What is the purpose of a precipitin test? Name three strengths of precipitin tests.

What will be an ideal response?


A precipitin test is used to determine whether a bloodstain is of human or animal origin. Strengths of the precipitin test include the fact that it is very sensitive, it requires only a small amount of blood for testing, and human bloodstains dried for years may still give a positive reaction.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

There are four conduits we use to communicate messages. Which of the following is NOT one of these four conduits?

a. Orally b. Non-verbally c. Electronically d. Mutual understanding

Criminal Justice

Runs refer to:

a. the df associated with the Wald-Wolfowitz runs test. b. the number of tied scores between groups. c. the numbers of scores from different groups that are adjacent to one another. d. None of the above.

Criminal Justice

______ are invaluable in publicizing public safety alerts in real time as well as responsibilizing the public or encouraging them to take up quasi-police work themselves.

a. Facebook/Print media b. Facebook/Television news c. Facebook/Twitter d. Facebook/Snapchat

Criminal Justice

The Judiciary Act of 1789 divided the U.S. into ________ judicial circuits

A) 15 B) 18 C) 10 D) 13

Criminal Justice