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Solving Crimes with Modern Technology

1 Solving crimes is one of the most important jobs of law enforcement. Improvements in crime
technology help detectives solve crimes faster, and more efficiently, today. For example, crime
labs have new kinds of DNA testing, which can identify body fluids such as blood, sweat, and
saliva. There are also new kinds of fingerprint testing. In the past, fingerprint testing was only
helpful if the fingerprints from the crime scene could be matched with "prints" that were already
on file. The fingerprints of convicted criminals are kept on file in police records permanently.
People whose fingerprints are not on file cannot be identified in this way, and as a result, many
crimes have not been solved.

2 However, the newest kind of fingerprint testing can do much more than simply record a
fingerprint pattern. It can provide additional information about a fingerprint, such as the age
and sex of its owner. The fingerprints can reveal if the person takes medication, too. But the
latest technology does even more. It can even get fingerprints from fabric, for example, from
blankets or curtains.

3 In a recent case, the police in Tacoma, Washington, found the body of a 27 year-old woman
who had been murdered in her bedroom. There were no witnesses, and her apartment had few
clues. The only real evidence did not seem very helpful. The victim's bed sheet had some of her
blood on it and looked as if someone had wiped his or her hands. At the time of the murder, it
was impossible to identify a fingerprint, or even a palm print, from fabric. This is because all
the unique characteristics of fingerprints and palm prints can get lost in a fabric. The detectives
were unable to use the evidence, but they saved it anyway. Then they called Eric Berg, a
forensic expert with the Tacoma police, for help. A forensic expert is a person who helps solve
crimes.

4 Eric Berg was not only a forensic expert, but a computer expert, too. Using own time and
money, he had already spent years developing computer software in his own home to enhance,
or improve, crime scene photos. He decided to use that software to examine the fabric from the
murder case. It worked! Eric Berg had used his computer to make the palm print more apparent,
or clear. When he was done, he gave the evidence to the detectives.

5 The detectives found a man whose palm print matched a print on file. Only two hours later,
the suspect was arrested. He was eventually convicted of the crime and is now in jail. Today,
many other police departments use Eric Berg's new software. Because of it, crimes that seemed
to be unsolvable were suddenly solvable again.
6 While all of this technology may help solve future crimes they may also help solve crimes
from the past. In all crimes, detectives carefully take samples of evidence from the scene. In
many cases 15 or 20 years ago, the police could not always identify important evidence such as
body fluids. In these cases, they stored the evidence in a freezer. Now, criminologists have the
modern technology they require to examine the frozen evidence, and, in many cases, identify it
as well. In Newport News Virginia, detectives today are reinvestigating a 15-year old murder
case. A 34-year-old woman was murdered, and a pair of scissors was found at the crime scene.
The police had only one clue: the scissors. The police found a drop of sweat on the scissors, but
they had no way of studying it because, at the time, the DNA technology was not very advanced.
Today, however, they are using the new DNA technology and believe it may lead them to the
murderer.

7 Today, police have other kinds of new crime-solving technology, as well. A laser system of
lights helps detectives find evidence of body fluids at a crime scene in daylight. Previously, it
was only possible to see this kind of evidence at night or in the dark. By helping the police
identify criminals, this new technology can help put more criminals in prison.
 PRACTICE
PART A: What is the main idea of the passage?
a. New technology always solves every crime, even old ones.
b. New technology helps solve many crimes, even old ones.
c. New technology is only useful in solving murders.

PART B: Choose T (true) or F (false) for each statement. CORRECT THE FALSE
STATEMENT.
1. New fingerprint technology can identify body fluids. T F
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2. When the woman was murdered in Tacoma, it was impossible to identify a
fingerprint from fabric.
___________________________________________________________ T F
3. Eric Berg quickly developed new software to improve photos. T F
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4. Eric Berg’s technology may help solve older crimes, too. T F
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5. The laser system of lights can only find evidence in the dark. T F
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PART C: Answer the questions.

1. What can new fingerprint testing identify about a criminal?

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2. How is the new fingerprint testing different from the past testing?
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3. Why is it difficult to identify a fingerprint or palm print on fabric?
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4. How can new DNA testing help solve the crime in Newport News, Virginia?
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5. Why is laser technology important?
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PART D: What do these words in the text refer to?

1. “ it ” (Paragraph 2, line 2) ______________

2. “ its ” (Paragraph 2, line 3) ______________
3. “ it ” (Paragraph 3, line 4) ______________
4. “they ” (Paragraph 3, line 7 ) ______________
5. “ his ” (Paragraph 4, line 2) ______________
6. “ it ” (Paragraph 6, line 10) ______________

PART E: Choose the best definition for each phrasal verb.

1. enforcement (paragraph 1)
a. administration b. practice c. application
2. efficiently (paragraph 1)
a. influentially b. fast c. importantly
3. identify (paragraph 1)
a. match b. define c. qualify
4. reveal (paragraph 2)
a. discover b. dig c. bring to light
5. examine (paragraph 4)
a. analyze b. inspect c. go over

PART F: Write the synonym for each word or phrase according to the text.

1. clues: (paragraph 3) ____________

2. apparent: (paragraph 4) ____________
3. enhance : (paragraph 4) ____________

PART G: Circle the correct version of the word.

1. Being responsibility/ responsible/ responsibly is what employers are looking for when they
want to hire a person.
2. Boys want to impress/ impressed/ impression girls, so they tell about their achievements
and try to keep the conversation interesting.
3. Companies want to hire successful and creative people. So, feel free to talk about your
accomplishments/ accomplished/ accomplishing when you are in a job interview.