Terminology I
This is the material that is collected at the scene and can link a suspect or victim to a crime.
What is physical evidence.
the location where the crime took place
What is primary crime scene?
This is the scaled drawing of the crime scene that if the official record of the scene.
What is a finished sketch?
This is the term given to a piece of evidence that has been compromised due to poor packaging or handling.
What is contamination?
Responsible for preserving and protecting the crime scene
Who is the first responder?
This is the preliminary drawing used to map out the crime scene.
What is a rough sketch?
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime
What is direct evidence?
Outside of photography and sketches, this method is used to help record the crime scene.
What is note-taking?
This is the term for a process by which evidence is tracked from the scene to the crime lab and documents everyone who has come into contact with the evidence.
What is a chain-of-custody?
states that when a person comes into contact with an object or another person, a cross-transfer of physical evidence can occur.
What is Locard's exchange principle? DAILY DOUBLE: Give two ways to increase the exchange.
material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
What is class evidence?
a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found
What is secondary crime scene?
This type of evidence storage is a folded paper used to hold trace evidence.
What is a paper bindle?
This person examines bones to determine such characteristics as height, gender, ancestry, and age.
Who is a forensic anthropologist?
a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
What is individual evidence?
evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
What is circumstantial evidence (indirect evidence)?
This type of crime scene recording requires the use of a tape measure and pad to create a representation of where evidence is located on the scene.
What is sketching?
This field of forensics deals with answering questions such as "what happened to the victim?"
Who is a forensic pathologist?
a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
What is a crime-scene investigation?
a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission
What is crime-scene reconstruction?