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GHS Forensics 1
Seneta
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The original location of a crime or accident | Primary Crime Scene |
| An alternate location where additional evidence of a crime may be found | Secondary Crime Scene |
| Person thought to be capable of committing a crime | Suspect |
| Any evidence found at a crime scene in the form of a physical object. | Physical Evidence |
| Evidence that includes eyewitness accounts of an accident or crime scene | Testimonial |
| Statement of where a suspect was at the time of the crime | Alibi |
| Physical evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts. | Trace Evidence |
| A second person associated with committing a crime | Acccomplice |
| Type of evidence found in blood, body fluid, and tissues that contains genetic information and can be used to link a suspect to a crime | DNA |
| Combined DNA Index System used by law enforcement agencies to compare DNA samples to known suspects | CODIS |
| Intentionally setting a fire to cause damage or destroy evidence of another crime | Arson |
| Can be classified as arches, loops, or whorls | Fingerprints |
| Interviews witnesses and works with the CSI unit to investigate the crime. | Detectives |
| Documents the crime scene in detail and collects any physical evidence. | CSI UNIT |
| Usually the first to arrive at a crime scene; responsible for securing the scene and detaining persons of interest | Police Officers |
| Helps to determine if any search warrants are required to proceed and obtains those warrants from a judge. | District Attorney |
| Determines the preliminary cause of death at the crime scene and conducts the autopsy. | Medical Examiner |
| May be called in if an expert is needed to analyze insect evidence or skeletal remains | Specialists |
| A phenomenon in which people are better at recognizing faces of their own race rather than those of other races? | Cross Race Effect |
| The single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in more than 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing. | Eyewitness Misidentification |
| A factor that will not typically affect a person’s memory and their ability to identify a suspect. | Gender |
| A factor that will not typically affect a person’s memory and their ability to identify a suspect. | sunglasses or hats |
| CSI step when investigating a crime scene that involves seeing the first officer at the scene or the victim to determine what allegedly happened, what crime took place, and how was the crime committed. | Interview |
| CSI step when investigating a crime scene that will help identify possible evidence, identify the point of entry and point of exit, and outline the general layout of the crime scene. | Examine |
| CSI step when investigating a crime scene that involves creating a pictorial record of the scene as well as a rough sketch to demonstrate the layout of the crime scene. | Document |
| CSI step when investigating a crime scene that involves a crime scene technician will review the crime scene for evidence, both physical and testimonial evidence. | Process |
| Determines the presence of controlled substances and the identification of marijuana | Drug Chemistry |
| Identification and comparison of materials from fires, explosions, paints, and glass. | Trace Chemistry |
| Microscopic identification and comparison of evidence, such as hairs, fibers, woods, soils, building materials, insulation and other materials | Microscopy Lab |
| Analysis of body fluids and dried stains such as blood, semen, and saliva. | Biology/DNA |
| Tests body fluids and tissues to determine the presence of drugs and poisons. | Toxicology |
| Identification and comparison of fingerprints or other hidden impressions from sources like feet, shoes, ears, lips or the tread on vehicle tires | Latent Prints |
| Study of bullets and ammunition through the comparison of fired bullets, cartridges, guns, and gunpowder patterns on people and objects. | Ballistics |
| Examines marks left by devices on objects at a crime scene or on a victim, such as a hammer used to break a door or a screwdriver used to pick a lock | Toolmarks |
| Examination of items to compare handwriting, ink, paper, writing instruments, printers, and other characteristics that would help to identify its origin. | Questioned documents |
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