Key Terms 1
documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
chain of custody
multidisciplinary approach in whcih scientific and legal professionals work to solve a crime
Crime Scene Investigation
direct evidence
authentic evidence that supports an alleged fact of a case
type of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
individual evidence
indirect evidence - evidence implying a fact but not directly supporting it.
circumstantial evidence
hypotheseis of events sequence from before the crime was committed through its commission
crime scene construction
subdatum point
one of several reference points of a known coordinate that marks a measural distance and direction from the datum point.
first responder
the first safety official to arrive at a crime scene.
class evidence
material connecting an individual or thing to a certain group
location the crime took place
small measurable amounts of physcial or biological material found at a crime scene
trace evidence
Locard's Principle
when two people come into contact with each other an an object and physical transfer occurs
folded paper used to hold trace evidence
Bindle
location related to the crime where evidence is found other than the primary crime scene
secondary crime scene
Triangulation
technique used to record evidence location from two fixed reference points
Trace Evidence Examples
primary crime scene
location where the crime took place
datum point
permanent, fixerd point of reference used in mapping a crime scene
Valid evidence
properly collected and documented that truthfully supports a claim based on objective scientific data from reliable sources
Seven S's of a Crime scene
Securing - Separating - Scanning - Seeing - Sketching - Searching / evidence - Securing / collecting evidence