Forensic evidence
anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact in contention.
What is "evidence"
typically requires microscopic examination.
what is trace evidence.
materials transferred between people and objects as a result of physical contact.
what is trace evidence.
samples collected at the crime scene and from the victim.
what is unknown/crimes scene samples.
documenting a crime scene involves....
what is narrative description, photography, and sketch/diagram.
admissions, confessions, and statements by parties involved in the investigation.
what is testimonial evidence.
any probative information stored or transmitted in digital form that may be relied on in court.
what is digital evidence.
occurs when trace material from a person or object is deposited directly onto another person or surface.
what is primary transfer.
the part of the evidence item containing trace materials is covered in a piece of adhesive tape.
what is tape lifts.
this type of evidence is favorable to the defendant.
what is exculpatory evidence.
It relies on the context in which the evidence is found.
what is the interpretive value of evidence.
objects or materials that have retained characteristics of other objects or materials that have been pressed or stamped against them.
what is impression evidence.
when a dog's owner sits on a couch to watch t.v., his clothing picks up the dog's previously shed hair.
what is secondary transfer.
involves the shaking and/or scraping of an item of evidence to collect the trace materials.
what is mechanical dislocation.
documenting initial information, providing emergency care, and securing the crime scene is the responsibility of.....
what is first responders.
a trait that allows an item of evidence to be compared with another group of similar items.
What is class characteristic.
includes evaluation of documents for forgeries, tracings, alterations, ink characteristics, etc.
what is questioned documents.
the smallest unit of a textile material.
what is fibers.
samples collected from known sources.
what is known/reference samples.
a record of who enters and exits the crime scene and contact information of those present.
what is crime scene control log.
when interacting with an object or another person, you will leave behind part of yourself and take something with you.
what is locard's exchange principle.
any material containing genetic information (DNA) that is capable of being reproduced within a biological system.
what is biological evidence.
composed of different mixtures of sand, limestone and soda ash.
what is glass evidence.
this type of collection method helped recover an arm hair that linked the suspect to the victim in the Jodie Sanderholm case.
what is the tape lift method.
it enables the ability to reconstruct the crime scene and put the evidence back in it's original location.
what is a sketch and diagram.