Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred.
What is a Crime Scene?
100
This individual was the first person to establish a crime lab.
Who is Edmond Locard?
100
Any object or material that is relevant in a crime; any material items that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims, or found in a suspect’s possession.
What is Physical/ Indirect Evidence?
100
Glass broken into thousands and thousands of pieces has what kind of characteristics?
What are Class Characteristics?
100
What is the difference between indirect and physical evidence?
There is none silly buns... they are the same thing.
200
The original location of a crime or accident.
What is the Primary Crime Scene?
200
This country is where the first crime lab was opened.
What is France?
200
A statement made under oath
What is Direct/ Testimonial Evidence?
200
If a forensic scientist can piece together broken pieces of glass from a bottle that was used as a weapon, it has what type of characteristics?
What are Individual Characteristics?
200
Toolmarks, drugs, documents, and glass are all what types of evidence?
What is physical (indirect) evidence?
300
Person thought to be capable of committing a crime.
Who is a Suspect?
300
The first crime lab in the United States was opened here.
What is Los Angeles?
300
Can be identified with a particular person or a single source
What is Individual Evidence?
300
The type of crime, the interviewing technique used by the investigator, and the time between the crime and the interview can all effect the reliability of what?
What are Eyewitness Accounts?
300
Where does a known or control sample come from?
It is taken from a known suspect NOT from the crime scene!
400
Person associated with someone suspected of committing a crime.
Who is an Accomplice?
400
The first FBI crime lab opened in what year?
What is the year 1932?
400
Common to a group of objects or persons
What is Class Evidence?
400
Evidence that actually proves something is said be this.
What is Probative Value?
400
What type of evidence is hair (direct or indirect)? Does it have class or individual characteristics? Explain
Hair is indirect evidence. It can have both class or individual characteristics.
500
Statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime
What is an Alibi?
500
Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged.
What is Locard's Exchange Principle
500
Describe the difference between Direct and Indirect Evidence.
Answers will vary.
500
This court case demonstrated the fallibility of eyewitness accounts.