Forensics CH 2 VOCABULARY (17)

a folded paper used to hold trace evidence

• first responder
• 
  class evidence
• 
  chain of custody
• paper bindle

a location other than the primary crime scene, but in some way related to the crime

• primary crime scene
• secondary crime scene
• class evidence
• 
  individual evidence

the location where the crime took place

• primary crime scene
• 
  secondary crime scene
• 
  class evidence
• 
  individual evidence

 hypothesis of sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission

• crime scene investigation
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  crime scene reconstruction
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  primary crime scene
• 
  secondary crime scene

the first safety official to arrive at a crime scene

• chain of custody
• first responder
• circumstantial evidence
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  trace evidence

a permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene

• triangulation
• subdatum point
• datum point

evidence that is consistent when retested

• trace evidence
• reliable evidence
• class evidence
• individual evidence

one of several reference points of known coordinates marked from a measureable distance/direction from the datum point

• subdatum point
• supradatum point
• reliable datum point
• datum point

a technique used to record evidence location from two fixed reference points

• math
• datum points
• triangulation
• photography

evidence that is properly collected and documented and truthfully supports a claim based on objective, scientific data

• responsible evidence
• valid evidence
• reliable evidence
• primary evidence