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  1. Distinguish between class and individual characteristics.
  2. Contrast known and questioned sources.
  3. Describe the basics of taking soil samples.
  4. Explain how to cast a shoe impression using Dental Stone.
  5. Summarize the proper way to collect loose paint chips at a crime scene.
  6. Differentiate between radial and concentric fractures.
  7. Explain minutiae.
  8. Describe how plastic prints are formed.
  9. Summarize dusting for latent prints using traditional powder.
  10. Identify five circumstances in which forensic odontology can be an asset.
  11. What conclusions are possible from the examination of hair?
  12. Define "touch DNA."
  13. Explain how to locate "hidden blood" at a crime scene.
  14. Describe how to process a revolver found near a body at a crime scene.
  15. Discuss how to collect a tool impression in a doorframe where a prying-type action was used to gain entry.
  16. Define questioned document.







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