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18 Cards in this Set
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Chain of custody |
A record documenting the identities of any personnel who handled the evidence, the date and time that contact occurred or the evidence was transferred from one person to another, and the reason for doing so. |
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Circumstantial evidence |
Information that can be used to prove a theory based on facts that were observed firsthand. |
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Contaminated |
The process of transferring a hazardous material from its source to people, animals, the environment or equipment, all of which may act as carriers for the material. |
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Demonstrative evidence |
Materials used to demonstrate a theory or explain an event. |
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Direct evidence |
Statements made by suspects, victims, and witnesses. |
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Established in 1973, the federal agency charged with enforcing controlled substance laws and regulations in the USA. |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Established in 1970, the US federal agency charged with ensuring the safe manufacturing, use, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances. |
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Evidence |
Information that is gathered and used by an investigator in determining the cause of an incident. Used in suitable courts to answer questions of interest, it is given the title of Forensic. |
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Evidence Preservation |
The process of protecting potential evidence until it can be documented, sampled, and collected appropriately. |
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Evidence sampling |
The process of collecting portions of a hazardous material/WMD for the purposes of field screening, laboratory testing, and criminal prosecution. |
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Explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) personnel |
Personnel trained to detect, identify, evaluate, render safe, recover, and dispose of unexploded explosive devices. |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Established in 1908, the federal agency charged with defending and protecting the USA against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, and with enforcing criminal laws. |
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Illicit laboratory |
Any unlicensed or illegal structure, vehicle, facility, or physical location that may be used to Manufacture, process, culture, or synthesize an illegal drug, hazardous material/WMD device, or agent. |
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Investigative authority |
The agency that has the legal jurisdiction to enforce a local, state, or federal law or regulation. It is the most appropriate law enforcement organization to ensure the successful investigation and prosecution of a case. |
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Methamphetamine |
A psychostimulant drug manufactured illegally in illicit laboratories |
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Physical evidence |
Items that can be observed, photographed, measured, collected, examined in a laboratory, and presented in court to prove or demonstrate a point. |
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Postal inspection service |
Established in 1737, the federal agency charged with securing and managing the US mail system. |
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Trace (transfer) evidence |
A minute quantity of physical evidence that is conveyed from one place to another. |
