Unit 3: Physical Evidence

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Across
  1. 4. - evidence collected over time used to prove or disprove the link between a suspect and a crime
  2. 6. - term used to describe fibers that are not of natural origin
  3. 11. - process of using physical or chemical properties to determine what an object is
  4. 14. - category of evidence in which the object has been narrowed down to a single identity
  5. 16. - term that describe evidence that can not be used in court for a variety of reasons
  6. 17. - type of evidence in which a person recounts what he or she saw
  7. 18. - the object of comparison by which we can ascertain positive identity
  8. 19. - term used to describe how certain an outcome/result is likely to be
Down
  1. 1. - evidence that establishes the need to start an investigation
  2. 2. - the last name of a victim (Caylee) and accused killer (Casey)
  3. 3. - the last name of the French Forensic Scientist whose principal of exchange is widely accepted
  4. 4. - type of evidence in which a person act in such a way that is consistent with someone who has committed a crime
  5. 5. - physical evidence of this type crime may include glass, headlights, paint, etc.
  6. 7. - type of evidence in which an object links a victim or suspect to a crime
  7. 8. - another name for rule or law - ex. "_______ of Limitations"
  8. 9. - the intentional contamination or disruption of evidence or a crime scene
  9. 10. - accuracy of a test
  10. 12. - anything that may provide a link to a civil or criminal investigation
  11. 13. - the last word in a process used to ensure that the collection, transfer, processing, and storage of evidence is documented as it changes hands
  12. 15. - term used to describe fibers that are not man-made