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Forensic Science II: More Secrets of the Dead Unit 8 Computers and the Future of Forensic Science

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What is a challenge that forensic science faces in the future?
Limited resources
Facial recognition software can do all of the following, except:
Generate a picture based on an eyewitness description
How did early computer databases help investigators?
A and B
Forensic science is always 100% reliable.
False
Witnesses are in the only options investigators have in identifying facial patterns in an unnamed suspect's face.
False
E-FIT and similar software compares what?
Faces
Full-service crime labs often include a physical sciences unit.
True
CODIS collects what type of information?
DNA
Which is true about forensic testing?
Forensic scientists must accurately interpret test results
What is true about an iris scan?
It picks out the unique characteristics of each person's iris.
The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network has information about what?
Bullets
DNA evidence can be used for what?
All of the above
What is one advantage of virtopsy?
It lets medical examiners refer back to 3D body images later if needed
Virtual autopsies can provide angles and views not available in regular autopsies.
True
Databases are of little use to forensic scientists.
False
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