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What does SOCO stand for? Scene of Crime Officer
Who are involved in the evidence SOCO, Witnesses and Specialists
process?
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What are the two types of Testimonial and Physical
evidence?
What are examples of physical Hairs, fibres, fingerprints and biological material
evidence?
What is testimonial evidence? People's written words of evidence
What is physical evidence? Real, physical pieces of evidence that can be seen
What is Locard's exchange Every contact leaves a trace
principle?
Who always needs to work based SOCO
on the Locards exchange
principle?
How is physical evidence From tweezers and sellotape
collected/gathered?
Why does SOCO use tweezers to So items don't become contaminated
gather evidence?
Why is sellotape used to gather to lift things off of surfaces
evidence?
Where is physical evidence plastic containers, envelopes or even documents
stored?
Who examines physical Specialists (forensics)
evidence?
How can evidence be analysed? Highly powered microscopes
What can microscopes be used If they have been pulled out or fallen naturally
for hairs?
What do all fingers have? small sweat glands
How can fingerprints be shown? Intense lights to make them visible
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How are fingerprints stored? Photographed and put onto a data system
Aluminium powder which gravitates towards the fingerprints, then
How can some fingerprints be they're lifted with tape.
gathered? Then heated in a type of chamber so fingerprints on physical
things can be displayed.
Where are all fingerprints stored? a computer database
How much data on computer 8 million prints
database?
What are three types of arches, loops, whorls
fingerprints?
Who can give testimonial Witness, defendant, victim and specialist
evidence?
What must testimonial evidence relevant
be?
This describes how the impact of a crime can spread beyond the
Ripple Effect
primary victim throughout their family, friends or community.
This can cause from a criminal action to become illegal in one
country but still remain legal in another as it is not known that it is
an issue. On top of this if in a culture a crime is thought to be fine
Cultural
to commit like honour killings then as they don͛t consider it to be a
crime it influences others like a younger generation to think that it
is ok.
When the law is altered to make a crime that was once illegal now
Decriminalization
legal. This happens because the law can͛t be enforced or imposed.
Certain crimes are prioritised by the police. This ensures that the
Police prioritisation
most important issues are addressed especially in local areas.
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this refers to crimes that are reported to the police but not
Unrecorded Crime recorded by them. This can affect the police statistics and mean
that a crime won͛t be investigated despite it being reported.
Certain crimes may be perceived as a human right and go
Cultural Change
unreported for a long time because of this.
the police have made it easier to report crime so that less is
unreported. The most common methods are calling 999 or going
Procedural Change
into a police station but on top of this you can call
certain numbers if it is not an emergency.
What is testimonial evidence? a statement made under oath by a competent witness
What are the two types of Fact witnesses
testimonial evidence? Expert Witnesses
Collection - statements taken for each side
Storage - Police must record all the statements word for word.
What is the process of collecting When a statement is taken, the witness signs it
testimonial evidence? Analysis - Forensic Linguists analyse the statement- determine
truth telling
Personnel involved - Police, lawyers, CPS
Describe the process of Witness called by the prosecution/defence
testifying in court Questioned then cross-examined
Vulnerable witnesses usually include children, victims of sexual
assault, or an individual with a mental disorder.
Why do some witnesses not Testimony provided via video link
appear in court? Where both the prosecution and defence agree on the evidence,
the witness will not be required to attend court and their evidence
will simply be read out as a statement in court
Evidence is admissible if it relates to the facts in issue, or to
What is admissibility? circumstances that make those facts probable or improbable, and
has been properly obtained.
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3 AC1.3, Unit 3 AC1.3, AC1.3- how evidence
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AC1.3…
Terms in this set (164)
What does SOCO stand for? Scene of Crime Officer
Who are involved in the evidence SOCO, Witnesses and Specialists
process?
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What are the two types of Testimonial and Physical
evidence?
What are examples of physical Hairs, fibres, fingerprints and biological material
evidence?
What is testimonial evidence? People's written words of evidence
What is physical evidence? Real, physical pieces of evidence that can be seen
What is Locard's exchange Every contact leaves a trace
principle?
Who always needs to work based SOCO
on the Locards exchange
principle?
How is physical evidence From tweezers and sellotape
collected/gathered?
Why does SOCO use tweezers to So items don't become contaminated
gather evidence?
Why is sellotape used to gather to lift things off of surfaces
evidence?
Where is physical evidence plastic containers, envelopes or even documents
stored?
Who examines physical Specialists (forensics)
evidence?
How can evidence be analysed? Highly powered microscopes
What can microscopes be used If they have been pulled out or fallen naturally
for hairs?
What do all fingers have? small sweat glands
How can fingerprints be shown? Intense lights to make them visible
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How are fingerprints stored? Photographed and put onto a data system
Aluminium powder which gravitates towards the fingerprints, then
How can some fingerprints be they're lifted with tape.
gathered? Then heated in a type of chamber so fingerprints on physical
things can be displayed.
Where are all fingerprints stored? a computer database
How much data on computer 8 million prints
database?
What are three types of arches, loops, whorls
fingerprints?
Who can give testimonial Witness, defendant, victim and specialist
evidence?
What must testimonial evidence relevant
be?
This describes how the impact of a crime can spread beyond the
Ripple Effect
primary victim throughout their family, friends or community.
This can cause from a criminal action to become illegal in one
country but still remain legal in another as it is not known that it is
an issue. On top of this if in a culture a crime is thought to be fine
Cultural
to commit like honour killings then as they don͛t consider it to be a
crime it influences others like a younger generation to think that it
is ok.
When the law is altered to make a crime that was once illegal now
Decriminalization
legal. This happens because the law can͛t be enforced or imposed.
Certain crimes are prioritised by the police. This ensures that the
Police prioritisation
most important issues are addressed especially in local areas.
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this refers to crimes that are reported to the police but not
Unrecorded Crime recorded by them. This can affect the police statistics and mean
that a crime won͛t be investigated despite it being reported.
Certain crimes may be perceived as a human right and go
Cultural Change
unreported for a long time because of this.
the police have made it easier to report crime so that less is
unreported. The most common methods are calling 999 or going
Procedural Change
into a police station but on top of this you can call
certain numbers if it is not an emergency.
What is testimonial evidence? a statement made under oath by a competent witness
What are the two types of Fact witnesses
testimonial evidence? Expert Witnesses
Collection - statements taken for each side
Storage - Police must record all the statements word for word.
What is the process of collecting When a statement is taken, the witness signs it
testimonial evidence? Analysis - Forensic Linguists analyse the statement- determine
truth telling
Personnel involved - Police, lawyers, CPS
Describe the process of Witness called by the prosecution/defence
testifying in court Questioned then cross-examined
Vulnerable witnesses usually include children, victims of sexual
assault, or an individual with a mental disorder.
Why do some witnesses not Testimony provided via video link
appear in court? Where both the prosecution and defence agree on the evidence,
the witness will not be required to attend court and their evidence
will simply be read out as a statement in court
Evidence is admissible if it relates to the facts in issue, or to
What is admissibility? circumstances that make those facts probable or improbable, and
has been properly obtained.
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