1.1 Investigating The scene Flashcards

1
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What is an independent variable?

A

A variable that is altered/changed by the experimenter

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2
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What are the 5 steps to processing a Crime Scene? (in order)

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Interview, Examine, Photograph, Sketch, Collect Evidence

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What do you do in the interview stage?

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Ask witnesses at/near the scalene what happened, determine if a crime took place, any details as to how it was committed.

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4
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What do you do in the examine stage?

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Find and mark evidence, Look over the scene (DO NOT CONTAMINATE)

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Photograph and Sketch?

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Photograph-close up, high quality, ruler for scale, labeled

Sketch-Scale, Legend, Key, Conditions, Temperature, time, date, evidence, lay out of scene, explanation

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Collect Evidence?

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Establish a crime has been committed, provide a link between crime and victim, will be further analyzed, PREVENT CONTAMINATION

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EMT

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Special medically trained people that provide medical help to person in need to the hospital and before the hospital.

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CSI

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A person in law enforcement that is responsible for finding the evidence collecting it and preserving it at the crime scene

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911 Operator

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An individual person who answers emergency calls and sends emergency personnel to meet their needs

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10
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Biomedical Science

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The application of principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.

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