Vocabulary
the action of watching something or someone in order to gain knowledge
Observation
A statement of information that can be verified
Fact
Eyewitness accounts
Direct
Where the crime first occurs
Primary scene
Takes digital images of scene
Photographer
to show legally that someone is not responsible for a crime
exonerate
Personal belief founded on biases rather than direct knowledge
Opinion
animal hair
circumstantial
Folded paper used to hold trace evidence
Paper bindle
Person who arrives at scene before anyone else
First responder
A person who has seen someone or something related to a crime
Eyewitness
Scientist who works with bodies to determine cause of death
Pathologist
Fingerprints
Circumstantial evidence
Series of personnel who take responsibilities of handling evidence
Chain of custody
Makes a drawing of the layout of the scene
Information received from the senses
Perception
small but measurable pieces of material found at a crime scene
trace evidence
Confessions
Direct evidence
A location related to the original crime scene where evidence may be found
Secondary scene
Handles, documents and packages all evidence
Evidence collector
to withdraw a statement such as a confession
recant
This states that when a person comes into contact with an object or another person there is an exchange of materials
Locard's Principle of Exchange
DNA
Circumstantial evidence
Name four of the Seven S's of CSI
Secure, Separate witnesses, scan, see, sketch, search, secure/collect
Documents time, date, location, weather conditions
Recorder