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Interviews witnesses and works with the CSI unit to investigate the crime
Who are detectives?
The original location of a crime or accident
What is primary crime scene?
Any evidence found at a crime scene in the form of a physical object
What is physical evidence?
What is suspect?
Documents the crime scene in detail and collects any physical evidence
Who is CSI unit?
Alternate location where additional evidence of a crime may be found
What is secondary crime scene
Evidence that includes eyewitness accounts of an accident or crime scene
What is testimonial?
A second person associated with committing a crime
What is accomplice?
Usually the first to arrive at a crime scene; responsible for securing the scene and detaining persons of interest
Who are police officers?
Person who witnessed a crime being committed.
What is eyewitness
Physical evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts
What is trace?
Statement of where a suspect was at the time of the crime
What is alibi?
Type of evidence the FBI consider to be the most valuable
What is DNA?
Type of evidence found in blood, body fluid, and tissues that contains genetic information and can be used to link a suspect to a crime
What is DNA?
Intentionally setting a fire to cause damage or destroy evidence of another crime
What is arson?
Determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts the autopsy
Who is medical examiner?
The four steps used to analyze a crime scene
What is interview, examine, document, process
Can be classified as arches, loops, or whorls
What is fingerprints?
Combined DNA Index System used by law enforcement agencies to compare DNA samples to known suspects
What is CODIS?