This is the material that is collected at the scene and can link a suspect or victim to a crime.
What is physical evidence.
100
the location where the crime took place
What is primary crime scene?
100
This is the scaled drawing of the crime scene that is the official record of the scene.
What is the final sketch?
100
This is the term given to a piece of evidence that has been compromised due to poor packaging or handling.
What is contamination?
100
Responsible for preserving and protecting the crime scene
Who is the first responder?
200
This is the preliminary drawing used to map out the crime scene.
What is a rough sketch?
200
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime
What is direct evidence?
200
Outside of photography and sketches, this method is used to help record the crime scene.
What is note-taking?
200
This is the term for a process by which evidence is tracked from the scene to the crime lab and documents everyone who has come into contact with the evidence.
What is a chain-of-custody?
200
states that when a person comes into contact with an object
or another person, a cross-transfer of physical evidence can occur.
What is Locard's exchange principle?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Give two ways to increase the exchange.
300
material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
What is class evidence?
300
a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found
What is secondary crime scene?
300
The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:
What is recognize,document, and collect evidence at the scene of a crime?
300
This type of evidence storage is a folded paper used to hold trace evidence.
What is a paper bindle?
300
This person examines bones to determine such characteristics as height, gender, ancestry, and age.
Who is a forensic anthropologist?
400
a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
What is individual evidence?
400
evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
What is circumstantial evidence (indirect evidence)?
400
This type of crime scene recording requires the use of a tape measure and pad to create a representation of where evidence is located on the scene.
What is sketching?
400
This is the term for a known sample taken from a suspect for comparison to an unknown sample taken from a crime scene.
What is a standard/reference sample?
400
This field of forensics deals with answering questions such as "what happened to the victim?"
Who is a forensic pathologist?
500
a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
What is a crime-scene investigation?
500
a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime
was committed through its commission
What is crime-scene reconstruction?
500
Components of a crime scene sketch include measurements, scale, camera locations, a key, and this item.
What is a compass heading designating north?
500
All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and labeled. Liquids and arson remains are stored in:
What is a airtight unbreakable containers (ex. paint can)?
500
This field studies insects to help determine time of death and even can help determine if a body has been moved from one area to another.