What is a comparison analysis? What are the two steps in comparison?

What will be an ideal response?


A comparison analysis subjects a suspect specimen and a standard/reference specimen to the same tests and examinations to determine whether they have a common origin. The first step in comparison is to choose specific combinations of properties from the suspect and the standard/reference specimen for comparison. The second step is for the forensic scientist to render a conclusion about whether the specimens come from the same source.

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Marta, a 17-year-old high school student, is seven months pregnant. She has not told her parents or boyfriend. One day while walking home she experiences labor pains. Marta goes into the nearby woods. The baby is born. The baby begins to cry

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Which of the following is not one of the three components of the criminal act?

A. voluntary bodily movements B. omission in the face of a duty to act C. omission D. possession

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