Module 6 (weeks 11 and 12)

Question 1

3 types of stimulants

Answer 1

amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine

Question 2

2 types of depressant

Answer 2

barbiturates, alcohol

Question 3

One type of narcotic and its other forms

Answer 3

opium

other forms: morphine and codeine

Question 4

4 types of hallucinogens

Answer 4

LSD, marijuana, MDMA, PCP

Question 5

What is the active ingredient in marijuana?

Answer 5

THC (in resin)

Question 6

What does an antagonist do to a agonist?

Answer 6

oppose its action

Question 7

What is drug synergism?

Answer 7

drugs working together to magnify or create new effects

Question 8

What is the cut-off level?

Answer 8

specific for each drug

avoid possibility that noise will be mistaken for a signal

Question 9

When was the Controlled Substances Act made?

Answer 9

1984

Question 10

What are the three steps in drug analysis?

Answer 10

detection
quantification
interpretation

Question 11

What does chromatography do?

Answer 11

separates mixture into its compounds

Question 12

What does mass spectrometry do?

Answer 12

measurement and identification by characteristics of fragmentation of each compound

Question 13

4 steps in DVI?

Answer 13

fingerprints
pathology
dentist
data responsible/quality

Question 14

The Duquenois-Levine test is a screening test for which drug?

Answer 14

marijuana

Question 15

The Scott color test is a screening test for which drug?

Answer 15

cocaine

Question 16

When identifying victims of disasters, such as plane and train crashes, approximately 93 percent of identifications are made on the basis of which characteristic?

Answer 16

dental records

Question 17

What are the four levels of court in SA from lowest to highest?

Answer 17

Magistrate’s
district
supreme
high

Question 18

Who determines an expert witness?

Answer 18

judge

Question 19

What is court-approved information called?

Answer 19

evidence

Question 20

How many countries belong to Interpol? What is their slogan?

Answer 20

190

“connecting police for a safer world”

Question 21

When was the AFP founded?

Answer 21

1979

Question 22

What is Locard’s exchange principle?

Answer 22

every contact leaves a trace

Question 23

What type of paint examination is most discriminate in the first instance?

Answer 23

infrared microscopy

Question 24

How is glass differentiated?

Answer 24

refractive index

Question 25

What types of fibres are of low evidentiary value?

Answer 25

white cotton and blue denim

Question 26

A control sample which is known to be free of the item or substance being tested is referred to as:

Answer 26

blank sample

Question 27

A scalp hair specimen with significant root sheath material would indicate that the hair originated from which phase of growth?

Answer 27

anagen

Question 28

A substratum specimen serves what purpose in the physical evidence examination process?

Answer 28

comparison sample

Question 29

Hair cuttings can contain ________ DNA

Answer 29

mitochondrial

Question 30

Shed scalp hair samples generally have little to no root sheath material. (T/F)

Answer 30

true

Question 31

The examination of evidence requires comparison with a “substrate control” to ensure the evidentiary value of the crime-scene evidence. (T/F)

Answer 31

true

Question 32

The fluid that is used to decolorize ink on a document is called:

Answer 32

ink eradicator

Question 33

The technique best suited for distinguishing among most paint formulations is:

Answer 33

pyrolysis gas chromatography

Question 34

Uncontaminated surface material close to an area where physical evidence has been deposited is a:

Answer 34

substrate control

Question 35

What is studied in forensic palynology?

Answer 35

pollens and spores