SkillsUSA Crime Scene Study Set questions with complete solutions

Chain of Custody correct answers The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence. Circumstancial Evidence (indirect evidence) correct answers evidenced used to imply a fact but not support it directly. (ex. finding a suspect's gun at the scene of a shooting) Class Evidence correct answers material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group (ex. blood type) Crime Scene Investigation correct answers a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionalism work together to solve a crime. Crime Scene Reconstruction correct answers A hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission. Datum Point correct answers a permanent, fixed, point of reference used in mapping/diagramming a crime scene. Direct Evidence correct answers Evidence that (if authentic) supports an alleged fact of a case. (ex. First hand observation) First Responder correct answers The first safety official to arrive at a crime scene (ex. police officer, firefighting, EMT/Paramedic) Individual Evidence correct answers a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing (ex. fingerprint, DNA)