Crime Scene
What is the second S of Crime Scene Investigation?
Separating the Witness (Asking witness questions)
What was Ronald Cotton accused of?
Sexual assault
What is Forensic Science?
The study of using science to help resolve legal matters.
What is an example of circumstantial evidence?
Fingerprints/DNA, Behaviors, etc.
What is the role of a Forensic investigator?
Collect evidence, report to law enforcement, testify in court (if needed)
Which of our senses can be used to observe a crime Scene?
Sight, Taste, Hearing, Touch, Smell
What was the name of the person who was caught on CCTV footage murdering the CEO of a Health insurance company?
Luigi Mangione
What is the difference between Observation & Perception?
Observations - Raw physical data taken in at that moment.
Perceptions - How you interpret data based on past bias.
What type of evidence are tire tracks considered to be a part of?
Class evidence
What is the role of a Police Officer at a crime scene?
Which of the seven S's is important for establishing distance between objects?
Step 5: Sketching the Scene
During Sven Seven's case lab, who ended up being the killer? What specific things did they say?
Mr. Daisernia, had no alibi and his stories changed.
What is Locard's Principal of exchange?
Cross-transfer between two pieces of physical evidence (Footprints, fingerprints, blood splatter)
A set of footprints is found trailing away from a pool of blood. What is the name of this principal?
Locard's Principal
The police told her that the man she selected was the same one in the photo line up.
I'm a witness in an investigation, which member of a crime scene team is going to conduct an interview with me?
Detective
Between the following types of evidence, which should be collected and contained first. Why? Which of the seven S's does this involve?
Bloody handkerchief, bloody knife, handgun, broken glass
Step 7: Collecting and packaging evidence.
The bloody knife should be taken first since it's most likely to have been used in an assault/murder. Additionally, it may have prints and blood type.
From the Ronald Cotton Case, how should culprit line ups be done? Why?
Culprits should be shown one at a time so the victim can compare them to their memory rather than to each other.
Specialist (Osteologist)