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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristicstrace evidenceindividual evidenceclass evidence
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.material that can be related to a single sourceindividual evidencecontrol evidencetrace evidence
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is calledchain of commandrecord of evidencechain of custody
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Blood-stained materials should be store in what type of containerpaper bagsair-tight new paint canmason jar with a lidplastic bag with a seal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions."With contact between two items, there will be an exchange." This is known as _____physical evdienceLocard's exchange principleForensic exchange principlethe law of forensics
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.It is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order toprevent contamination of evidenceprevent them from talking and forming a collusionprevent them from leaving the scene
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The first officer arriving at a crime scene, after providing or obtaining medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects (if possible), should immediately:
photograph the scene.
search for evidence.
make a rough sketch of the scene.
secure the scene.
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small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene
individual evidence
class evidence
direct evidence
trace evidence
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A crime scene sketch is a required part of an investigation.
True
False
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All evidence must be collected in glass test tubes.
True
False
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All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be
labeled and documented
analyzed in a scientific manner
handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen
all of the above
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Processing a crime scene involves:
only collecting evidence and taking pictures
Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene
only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses
only sketching the scene and taking pictures