Crime Scene Review

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What type of container should blood-stained materials be stored in?

Back

Blood-stained materials should be stored in paper bags.

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What is material that can be related to a single source called?

Back

Individual evidence.

Front

What principle states that 'with contact between two items, there will be an exchange'?

Back

Locard's exchange principle.

Front

True or False: All evidence must be collected in glass test tubes.

Back

False.

Front

What are small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene called?

Back

Trace evidence.

Front

What is the term for evidence that can be linked to a specific individual or source?

Back

Individual evidence.

Front

What type of evidence is used to establish a connection between a suspect and a crime scene?

Back

Physical evidence.

Front

What is the significance of Locard's exchange principle in forensic science?

Back

It emphasizes that whenever two objects come into contact, there is a transfer of material.

Front

What type of evidence can be used to support a hypothesis but cannot definitively prove it?

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Circumstantial evidence.

Front

What is the difference between class evidence and individual evidence?

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Class evidence can only narrow down the source to a group, while individual evidence can be traced to a single source.