Forensics - Unit 01 - Chapters 1 and 2

Detectives look for leads by interviewing witnesses.

Eyewitness accounts vary because what you observe depends on your level of:

The location where the crime took place is a

The terms grid, linear, and zone are typically used to describe datum points.

An example of trace evidence would be:

Securing the scene is the responsibility of the first responding:

The first task of forensic scientists is to find, examine, and evaluate evidence.

To ensure all evidence is found, a crime scene is often laid out in a:

A kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing is called class evidence.

Whenever two people come in contact with each other, a transfer occurs. This material is called

Forensic derives from the Latin word, forensic, which means:

An evidence log and a chain of custody must be attached to the evidence container

Specialists at a crime scene include:

Class evidence narrows an identity to:

An opinion is a statement or information that can be verified.

What we perceive about people depends on their mannerisms and gestures.

Through our senses, we gather information every single moment about what is around us.

The purpose of the Innocence Project was to reexamine post-conviction cases using

A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts is:

What a person perceives using his or her senses

Ballistics expects work with

Medical examiners are also called:

Perception:

Verbal testimony of a forensic scientist alone may not be entered into evidence without:

Forensic lab technicians are

An interesting aspect of our perception is that we believe what we:

Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps is

Direct evidence includes

A location where evidence is found related to the crime, but not where the crime took place:

Our emotional states influences our ability to see and hear what is happening around us.