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FS 2 - Evidence
Questions for evidence and sketches
Question | Answer |
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Define trace evidence. | small pieces of material that help determine |
State the 2 parts of Locard's Exchange Principal. | When 2 objects touch, materials are exchanged between them. As the time the objects touch increases, the amount of materials exchanged increases. |
Do class characteristics fit a large group or only one source? | A large group. |
Do individual characteristics fit a large group or only one source? | Only one source |
Define biological evidence. | Evidence from a living thing. |
Define manufactured evidence. | Evidence from a source that was made by man. |
Define impression evidence. | Evidence that is imbedded in a substance or surface. |
Blood, skin cells, and hair are examples of which type of evidence? | biological evidence |
Fingerprints, tool marks, and tire tracks are examples of which type of evidence? | impression evidence |
Bullets, fibers, and knives are examples of which type of evidence? | manufactured evidence |
Is a ransom note considered biological or manufactured evidence? | manufactured |
Why does it mean to secure a crime scene? | To keep people out to protect evidence and to make sure no person leaves or takes any evidence |
What are the different types of crime scene sketches? | rough and finished |
What 3 things should be visible in a distance or overall image of a crime scene? | building name, street name, and street number |
What is shown in a midrange image of a crime scene? | The entrance to a building or room containing the crime scene. |
Close-up photographs usually show evidence with and without what 2 crime scene tools? | An evidence tents and rules for scale |
How is direct evidence defined? | Evidence that shows the crime occurring or a person's statement about the crime occurring. |
How is circumstantial evidence defined? | Evidence that supports the fact that a crime might have occurred. |
List the 5 members of a CSI team | police officers, crime scene investigators, detectives, specialists, and medical examiner |
What is the role of a detective? | question witnesses and solve the crime |
What is the role of the medical examiner? | Identify the cause of death |
What is the role of a crime scene investigator? | collect evidence at the crime scene |
How does the term chain of custody apply to a crime scene investigation? | It is a list of any one who had contact with the evidence. it also contains descriptions of the evidence. |