What did you see??
Observations are essential to good forensics work and are made using these touchy-feely-smelly things.
What are your five senses?
Finding a size 12 shoes at a murder scene is this type of evidence
What is class evidence.
This "first" location is the spot where the crime actually took place.
What is the primary crime scene?
It is important to indicate North when you do this "S"
What is sketching the scene?
When you sketch a crime scene, ________________ of evidence to secure objects allows you to exactly recreate the crime scene elsewhere
What is triangulation?
The testimony of these people is often faulty even though they claim to have seen the crime.
What is an eyewitness?
Eye witness accounts or written statements are a form of _______________________________.
What is direct evidence?
If you gather evidence, survey and record the crime scene and make a hypothesis about the crime you have "built" this
What is a crime scene reconstruction?
____________________ the scene involves a general look to determine where photos are to be taken, whereas __________________ the scene involves photos from several angles
What is scanning the scene and seeing the scene?
These specialists are often needed to determine the time and cause of death.
What are medical examiners?
Our ________________________(or mental interpretation) of an event is often flawed because we don't pay attention to every detail ever at any time.
What is our perception?
When two people come into contact, they can leave small amounts of things like hair, fibers, or saliva which we generally call _________________
What is trace evidence?
It is this persons responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone that might be at a crime scene.
Who is the first responder?
A grid or spiral pattern is often used for this "s"
What is searching for evidence?
Locard's Principal states this.
What is trace evidence is exchanged when two people or things come into contact with each other?
If we apply scientific knowledge to legal questions then we are this
What is a forensic scientist?
This type of evidence implies a fact but does not prove it, yet is often used at trials
What is circumstantial evidence?
If two eye witnesses were put in the patrol car to stay warm before being interviewed, the officer didn't do a good job of doing this.
What is separating witnesses?
When securing and collecting evidence, you often put the evidence in a folded _________________ to protect it.
What is a paper bindle?
Most people freed by the Innocence Project were convicted using this faulty evidence
What is eyewitness testimony?
Our ability to observe is affected by many things, these are three of them.
What is emotional state, anxiety, bias, activity going on around you, distractions, filters, more or less people, bad lighting...
A drop of blood can be traced to a specific person so it is known as this___________________
What is individual evidence?
If a body is found in a location other than where they were killed then you have found this __________________
What is a secondary crime scene?
Writing your signature across a sealed evidence envelope is important to maintain this "link".
What is a chain of custody?
Mr. Ford was born in this state.
What is Michigan?