Direct or Circumstantial
Glass fragments
circumstantial
Physical
TRUE OR FALSE - TWINS HAVE THE SAME EXACT FINGERPINTS
FALSE - NO TWO PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME FINGERPRINTS, NOT EVEN TWINS
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE A CRIME HAPPENS
Crime Scene
WHAT IS A SUSPECT?
THE SUSPECT IS THE PERSON THAT MAY HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME
WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES OF EVIDENCE?
DIRECT EVIDENCE & CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Vomit
Circumstantial
Biological
TRUE OR FALSE - EVERYONE OBSERVES AND WITNESSES THE SAME THINGS THE EXACT SAME WAY
FALSE - OBSERVATIONS ARE OFTEN SEEN DIFFERENTLY BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE
THIS IS THE PERSON WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPECT AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HELPED COMMIT THE CRIME
ACCOMPLICE
THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CRIMES
FORENSICS
NAME THREE TYPES OF DIRECT EVIDENCE
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY
VIDEO
CONFESSIONASA
Video footage
Direct
TRUE OR FALSE - HAIR IS CONSIDERED TO BE TRACE EVIDENCE
TRUE - TRACE EVIDENCE INCLUDES HAIR, FIBERS OR SKIN CELLS
THIS IS WHERE A SUSPECT WAS DURING THE CRIME
ALIBI
A PERSON WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME
SUSPECT
WEAPONS
BODY
BLOOD
Witness' statement
Direct
TRUE OR FALSE - EVIDENCE ALWAYS PROVES THAT A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED
FALSE - EVIDENCE IS NOT ALWAYS PROOF THAT A CRIME HAS BEEN COMITTED
THE PERSON WHO HAS INFORMATION REGARDING A CRIME
EYEWITNESS
ITEMS FOUND AT A CRIME SCENE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HELP SOLVE THE CRIME
EVIDENCE
WHAT IS AN EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY?
A VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY AN EYEWITNESS
fingerprints
circumstantial
biological
TRUE OR FALSE - FORENSICS IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MURDER
FALSE - FORENSICS IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CRIMES, NOT JUST MURDERS
An Examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death
Autopsy
Pathologist or Medical Examiner
What is the substance called that carries genetic material?
DNA