis?
5. Draw and Explain how lines of convergence are made and used to determine the point of
origin. (2-D or 3-D)
6. List 6 pieces of information that can be determined from the analysis of blood spatter.
7. List 4 factors that can affect the shape of blood drops
8. Use a drawing to explain the differences in high, medium and low velocity spatter.
9. What is blood typing and how can it be used in an investigation?
Chapter 17 Handwriting Analysis, Forgery and
Counterfeiting
Briefly define the following terms
Exemplar
Questioned document
Forgeries
Fraud
Counterfeiting
1. Give 5 examples of a questioned document
2. List and draw examples of 8 handwriting characteristics
3. Briefly explain what is meant by alterations, erasures and obliterations
4. List two examples of how these alterations can be detected