Forensics Ch 2 CSI Vocab flashcard

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Location of a crime or suspected crime

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Crime Scene

Front

Material items at a crime scene

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evidence

Front

First to arrive at a crime scene and secure it

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Police officers

Front

Small evidence like hairs or fibers

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trace evidence

Front

Location related to a crime where evidence is found, but not the crime scene.

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Secondary Crime Scene

Front

Material linked to a SINGLE source.

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individual evidence

Front

Record of all individuals who possessed an item of evidence.

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Chain of Custody

Front

Example of this evidence: eyewitness account or recording of a crime.

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Direct Evidence

Front

Indirect evidence implying crime scene events.

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Circumstantial evidence

Front

Material connecting an individual to a group with similar traits.

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Class evidence