Name and briefly describe two popular approaches for collecting gunshot residue from a suspect's hands

What will be an ideal response?


The most popular approach to collecting gunshot residues from a shooter's hands involves applying adhesive tape or adhesive to the hand's surface to remove any adhering residue particles. Another approach is to remove any residues present by swabbing both the firing and nonfiring hands with cotton that has been moistened with 5 percent nitric acid. The front and back of each hand are separately swabbed. All four swabs, along with a moistened control, are then forwarded to the crime laboratory for analysis.

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a. True b. False

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One reason anticrime advocates are against gun ownership is that offenders of any crime are more likely to possess a gun than nonoffenders.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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_______________ are non-confining residential facilities that are utilized as alternatives for adjudicated adults or juveniles who are not appropriate for probation and/or who need a period of readjustment after imprisonment.

a. Halfway houses b. Community residential treatment centers c. Restitution centers d. Work release programs

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Blackmail is a form of ________ in which a threat is made to disclose a crime or other social disgrace

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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