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Biological evidence
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| refers to samples of biological material—such as hair, tissue, bones, teeth, blood, semen, or other bodily fluids—or to evidence items containing biological material |
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| in legal contexts, is 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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Circumstantial evidence
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| relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact—such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By contrast, direct evidence supports the truth of an assertion directly—i.e., without need for any additional evidence or inference |
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Crime scene search patterns
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| zone pattern, grid method, parallel search, outward spiral, and inward spiral |
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Crime scene tools
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| A flashlight, Latex gloves and paper shoe covers, A magnifying glass and tweezers for collecting trace evidence, A pen, logbook, and sketchpad, Measuring tapes and rulers, Digital camera, as well as a camera with black and white and color film and several different lenses. |
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| Arson, robbery, kidnapping, and theft |
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Cross examination
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| Aggressive or detailed questioning of someone. |
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| Supports the truth of an assertion directly |
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| French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France" |
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Evidence examples
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| Real evidence (tangible things, such as a weapon). Demonstrative (a model of what likely happened at a given time and place). Documentary (a letter, blog post, or other document). Testimonial (witness testimony) |
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| Evidence identification markers are items that are used to mark and illustrate items of evidence at a crime scene. |
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| The physical containers used to store items of evidence are sometimes called evidence storage units. |
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| evidence of any matter relevant in legal proceedings if that matter is represented in a computer system directly and can be made readily understandable to a human being |
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Forensic science careers
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| Forensic Medical Examiner, Forensic Engineer, Forensic Accountant, Crime Scene Investigator |
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Physical evidence
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| any material object that plays some role in the matter that gave rise to the litigation, introduced as evidence in a judicial proceeding (such as a trial) to prove a fact in issue based on the object's physical characteristics. |
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| in medical and forensic science, analyze a sample and establish one of the following: The sample is definitely not a certain substance. The sample probably is the substance. |
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| print types refers to the process and paper of how the photograph is printed and developed. |
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Procedure of Evidence collection
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| Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation. This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSIs) and Law enforcement. The location of a crime scene can be the place where the crime took place, or can be any area that contains evidence from the crime itself. |
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| Scale Diagrams (or drawings) are often used to represent a smaller or larger object, shape or image. The scale used will depend on the reduction or enlargement of the object. |
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| 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. Investigators can potentially link a suspect and a victim to a mutual location through trace evidence |
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