History
Stated that whenever two objects come in contact it will leave a trace.
Who is Edmond Locard?
Who is ballistics?
This is the process of collecting evidence from the crime scene to the lab.
What is Chain of Custody?
This is the first step in the 7 S's.
What is 'Securing the Scene'?
This is the amendment that ensures a person will be tried by a jury of his or her peers.
What is the 6th amendment?
Is known as the Father of Toxicology.
Who is Mathieu Orfila?
This unit would examine poison found in the system of a victim.
What is toxicology?
A piece of a torn tshirt is found in a fence where a burglary took place. It matches a hole in a tshirt of the suspect, as well as fabric type and color. What type of evidence would this be?
What is individual?
During the step the evidence is collected and transferred to the crime lab to be examined.
What is 'Securing and Collecting Evidence'?
These are the 4 search patterns investigators use at a crime scene.
What is grid, linear, spiral and quadrant?
Who is Calvin Goddard?
A group of friends are hiking on a trail and glance over to see bones in the bushes. After the evidence is bagged, which forensic specialist would be called in to study the bones?
Who is a forensic anthropologist?
Fibers are found at a crime scene. After closer examination in the crime lab, it's determined that they are synthetic. What type of evidence would they be classified as?
What is physical?
During this step is when investigators would actually collect the evidence.
What is 'Securing and Collecting Evidence'?
States that evidence must be accepted by the scientific community before it is admissible in court.
What is the Frye Standard?
He developed a system of identifying repeat offender criminals using mug shots and physical measurements.
Who is Alphonse Bertillon?
A suspect has been accused of stealing and writing checks from a comatose family member. Which unit would be the one to verify the signature?
What is the document analysis unit?
A forensic scientist is able to piece together pieces of glass from a bottle that was used at a crime scene. What type of evidence would this be considered?
During this part of the CSI Investigation, the photographer will come in to take pictures of the crime scene, and all marked evidence.
What is 'Seeing the Scene'?
This is something that is made as the result of an observation.
What is a perception?
He was an expert in documents and forgery, making a breakthrough in his research claiming that no two individuals could produce the exact same handwriting.
Who is Albert S. Osborn?
A bloody knife was found at a gas station garbage can. Investigators suspect it is the weapon used in a home invastion/attack on a victim a few miles away. Which specialist would examine the blood to see if it is a match?
What is forensic pathologist?
A fresh bloody tshirt is found at a crime scene. After investigators have sketched and photographed the crime scene, how should the tshirt be packaged? (2 part answer)
What is air dry and paper bag?
This step is when the specialist would take photographs of the crime scene.
What is 'Seeing the Scene'?
This is deriving the consequences from facts using a series of logical steps.
What is deductive reasoning?