Crime Scene History and Evidence

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Who is known as the Father of Forensics?

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Dr. Edmond Locard

Front

What is the principle that cross transfers create evidence and evidence solves crimes?

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Locard's Exchange Principle

Front

Where was the first forensics laboratory established in 1910?

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France

Front

What type of evidence does Abigail's firsthand observation represent?

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Direct evidence

Front

Examples of dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers found at a crime scene.

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trace evidence

Front

At a crime scene, investigators found a fingerprint that could be matched to only one person. This evidence can be traced to a single source.

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Individual

Front

What type of evidence is shoe size?

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Class

Front

Which type of evidence is considered more reliable: a coworker's statement (testimonial) or a fingerprint found at the scene (physical)?

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Physical

Front

What is Elijah doing when he walks into a bakery and smells fresh bread, sees loaves on the shelves, and hears the sound of the oven timer?

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What a person perceives using his or her senses

Front

What is the process called when Priya uses sensory information (smells fresh bread, hears oven timer, sees loaves) to understand the bread is ready?

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Interpreting information received from the senses