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CH 2: Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection

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chain of custody   the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence  
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circumstantial evidence   (aka indirect evidence) evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly  
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class evidence   material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group  
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crime-scene investigation   a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime  
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crime-scene reconstruction   a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission  
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direct evidence   evidence that if true proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime  
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first responder   the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene  
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individual evidence   a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing  
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paper bindle   a folded paper used to hold trace evidence  
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primary crime scene   the location where the crime took place  
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secondary crime scene   a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found  
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trace evidence   small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene  
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