What did you see??
Evidence Schmevidence
Solving crimes and dropping dimes
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100

Observations are essential to good forensics work and are made using these touchy-feely-smelly things.

What are your five senses?

100

Finding a size 12 shoes at a murder scene is this type of evidence

What is class evidence.

100

This "first" location is the spot where the crime actually took place.

What is the primary crime scene?

100

It is important to indicate North when you do this "S"

What is sketching the scene?

100

When you sketch a crime scene, ________________ of evidence to secure objects allows you to exactly recreate the crime scene elsewhere

What is triangulation?

200

The testimony of these people is often faulty even though they claim to have seen the crime.

What is an eyewitness?

200

Eye witness accounts or written statements are a form of _______________________________.

What is direct evidence?

200

If you gather evidence, survey and record the crime scene and make a hypothesis about the crime you have "built" this

What is a crime scene reconstruction?

200

____________________ the scene involves a general look to determine where photos are to be taken, whereas __________________ the scene involves photos from several angles

What is scanning the scene and seeing the scene?

200

These specialists are often needed to determine the time and cause of death.

What are medical examiners?

300

Our ________________________(or mental interpretation) of an event is often flawed because we don't pay attention to every detail ever at any time.

What is our perception?

300

When two people come into contact, they can leave small amounts of things like hair, fibers, or saliva which we generally call _________________

What is trace evidence?

300

It is this persons responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone that might be at a crime scene.

Who is the first responder?

300

A grid or spiral pattern is often used for this "s"

What is searching for evidence?

300

Locard's Principal states this.

What is trace evidence is exchanged when two people or things come into contact with each other?

400

If we apply scientific knowledge to legal questions then we are this

What is a forensic scientist?

400

This type of evidence implies a fact but does not prove it, yet is often used at trials

What is circumstantial evidence?

400

If two eye witnesses were put in the patrol car to stay warm before being interviewed, the officer didn't do a good job of doing this.

What is separating witnesses?

400

When securing and collecting evidence, you often put the evidence in a folded _________________ to protect it.

What is a paper bindle?

400

Most people freed by the Innocence Project were convicted using this faulty evidence

What is eyewitness testimony?

500

Our ability to observe is affected by many things, these are three of them.

What is emotional state, anxiety, bias, activity going on around you, distractions, filters, more or less people, bad lighting...

500

A drop of blood can be traced to a specific person so it is known as this___________________

What is individual evidence?

500

If a body is found in a location other than where they were killed then you have found this __________________

What is a secondary crime scene?

500

Writing your signature across a sealed evidence envelope is important to maintain this "link".

What is a chain of custody?

500

Mr. Ford was born in this state.

What is Michigan?

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