Forensics Ch. 2 Section

Front 1

Crime Scene Investigation Team

Back 1

groups working together to solve crimes.
*legal professionals:
-police officers
-detectives
*scientific professionals:
-coroner
*specialists:
-toxicologists

Front 2

Principle of Exchange

Back 2

Physical transfer of materials such as hairs, fibers, blood, and skin cells which occur when two people come into contact

Front 3

Direct Evidence

Back 3

evidence that proves an alleged fact (first-hand observation)

Front 4

Circumstantial Evidence

Back 4

evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly (indirect) such as hair, blood, saliva, fibers

Front 5

Class Evidence

Back 5

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

Front 6

Individual Evidence

Back 6

a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing.

Front 7

Seven S's of Crime Scene Investigation

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1. Securing the Scene
2. Separating the Witnesses
3. Scan the Scene
4. See the Scene
5. Sketching the Scene
6. Search for Evidence
7. Securing and Collecting Evidence

Front 8

Bindle Folding

Back 8

each piece of evidence wrapped in appropriate sized bundle, sealed in evidence bag, with signature

Front 9

Chain of Custody

Back 9

documented and unbroken transfer of evidence.

Front 10

Crime Scene Reconstruction

Back 10

a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission

Front 11

Staged Crime Scene

Back 11

(ex. murder set up like suicide) these cause many problems because evidence does not match testimony of witness.

Front 12

Analyze the Evidence

Back 12

processing all evidence collected to determine the facts of the case and reconstruct crime scene