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Forensic Science - Answers Science in service to courts
Forensic Method - Answers Systematic approach to documenting, collecting, interpreting and
presenting evidence for presentation in court of law
Crime - Answers An act forbidden by law and punishable
Crime Scene Investigation - Answers Term referring to processes associated with investigation
of criminal events
Criminalistics - Answers Term for analysis of physical evidence. (often called forensic scientists)
Criminology - Answers Scientific study of crime
Evidence - Answers Anything that can help prove or disprove a point in question
Types Of Evidence - Answers [Physical]
- Objects
- Impressions
[Observations]
- Weather
- Lights on/off
[Testimony]
- Eye witness
- Expert
Locard's Exchange Principle - Answers Every contact leaves a trace...by leaving something
behind, by taking something away, by doing both.
Chain Of Custody - Answers Breaks in the chain (fruit of the poisonous tree)
CSI Effect - Answers Combination of effects that might appear to contradict each other
LOSER - Answers L.O.S.E.R is the practical guideline for crime scene management.
[L]isten
, [O]bserve
[S]earch
[E]valuate
[R]ecord
Hot Zone and Warm Zone - Answers Hot zone is the inner perimeter of the crime scene. (Where
the body is found)
Warm zone is the outer perimeter of the crime scene. (other rooms surrounding the hot zone)
People At The Scene - Answers Victim
Offender
Witnesses
Relatives
Media
Police
Other investigators
Overall Photos - Answers Allows the viewer to see a large area of the scene at eye level
Mid range Photos - Answers Establishes the position of the evidence in the scene
Close Up Photos - Answers Allows the viewer to see all evident detail on the item of evidence
Sketches - Answers Simplest way to represent the scene
Polar Coordinates - Answers Measure in proximity to something
Rectangular Coordinates - Answers Have two measurements: an x coordinate and a y
coordinate
Triangulation - Answers (Most complicated but most accurate) Two measuring tapes intersect
and create triangles
Cross Contamination - Answers Unintended movement of material between two or more
objects
Ethics - Answers Well-founded standards of right and wrong that dictate what humans ought to