CSI #1
Evidence that can narrow down to a large group is called ____________
Class Evidence
Evidence which is observed first hand is called _______________
Direct Evidence
What is an observation?
Paying close attention to details and taking in information
List 3 examples of trace evidence
Hair, fingerprints, soil, blood, paper, tissue, or fibers
Evidence that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
Class Evidence
Our brain may alter perceptions based due to ___________
Bias
Forensic Scientists provide ____________ in the court of law
Facts
T/F: Forensic Scientists do not question the suspects in court
Evidence that narrows an identity to a single person or thing.
Individual Evidence
One type of commonly staged crime
Arson, Burglary, Murder staged to look like suicide
_________ evidence is anything left behind in small amounts on another person and/or object
Trace/Transfer Evidence
Name 3 of the Seven "S's" of Crime Scene Investigation
SECURE THE SCENE, SEPARATE WITNESSES, SCAN THE SCENE, SEE THE SCENE, SKETCH THE SCENE, SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE, SECURE/COLLECT EVIDENCE
The evidence analysis team who opens the collected evidence bags must follow the _____ -of- _______
Chain - of - Custody
Two types of circumstantial evidence
Biological and Physical
This is a statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime. It comes from the Latin word that means "somewhere else."
Alibi
Explain the process of properly collecting evidence =
The fixed points used to measure a crime scene are called _______ _______
Datum Points
The ______ is responsible for securing the scene, separating witnesses, scanning the scene, seeing the scene and calling the proper authorities
First Responder
_______ _________ of _________ is when a person comes in contact with another person or object a cross-transfer of physical evidence can occur
Locard's Principle of Exchange
Item that is folded and used to hold trace evidence.
Bindle
The ___________ is responsible for documenting all information and working closely with all personnel
Recorder
The ____________ is responsible for measurements, sketching the scene, and the key
Sketch Artists
The _________ works the grid/search pattern, bindles, bags and fills out inventory labels
Evidence Collector
Determines the amount of evidence that may be transferred in the Locard Exchange Principle.
Extent of Contact
A location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found.
Secondary Crime Scene