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FS Unit 3
This is about crime scene investigation
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Criminology
Intermediate
10/18/2019

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Chain of Custody

 

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The chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence.
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Physical Evidence
Definition
any item that comes from a nonliving origin, while biological evidence always originates from a living being. The most important kinds of physical evidence are fingerprints, tire marks, footprints, fibers , paint, and building materials.
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Evidence data
Definition
Information such as the evidence name, case #, marker #, date, evidence collector name, crime scene, and location.
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Forensics Science careers
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Medical Examiner, Forensic Engineer, crime scene cleaner, Forensic Accountant. ... Crime Scene Investigator, Crime laboratory Analyst, Forensic Science Technician Salary, Forensic Archaeologists Salary, Forensic Psychologists Salary etc.
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Trace Evidence
Definition
Fibers, hair, soil, wood, gunshot residue and pollen are only a few examples of trace evidence that may be transferred between people, objects or the environment during a crime.
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Scale Diagrams
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visually documents the setting of a crime as it appeared when it was discovered.
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Edmond Locard
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He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace". This became known as Locard's exchange principle.
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Crime examples
Definition
Arson, rape, murder, drug raid, assault, abandon collisions, fraud, cyber stalking, driving intoxicated, Blackmail, Bribery, Burglary, kidnapping etc.
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Presumptive test
Definition
qualitative analysis that allows to identify, or confirm, the presence of a substance in a sample.
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Circumstantial evidence
Definition
evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact.
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Crime Scene Materials
Definition
Assisting equipment such as finger print brush, chemicals, oblique lighting, markers, swabs, evidence bags, tape, camera, labels, vials, measuring tape, and caution tape, gloves, mask, face shield, shoe covers, coveralls etc.
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Cross contamination
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the process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, with harmful effect.
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Print types
Definition
Patent prints, plastic prints, latent prints.
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Biological evidence
Definition
Evidence found that comes from something living, such as hair, blood, teeth, or bones.
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Evidence Markers
Definition
Identification items used to illustrate items of evidence at a crime scene.
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Evidence storage
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Primary material are paper bags along with vials, contained swabs, druggist folds, and print cards.
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Procedure of Evidence collection
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Communicate with on the scene, view the scene, establish security, plan, survey, document scene, conduct second review, record & preserve evidence refer to victim.

 

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Crime scene search patterns
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strip, grid, spiral, line/lane, zone/quadrant, and wheel/pie.
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Evidence examples
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Finger prints, foot prints, hand prints, soil, etc. Literally anything that would be useful when proving something in court.
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