Question

Which of the following would be an example of the analytic process of comparison?

A- Determining if a blood sample was from a human or an animal

B- Determining that a sample of blood from a crime scene belonged to a suspect

C- Determining whether a powder collected at the crime scene was a drug or just sugar

D- Determining if the gun actually belonged to a suspect

Answer 1

Answer: B- Determining that a sample of blood from a crime scene belonged to a suspect

Step-by-step explanation:

The field of forensic science involves the analysis and comparative study between the objects or evidences obtain from the scene of crime with those obtained from the suspects or victims so as to establish the identity or source of the evidences. Thus the samples are compared with the suspected specimens this is the analytical process of comparison.

On the basis of the above explanation, B- Determining that a sample of blood from a crime scene belonged to a suspect is the correct option. As the sample blood obtained from the crime scene will be compared with the one which is obtained from the suspect this will contribute to the analytical comparison.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: B- Determining that a sample of blood from a crime scene belonged to a suspect

A comparison analysis in forensics, subjects a suspect sample and a control sample to the same examinations in order to determinate whether or not they have a common origin.