Evidence
Securing a Scene
Documenting a Scene
Collecting Evidence
Miscellaneous
100
indirect evidence; evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
What is circumstantial evidence?
100
the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene
What is first responder?
100
Scan the scene to see where photos should be taken. The primary and secondary crime scenes must be determined.
What is scanning the scene?
100
All evidence must be properly packaged, sealed and labeled using specific techniques and procedures
What is securing and collecting evidence?
100
there is always a cross transfer of evidence between a suspect and victim or locale
What is Locard's exchange principle?
200
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime
What is direct evidence?
200
when witness or suspects create story of what happened at a crime
What is a collusion?
200
a location other than where the crime took place, but is in some way related to the crime and where evidence is found
What is secondary crime scene?
200
a written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence
What is chain of custody?
200
Most wrongful convictions seem to be the result of this.
What is faulty eyewitness testimony (eyewitness identification)?
300
material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics
What is class evidence?
300
the location where the crime took place
What is primary crime scene?
300
The Photography Unit takes photos of the overall area and close up photos with and without a measuring ruler
What is seeing the scene?
300
material that comes from a proven or known source
What is a control sample?
300
Any removal of evidence from a crime scene must be in accordance with this Amendment
What is the 4th Amendment?
400
small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene
What is trace evidence?
400
any place where evidence maybe located to help explain events
What is a crime scene?
400
This direction should always be documented on a crime scene sketch.
What is North?
400
Bloodstained materials must be packaged in this material.
What is wrapping paper, envelopes, or paper bags?
400
elected or appointed official who represents the government in the prosecution of a crime
What is a district attorney?
500
a material that can be related to a single source
What is individual evidence?
500
make sure all individuals in the area are safe and preserve evidence
What is securing the scene?
500
All important objects in a crime scene should be measured from this.
What is two immovable objects?
500
A handwritten note is what kind(s) of evidence?
What is circumstantial, physical, and individual?
500
factor that affect the amount of evidence transferred during a crime
What are intensity, nature, and duration?
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