Crime Scene
officers who primarily patrol
Uniform police constables
duty to collect and preserve evidence
Police
any place in which a crime occorred
crime scene
the keeping and control of evidence
continuity
characteristics that can be linked to a single source
Individual characteristics
a criminal investigator
Detective
disclose the fruits of the investigation
R v Stinchcombe
ensures the crime scene is secure
first officer to respond
study of human skeleton
anthropologist
human body is composed of trillions of cells also know as
DNA
a civilian laboratory scientist
forensic scientist
the introduction of material unrelated to the commission of the crime
Contamination
assume responsibility for conducting the investigation
the study of the evolution of ancient people
archaeologist
the most common pieces of traces evidence removed from a crime scene
hair
medial doctor with specialized training in forensic deaths
forensic pathologist
a person who examines blood at a scene
blood spatter expert
where a pencil is used to draw a sketch of a crime scene
documenting the scene
the study of insects
Entomologist
material that may contain skin cells
swear vomit feces etc
refers to an identification officer, a SOCO or FIS
Forensic Identification Specialist
every contact leaves a trace
Locard's exchange
a record of all the individual pieces of physical evidence
master evidence log
the study of plants
Botanist
a sample of tissue taken from inside the cheek to obtain skin cells
buccal swab