Unit 2

Question 1

Suspect

Answer 1

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime

Question 2

Accomplice

Answer 2

Person associated with someone who was suspected of committing

Question 3

Alibi

Answer 3

A statement that a suspect makes to identify where they were at the time of the crime

Question 4

Testimonial evidence

Answer 4

Evidence that includes oral or written statements given to police as court testimony by people who witnessed an event

Question 5

Physical evidence

Answer 5

Evidence that refers to any material items that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims or found in suspect possession

Question 6

Trace evidence

Answer 6

Physical evidence that is found in small but measurable amounts (hair, fingers, or skin cells).

Question 7

Direct evidence

Answer 7

First hand observation (eyewitness account, videos, confessions)

Question 8

Circumstantial evidence

Answer 8

Indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact but does not directly prove it. (finding a suspects gun at a crime scene)

Question 9

Class evidence

Answer 9

Traist that are shared by similar persons or objects, group. Never a single source (blood type, cotton fibers)

Question 10

Individual evidence

Answer 10

Traits that are unique to a particular person or object within a class, trace back to one person (DNA, Fingerprints)

Question 11

What is the crime scene team

Answer 11

Police officers, CSI units, Distirct Attorney, Medical Examiner, Specialists, Detectives

Question 12

Seven S’s of crime scene investigation

Answer 12

1) secure the scene, 2) seperate the witness, 3) scan the scene, 4) see the scene, 5) sketch the scene, 6) search for evidence, 7) secure and collect evidence

Question 13

A.D.A.P.T

Answer 13

Arest for apprehend the perpetrator, detain and identify witness, assess the crime scene, protect, take notes