What type of search method is this?
What is Inward Spiral?
Evidence includes oral or written statements given to police as well as court testimony by people who witnessed an event.
Testimonial Evidence
Documents the crime scene in detail and collects any physical evidence.
CSI Unit
A person with specialized medical training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency.
What is First Responder?
What is any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred.
Crime Scene
What is this search pattern?
What is Zone?
Evidence refers to any material items that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims, or found in a suspect's possession.
Physical evidence?
Is often present to help determine if any search warrants are required to proceed and obtains those warrants from a judge.
District Attorney
What type of documentation is required at the crime scene?
What is Photograph?
What is person associated with someone suspected of committing a crime.
Accomplice
What search pattern is this?
What is Parallel?
Which type of evidence be connected to a single source?
What is Individual Evidence?
(if a homicide) May or may not be present to determine a preliminary cause of death.
Medical Examiner
Who separates witnesses or suspects? Who takes witness statements?
What is Police Officer?
person thought to be capable of committing a crime
Suspect
What search pattern is this?
What is Grid?
Refers to physical evidence that is found in small but measurable amounts, such as strands of hair, fibers, or skin cells.
Trace evidence
May be called in if the evidence requires expert analysis.
Specialists
What is the date and initials/name?
What is an alternate location where additional evidence may be found.
Secondary crime scene
Which search pattern is the most thorough?
Grid search pattern
When evidence is contaminated.
What is Inadmissible?
This person interviews witnesses and consults with the CSI unit. They investigate the crime by following leads provided by witnesses and physical evidence.
Detectives
What are the four steps for Crime scene protocol?
Interview, Examine, Document, Process
When evidence is marked, packaged correctly, sealed properly, recorded, and kept in internal chain (Continuity of Possession).
What is Chain of Custody?