chain of custody
the documented and unbroken transfer of evidence
circumstantial evidence
indirect evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
class evidence
material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group
crime scene investigation
a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
crime scene reconstruction
a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission
direct evidence
evidence that proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness
first responder
the first police officer to arrive at a crime scene
individual evidence
a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
paper bindle
a folded paper used to hold trace evidence
primary crime scene
location where a crime took place
secondary crime scene
location other than the primary crime scene that is in some way related to the crime and where evidence is found
trace evidence
small but measurable amounts of physical or biological evidence found at a crime scene
forensic science
the process of using science to resolve legal issues
physical evidence
Any evidence that may be produced in a trial in the form of a physical object, intended to prove a fact based on it characteristics