Processing Crime Scenes

What is evidence?

• Objects like rubber unicorns left at a dance party

• An excuse for a crime.

• Things left at a crime scene on purpose or accidentally

• Things left behind during a police training drill

What is trace evidence

• Non conclusive evidence that helps you narrow down the suspects

• Evidence found in a classroom

• Evidence that is left behind by exchange, like hair or fibers

• Evidence that can be traced only to one individual

Direct Evidence includes all but the following...

• blood left at the scene

• eye witness

• victim's testimony

• suspect's alibi

Maintaining a ______ _____ _______ log is essential to present credible evidence in court.

• Turning off Filters

• Chain of Command

• Chain of Custody

• Evidence ID Forms

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

Processing a crime scene involves:

• only collecting evidence and taking pictures

• Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

• only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

• only sketching the scene and taking pictures