Types of Evidence
Seven S's of Crime Scene Investigation
At The Crime Scene
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
Evidence that proves an alleged fact
direct evidence
100
T/F/ A Chain of Custody and Evidence log must be attached to evidence containers
What is True
100
Entomologists, forensic psychologists, and forensic scientists are types of _____________ you may find a t a crime scene
What is Specialists
100
Evidence that includes eye-witness accounts and video
What is direct evidence
100
The first person to notice that when two people come into contact with each other physical transfer occurs
Who is Dr. Edmond Locard
200
This kind of evidence identifies a particular person or thing
What is individual evidence
200
The goal of a crime scene investigation
What is recognize, document and collect evidence at the scene of a crime
200
The first to arrive at the crime scene
What is police officers (first responding officers)
200
Evidence that is used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
What is direct evidence
200
Hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission
What is crime-scene reconstruction
300
T/F Detectives look for leads by talking to the crime scene investigators about the evidence and interviewing witnesses and
What is true
300
Liquid and arson remains are stored in
What is airtight unbreakable containers
300
Recorders to record data, sketch artists to sketch crime scenes, and photographers to take photo's of the crime scene
Who are crime scene investigators
300
Another name for a medical examiner
What is coroner
400
Blood on clothing, fingerprints on a window, and hair on a headband are all examples of this type of evidence
What is trace evidence
400
The forensics lab processes all of the evidence the crime scene investigators collected to determine the
What is facts of the case
400
This person has the responsibility of securing the crime scene
Who is the first-responding police officer
400
A paper folded to hold trace evidence
What is paper bindle
400
Legal and scientific professionals who work together to solve a crime
What is Crime scene investigation team
500
Evidence that narrows an identity to a group of persons or things
What is class evidence
500
The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
What is chain of custody
500
In reconstructing the crime scene you must form a hypothesis of the of the sequence of events during this time frame
What is from before the crime was committed through its commission
500
A location other than the original crime scene, but related to the crime, where evidence if found
What is secondary crime scene
500
The second part of Locard's exchange principle
What is the intensity, duration and nature of materials in contact determine the extent of transfer
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