Definitions
Type of Evidence
Personnel
Protocol
Misc
100
This person is anyone who may have committed the crime
What is a suspect
100
A strand of hair
What is trace evidence?
100
A forensic entomologist is an expert in these creatures.
What are bugs?
100
A folded piece of paper used to collect trace evidence is known as this.
What is a paper bindle?
100
Make, model, and engine size of Mr. O new vehicle.
What is Ford F-150 V8 5.0L?
200
This is a statement of where an individual was at the time of a crime
What is an alibi?
200
A tiretrack
What is impression evidence (circumstantial)?
200
This individual determines the cause of death by thoroughly inspecting the corpse
Who is the medical examiner (AKA CORONER)?
200
This is the initial action of an officer responding to a crime.
What is to check for the presence of the perpetrator?
200
You get ____ chance to search the crime scene
What is 1?
300
This is an alternate area related to the crime where evidence is found
What is a secondary crime scene?
300
An individual's account of events
What is testimonial evidence (confession)?
300
This individual determines if a search warrant is necessary.
Who is the district attorney?
300
Blood stain is found in a crime scene, the investigator should classify the evidence as
What class evidence?
300
This founder of modern forensics said, "Every contact leaves a trace" to explain the importance of physical evidence.
Who is Edmund Locard
400
This is a log that keeps track of who touches a piece of evidence and when. Don't break it!
What is the chain of custody?
400
The type of evidence responsible for over 87% of individuals known to be wrongfully convicted.
What is testimonial evidence (eye witness)?
400
Give an specialists at a crime scene
Who an entomologist, forensic scientist, forensic psychologist.
400
After bagging and labeling evidence, this final step ensures that nobody can open and reseal the bag without it being known.
What is tape it shut and sign across it?
400
This word means to free someone from blame or guilt.
What is exonerate?
500
This is anyone who is associated with the suspect.
What is an accomplice?
500
Any material object
What is physical evidence?
500
The name of an expert in chemicals and poisons as related to a crime
What is a forensic toxicologist?
500
This is the final stage of the 4 part Crime Scene protocol followed by CSI personnel.
What is process?
500
The five steps in analyzing physical evidence are:
Recognition, Identification, Comparison, Individualization, and Reconstruction.
