What type of evidence are eyewitness accounts?
Direct evidence
What is the use of scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime?
Forensics
What is the first step of CSI?
Securing the scene
How many photos do you take of an object of evidence?
9 total
What is Locard's principle?
Every contact leaves a trace
What type of evidence is a toxicology report?
Direct evidence
What is reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity?
Logic
What is the last step of CSI?
Securing and collecting evidence
How many different angles do you need to photograph evidence at a crime scene?
3
What is the purpose of the Innocence Project?
Free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions
What type of evidence is hair with the follicle?
Circumstantial biological
Deductive reasoning
What is the purpose of separating witnesses?
To keep them from working together or sharing details about the situation
Why are eye witness accounts not used as the sole piece of evidence for a case?
Eye witness accounts can be faulty
What objective lens do you not use with the fine focus?
High power (40x)
What type of evidence is synthetic fiber?
Circumstantial physical
What is a view or judgement formed about something not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
Opinion
Doing which step does a photography unit take pictures of items?
See the scene
What is the difference between class and individual evidence?
Class - narrows to a group of people
Individual - narrows to one individual
True or false: detectives do not need to practice their observation skills?
False
What type of evidence is natural fibers?
Circumstantial biological
What is the ability to deconstruct information into smaller categories in order to draw conclusions?
Analytical skills
What is used as a record during the step of securing and collecting evidence?
Evidence log
What are the 4 types of search patterns?
Spiral, grid, strip/line, quadrant/zone
What is the following type of search pattern?
Grid method