Forensic Science- part 1 evidence collection

The goal of crime scene investigation is to

• recognize evidence at the scene of a crime

• document evidence at the scene of a crime

• Collect evidence at the scene of a crime

• all of the above

The first to arrive at a crime scene include

• police officers

• crime scene investigators

• medical examiners

• detectives

Crime Scene investigators include

• recorders to record the data

• sketch artists to sketch the scene

• photographers to take photos of the crime scene

• All of these choices

used to gather cells from the inside of an individual’s mouth

• Collude

• Buccal Swabs

• Comparison Analysis

• Identification Analysis

Common Evidence Collected at a crime scene includes:

• Trace Evidence

• Bodily Fluids

• Hair

• Fingerprints

True or False: Evidence collection begins after law enforcement arrives at the crime scene.

• True

• False

Trace Evidence is:

• A large piece of evidence transferred through physical contact during a crime

• A small piece of evidence transferred through physical contact during a crime

• Can not link a suspect

Trace Evidence includes: gun shot residue, drugs & soil

• True

• False

Bodily fluids include:

• Blood

• Semen

• Saliva

• Vomit

True or False: Hair is analyzed by using a microscope?

• True

• False