Forensic Crime Scene

Two types of Crime Scene Sketching: 

1. Rough sketch—completed at scene, not to scale

2. Final sketch—completed later with lots of time and 

    detail, drawn to scale

• True

• False

Two general types of evidence: direct and physical

_____________ evidence any and all objects and materials that are relevant in a crime

• Physical

• Direct

Visible Biological Evidence Collection: ___________________ are used for collection of evidence that you can see, i.e. possible blood stain

• dry swabs

• dry swabs

• spit on your finger

• Slightly moistened swabs

Relating the application of science to resolve legal matters

• Forensics

• Forensic Science

• Forensic Investigator

• CSI Effect

Forensic investigators are responsible for all of these except:

• confirming a suspect's guilt

• systematic observation and documentation

• report and communicate observations

• collect and examine evidence

Hair, fiber, fingerprints, document, blood, tool marks, impressions and glass are examples of what type of evidence?

• direct evidence

• physical evidence

• indirect evidence

• circumstantial evidence

What is a Crime Scene Investigator?

• A person trained to record, collect and test evidence found at a crime scene.

• A person trained to help the FBI

• A person trained to record, collect and make false evidence available.

• An agent trained to ride unicorns.

What is evidence?

• Objects like rubber unicorns left at a dance party

• An excuse for a crime.

• Things left at a crime scene on purpose or accidentally

• Things left behind during a police training drill

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A forensic investigator is only interested in...

• proving guilt or innocence

• solving the crime

• testifying in court

• collecting/examining evidence

What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?

• fingerprints can help identify people

• wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)

• for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene