Intro to Crime Scene Tech

What is testimonial evidence?

Evidence given in the form of a statement made under oath
What is direct evidence?
- Evidence that supports a conclusion of fact without interference
- Ex. Surveillance or audio tapes
What is circumstantial evidence?
- Evidence that requires interference to connect it to a conclusion of fact
- Ex. Fibers
What is fruit of the poison tree?

Any information derived from illegally seized physical evidence is inadmissible in court
ASCLD

The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
Objection sustained

means you can not answer the question
Objection overruled

means that you can answer the question
IAI

International Association for Identification
What does forensic mean

The legal aspect of
What is the primary duty of the first officer at the scene

Preserve the crime scene
Crime scenes should be _____ bigger than what you need

1/3
GPS

Global positioning system
Legal and medical data is always written using _______ measurements

metric
What is touch DNA

DNA evidence made up of very small quantities of DNA
What are the four kinds of crime scene search
- Strip or line search
- Grid search
- Spiral search
- Quadrant or zone search

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Intro to Crime Scene Tech

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Intro to Crime Scene Tech

Updated

2012-10-13T17:29:07Z

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