Types of Evidence
What type of evidence narrows an identity to a person or thing?
Individual Evidence
What principle states that when a person comes into contact with an object, a transfer of evidence can occure?
Lockard's Principle of Exchange
What step of Crime Scene Processing is securing and collecting evidence?
7th (Last)
Whose responsibility is it to secure the crime scene
First Responder
What is a folder piece of paper used to hold trace evidence know as?
Paper bindle
What is indirect evidence that is used to imply a fact but not prove it directly?
Circumstantial Evidence
What determines probative value?
Level of individuality
During which of the 7 S's of Crime Scene Processing do investigators take photographs?
Seeing the Scene
Which member of the crime scene team is responsible for comparing evidence from the scene to eyewitness accounts to build a potential scenario
Detectives
How should hair evidence be collected and packaged at a crime scene?
Use forceps to collect, package in paper bindle
What type of evidence narrows an identity to a group of persons or things?
Class Evidence
What is the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence from the crime scene through to the lab analysis and court room known as?
Chain of Custody
What step of crime scene processing includes determining the primary vs. secondary crime scene?
Scanning the Scene
Which member of the crime scene team is responsible for determining the cause of death?
Medical Examiner
Why should wet evidence be packaged in paper containers to dry?
What is small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene?
Trace Evidence?
What are the FOUR search patterns?
Quadrante/Zone, linear, grid and spiral
In the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, friends and family were coming in and out of the house all day and her body was found and moved by her father. Which of the 7 S's of CSP was not followed?
Securing the Scene
Which member of the crime scene team is responsible for separating witnesses?
First Responders
What 2 things can you use to collect wet blood evidence?
Cotton or gauze
Is blood considered to be class or individual evidence?
Class
A victim was killed in the apartment, but the body was moved deep into the woods. What crime scene would the apartment be considered as?
Primary Crime Scene
What are the 7 S's IN ORDER?
Secure, Separate, Scan, See, Sketch, Search, Secure/Collect
Which member of the crime scene team is responsible for analyzing a specific type of evidence and may be consulted if the evidence requires their expertise?
Specialists
What are 3 things that must be written on an evidence log for a piece of evidence.
Date/Time collected, location found, who collected/sealed bag, description, item/case number