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Questions for evidence and sketches

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Define trace evidence.   small pieces of material that help determine  
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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.  
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Do class characteristics fit a large group or only one source?   A large group.  
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Do individual characteristics fit a large group or only one source?   Only one source  
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Define biological evidence.   Evidence from a living thing.  
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Define manufactured evidence.   Evidence from a source that was made by man.  
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Define impression evidence.   Evidence that is imbedded in a substance or surface.  
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Blood, skin cells, and hair are examples of which type of evidence?   biological evidence  
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Fingerprints, tool marks, and tire tracks are examples of which type of evidence?   impression evidence  
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Bullets, fibers, and knives are examples of which type of evidence?   manufactured evidence  
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Is a ransom note considered biological or manufactured evidence?   manufactured  
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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  
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What are the different types of crime scene sketches?   rough and finished  
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What 3 things should be visible in a distance or overall image of a crime scene?   building name, street name, and street number  
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What is shown in a midrange image of a crime scene?   The entrance to a building or room containing the crime scene.  
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Close-up photographs usually show evidence with and without what 2 crime scene tools?   An evidence tents and rules for scale  
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How is direct evidence defined?   Evidence that shows the crime occurring or a person's statement about the crime occurring.  
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How is circumstantial evidence defined?   Evidence that supports the fact that a crime might have occurred.  
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List the 5 members of a CSI team   police officers, crime scene investigators, detectives, specialists, and medical examiner  
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What is the role of a detective?   question witnesses and solve the crime  
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What is the role of the medical examiner?   Identify the cause of death  
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What is the role of a crime scene investigator?   collect evidence at the crime scene  
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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.  
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