Forensic science -crime scene and evidence Flashcards

5082866647	Place where an offense has been committed and evidence may be gathered	Define: crime scene	0
5082866648	Facts and circumstances constituting a breach of law	Define: Corpus delicti	1
5082866649	Money revenge emotion	What are the top reasons for committing a crime	2
5082866650	Body, primary and or secondary crime scene, suspects	The sources of evidence include:	3
5082866651	1st police officer, medics, investigators, medical, examiner, photographer	Who are the members of the crime scene	4
5082866652	Scientific method, locard exchange principal	What is the crime scene investigation based on	5
5082866653	Recognition, identification, individualization, reconstruction	What does crime scene investigation involve	6
5082866654		List the 7 S's of crime scene investigation	7
5082866655	Asses the crime scene and assist the injured, detain the witness, arrest the perpetrator, protect the crime scene, take notes	List the responsibilities of the first officer on the scene	8
5082866656	Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or decline others	Define: Collusion	9
5082866657	Date, time, scale of location, weather and environmental conditions, discretion of the crime, location of the evidence, relative to other key points, names of people involved, notification	What things should be included in crime scene investigation notes	10
5082866658	Date, time, scale, reference points, distance measurements, names of investigators, victims, suspects	What should a crime scene sketch include	11
5082866659	Linear strip, grid, zone, wheel/Ray, spiral	Define: All 5 search methods	12
5082866660	Each item must be placed in a separate container, sealed, and labeled. Most fragile first, body sent to medical examiner	Describe the methods for collecting and packaging evidence	13
5082866661	Medical examiner	Who is responsible for the body or evidence found on the body	14
5082866662	Trace evidence may be placed on piece of paper which is the folded a certain way called druggists fold	How do you create a bindle	15
5082866663	So evidence doesn't become tampered with, no one gets in trouble	Why is chain of custody important	16
5082866664	Data collection, hypothesis formation, examination, testing, and analysis. Determination of the significance of the evidence, theory formulation	List the stages of crime scene reconstruction	17
5082866665	Hypothesis formation, theory formulation	Why would someone stage a crime scene? How could you tell if it was staged	18
5082866666	Coroner has no specific training, medical examiner usually the pathologist	What is the difference medical examiner and the coroner	19
5082866667	Identify, establish time and death, medical cause, determine mechanism, classify the manner, notify next of kin	What are the responsibilities of the medical examiner	20
5082866668	Recognition, identification, individualization, reconstruction	What is Locards principle	21
5082866669	Available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid	Define: evidence	22
5082866670	Useful to identify suspect, to help make more clear	How are crime scene sketches useful and why do we need them in age of digital photos and video	23
5082866671	Date, time, scale, reference points, distance measurements, name of investigators, victims, suspects	What requirements must be met for a sketch or diagram to be legally admissible in court	24
5082866672	Facial features, eye color, facial hair, bone structure, hair line	What should a crime scene sketch include	25
5082866673	Statement made under oath - direct evidence	Define: Testimonial evidence	26
5082866674	Any object or material - indirect evidence	Define: Physical Evidence	27
5082866675	Accuracy, nature of offense, characteristic of witness	What are the factors that can affect the reliability of eye witnesses	28
5082866676	Prove crime, can corroborate for guilty or not guilty, can link suspect	Because of the influence on eyewitnesses, physical evidence becomes critical. Name some of the things it can	29
5082866677	Transfer evidence - changed or lost, pattern evidence - direct contract, conditional evidence - by specific event or action, transfer evidence - contract between person and objects, associative evidence - associative victim or suspect with a scene or with each other	Know 5 types of physical and evidence and describe each	30
5082866678	Class - certain brand Individual - exact/ particular	Know the difference between class and individual evidence and examples	31