Basics
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Crime Scene
Evidence Collection
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crime scene
What is the physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred?
100
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stressed the importance of physical evidence trough a series of novels featuring this character
100
Tylenol came from different factories.
In the Tylenol Murders, how did the police know that cyanide wasn't added during the production of the capsule?
100
Police officers
What is Who typically is the first to arrive at the crime scene?
100
Safety of all involved
What is the first responder's duty when he/she first arrives on scene?
200
Alibi
What is the statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime.
200
During the Roman empire
When did "forensics" first appear?
200
shortness of breath "red" patches on skin disorientation
What is a sympton of cyanide poisoning?
200
Detectives
Who interviews witnesses and consults with the CSI unit?
200
Autopsy
This procedure involves medically dissecting and examining a human body
300
Physical evidence
What is the kind of evidence that refers to any material items that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims, or found in a suspect’s possession?
300
Locard
What forensic pioneer is famous for his “exchange principle”, the idea that where there is contact between two items, there will be a cross transfer of physical evidence?
300
"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"
The OJ Simpson case is most famous for uttering this saying?
300
Spiral, point-to-point, quadrant
A police officer is called to a crime scene in a studio apartment. What type of search would be best?
300
CSI unit
This unit, composed of highly trained technicians, is dispatched to collect evidence from a crime scene
400
Medical examiner or forensic pathologist
A person who is licensed to perform autopsies is called?
400
Locard
Which forensic pioneer is known for establishing the first police crime laboratory?
400
glove fibers hairs blood on socks
What forensic evidence supported the claim that OJ Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman?
400
determine the lead officer/investigator.
What is the first step in implementing a search?
400
Direct evidence
This type of evidence is from an eyewitness, or patrol car video.
500
DNA
CODIS, the FBI database, contains millions of ______ profiles. This database enables federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange information that can identify suspects.
500
Sir Alec Jeffreys
Who is considered the "father of DNA analysis"?
500
pair of socks seized before photo unit got there. investigator didn't wear gloves. bloody glove moved before labeled and tagged.
One example of the mishandling of evidence in the OJ Simpson case would be:
500
Sketch Photographs Notes
What methods (list 3) would be used to describe a crime scene?
500
Put in airtight, unbreakable container
What is the correct way to collect liquid evidence?