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Forensic Science Crime Scene (Unit 3) Review
Forensic Science Crime Scene (Unit 3) Review
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Criminology
Not Applicable
10/17/2019

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Crime Scene
Definition
Any place where evidence may be located and gathered to help explain events[image]
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Chain of Custody
Definition

A written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence

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Physical Evidence
Definition

Objects found at the scene of a crime

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Biological Evidence
Definition

Samples of material that can be utilized to identify DNA 

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Circumstantial Evidence
Definition

Evidence that requires some reasoning or inference in order to prove a fact

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Crime Scene Search Patterns
Definition

Techniques used to search for evidence at a crime scene

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Modus operandi
Definition

Characteristic ways a criminal goes about committing a crime

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Crime Scene Tools
Definition

Tools used for a crime scene investigation 

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Crime Examples
Definition

Arson, rape, murder, drug raid, assault, abandon collisions, fraud, cyber stalking, driving intoxicated, Blackmail, Bribery, Burglary, kidnapping etc.

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Cross Contamination
Definition

A source of transferred evidence from items to another sample due to a poorly handled investigation

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Edmond Locard (Locard Principle)
Definition

Formulated the Locard Exchange Principle: The perpetrator will bring something into the crime scene and will leave with traces of it,which can be used a forensic evidence

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Direct Evidence
Definition

Supports the truth of an assertion (in criminal law, an assertion of guilt or of innocence) directly without interrupting the evidence by any means 

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Evidence Examples
Definition

Finger prints, foot prints, hand print, soil, shoe prints, drugs, tire tracks, DNA, blood, fiber, hair, semen, chemical debris, arsenic debris, suicide note, vegetation, insects, digital items/log, fire arms, bullet/ bullet casing, tool tool marks etc.

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Evidence Storage
Definition

Paper bags with vials,contained swabs,druggist folds,and print cards

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Evidence Data
Definition

Information including the name of the evidence,case number,marker number,date,name of the evidence collector,crime scene,and the location

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Evidence Markers
Definition

The evidence marking system is used in the field as a successful tool that will reveal, simplify, organize and identify the numerous items of evidence found at crime scenes. 
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Forensic Science Careers
Definition

Medical Examiner,Forensic Engineer, Crime Scene Cleaner, Forensic Accountant,Crime Scene Investigator, Crime Laboratory Analyst, Forensic Science Technicians, Forensic Archaeologists,and Forensic Psychologists 

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Print Types
Definition

Includes patent prints,plastic prints,and latent prints

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Presumptive test
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Analyzing a sample and establishing one of the following: The sample is definitely not a certain substance or is the substance.

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Procedure of Evidence Collection
Definition

Communicate with on the scene, view the scene, establish security, plan, survey, document scene, conduct second review, record & preserve evidence

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Trace Evidence
Definition

Anything that is transferable between people,objects,or the environment

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Scale Diagrams
Definition

Sketch that illustrates evidence, surrounding items, directional location, information labels, descriptive key, and measurements used to show the layout of the crime scene.

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