Vocabulary
This person is thought to have committed the crime
What is a Suspect?
The first individual(s) to arrive at the crime scene.
Who are police officers?
Almost anything found/collected at a crime scene can be classified as this
What is physical evidence?
The minimum number of photographs that should be taken of the crime scene and evidence
What is four?
The individual who gave rise to the precept that "Every contact leaves a trace"
Who is Edmond Locard?
A person who has seen someone or something related to a crime and can communicate his or her observations
What is an Eyewitness?
These are the three methods for recording/documenting a crime scene.
What are photography, notes and sketches?
Evidence associated only with a group
What is class evidence?
These contain important observations about the crime scene and are kept in a bound journal
What are crime scene notes?
This type of evidence is stored in airtight metal or glass containers
What is arson evidence?
Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps
What is deductive reasoning?
This is the next step for the responding officer after acquiring medical assistance and detaining witnesses.
What is securing the crime scene?
Evidence that can be associated to a common source with an extremely high degree of probability
What is individual evidence?
This is created at the crime scene and contains an accurate depiction of the dimensions of the scene and shows the location of all pertinent objects and features.
What is a rough sketch?
This term means to clear from accusation or blame from after being wrongly convicted for a crime
What is exonerated?
A record of anyone who has interacted with or handled evidence; also called Continuity of Possession
What is Chain of Custody?
Crime scene investigators wear protective equipment and package evidence separately to avoid this.
What is cross-contamination?
The value of class physical evidence lies in its ability to provide this - based on what investigators think happened
What is corroboration?
These types of photos are taken at a 90º angle to the object, with and without evidence markers and scales.
What are close-up photos?
Anthropometrics was developed by this individual
Who is Alphonse Bertillon?
The phenomenon resulting from viewing forensic and crime based television shows
What is the CSI Effect?
The type of search pattern where several investigators search in straight lines from the center to the boundary (outward) or from the boundary to the center (inward)
What is the wheel/ray pattern?
The contribution of physical evidence is ultimately determined here
What is the courtroom?
This recording method combines photography and notes and is narrated by a single person
What is videotaping?
This is a phenomenon in which people are better at recognizing faces of their own race rather than those of other races.
What is the Cross Race Effect?