crime scene evidence
evidence that is specific to a certain person or object
what is individual evidence?
first police officer on scene, medics, investigators, photographers, and lab experts
what is a crime scene team
move inward and outward, best where there is no barriers
what is the spiral search method
creator of the locard exchange principle
who is Edmond locard
a major crime. examples: rape, murder, armed robbery, serious assault, or fraud
what is a felony?
evidence that is not unique to a certain person or object
what is class evidence?
documents the crime scene, search for evidence to send to the lab
crime scene investigator
used best outside or in a large scene
founder of anthropology, and did research on human decomosition
who is William Bass?
the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by the police in the criminal justice system
what is forensic science
evidence that relies on an inference
what is circumstantial evidence
interviews witnesses, investigates the crime using th evidence
detectives at a crime scene
search method is effective in houses and buildings
what is the zone method
the man who established forensic toxicology as a legit science
who is Mathieu Orfila
built in france, in year 1910 by edmond locard
what is the first crime lab in the world
evidence that clearly shows a defendant committed a crime
what is direct evidence?
person who gets to crime scene to identify the body, inform the family of death, and observes the state of the crime scene and the body
what is forensic pathologist
a double line search, time consuming but effective
what is the grid method
the first person to apply science to the art of forensics
who is James Marsh?
when two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged
what is the locard exchange principle
containers such as plastic bags, paper bags, canisters, packets, and envelopes
what is evidence packaging?
usually the first person to the scene, secures the crime scene to prevent evidence loss or damage
what is a police officer at a crime scene?
most important type of evidence
what are evidence photographs?
the person who discovered there is more that one blood type
who is karl landsteiner
Written record of all the people who had possession of a piece of evidence
what is the chain of custody?