10/7 Flashcards
Chain of Custody
Documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
Evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
Class Evidence
Material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
Crime Scene Investigation
Multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
Crime Scene Reconstruction
Hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime scene was committed through its commission
Direct Evidence
Evidence that if true proves an alleged fact
Evidence
Anything that tends to establish or disprove a fact
First Responder
First police officer to arrive at a crime scene
Individual Evidence
Kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
Paper Bindle
Folded paper used to hold evidence
Primary Crime Scene
Location where the crime took place
Secondary Crime Scene
Location that in some way related to the crime where evidence is found
Trace evidence
Small but measurable amounts of
physical or biological material found at a crime scene
Exchange Principle
States that when 2 people come into contact with each other a physical transfer occurs
Transient Evidence
Evidence that is temporary