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CAYAT , DENCIO JR.
1. Crime Scene Vocabulary
____CRIME SCENE______ : Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred.
_____PRIMARY CRIME SCENE : The original location of a crime or accident.
_____SECONDARY CRIME SCENE : An alternate location where additional evidence may be found.
_____SUSPECT___________: Person thought to be capable of committing a crime.
____ACCOMPLICE_______: Second person associated with committing a crime.
_____ALIBI___________: Statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime.
2. Types of Evidence
______TESTIMONIAL______ evidence would be any witnessed accounts of an incident or crime.
______PHYSICAL__________ evidence would refer to any material items that are present at the crime scene or on the
victims.
____TRACE EVIDENCE_____ evidence refers evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts.
3. What will evidence collected at a scene do for the investigation?
• May _____PROVE_____that a crime has been committed
• Establish any _____KEY ELEMENTS__ of a crime
• Link a _____SUSPECT___________with a crime scene or a victim
• Establish the ____IDENTITY_____of a victim or suspect
• Corroborate verbal _____WITNESS______testimony
• Exonerate the _____INNOCENT______.
• Give ____DETECTIVE______leads to work with in the case
4. Crime Scene Personnel
______POLICE OFFICERS______ are typically the first to arrive at a crime scene. They are responsible for securing
the scene so no evidence is destroyed and detaining persons of interest in the crime.
The _____ _CSI UNIT ________ documents the crime scene in detail and collects any physical evidence. The DISTRICT ATTORNEY is often present to help determine if any search warrants are required
to proceed and obtains those warrants from a judge.
The ______MEDICAL EXAMINEER____ (if a homicide) may or may not be present to determine a preliminary
cause of death.
______SPECIALIST________ (entomologists, forensic scientists, forensic psychologists) may be called in
if the evidence requires
expert analysis.
_____DETECTIVES___ interview witnesses and consult with the CSI unit. They investigate the crime by
following leads provided by witnesses and physical evidence.
5. Crime Scene Protocol
What steps will an investigator follow to analyze and document a crime scene?
