Unit 2 Vocab Test - Forensics

indirect evidence, evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly

• district attorney

• circumstantial evidence

• secure and collect evidence

• Locard Exchange Principle

the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene

• first responder

• secure the scene

• control sample

• direct evidence

A document attached to an item of physical evidence recording the chain of possession (chain of custody) of that piece of evidence.

• evidence log

• paper bindle

• direct evidence

• class evidence

a spiral, grid, linear, or quadrant pattern should be walked and location of evidence marked, photographed and sketched. Sixth step in Crime Scene Investigation

• individual evidence

• search for evidence

• secure the scene

• separate the witnesses

Forensic examiners scan the scene to see where photos should be taken. The primary and secondary crime scenes must be determined. Third step in Crime Scene Investigation

• see the scene

• scan the scene

• sketch the scene

• secure the scene

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime

• trace evidence

• district attorney

• class evidence

• direct evidence

Creating a drawing of the crime scene on a grid paper so that scale can be shown. Fifth step in Crime Scene Investigation

• sketch the scene

• secure the scene

• scan the scene

• see the scene

when witness or suspects create story of what happened at a crime scene

• class evidence

• chain of custody

• crime scene

• collusion

the elected or appointed official who represents the government in the prosecution of a crime

• direct evidence

• sketch the scene

• chain of custody

• district attorney

small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene

• paper bindle

• direct evidence

• class evidence

• trace evidence