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Crime Scene Investigator. Vocabulary PowerPoint. Created by The University of North Texas in partnership with the Texas Education Agency. Crime Scene …. The scene where a crime took place. Trace evidence ….
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Crime Scene Investigator Vocabulary PowerPoint Created by The University of North Texas in partnership with the Texas Education Agency
Crime Scene … • The scene where a crime took place
Trace evidence … • The evidence left at a crime scene, such as fingerprints, hairs, fibers, shoe impressions, and tire prints
Evidence collection kits … • Kits which contain tools and equipment for collecting evidence at a crime scene
Alternative light sources … • High and low wavelength ultraviolet lights that illuminate fluids, blood, and fingerprints
Latent fingerprints … • Fingerprints that are invisible and unseen without special chemicals or UV lights
Crime lab … • A scientific laboratory where all evidence collected at the crime scene is processed and analyzed
Forensics … • The science of identifying, classifying, and analyzing physical evidence related to criminal investigations
Chain of evidence … • A collection of various types of evidence that work together to tell what happened and to place a suspect, beyond any doubt, at the scene of the crime