Across
- 1. documented & unbroken transfer of evidence
- 4. one of several reference points of known coordinates marked from a measurable distance and direction from the datum point
- 5. a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is related to the crime; where evidence is found
- 9. a mathematical method of estimating positions of objects at a location such as a crime scene, given locations of stationary objects
- 11. evidence (testimony, exhibits, demonstrative evidence, and documentary material) properly collected and documented that truthfully supports a claim based on objective, scientific data from reliable sources
- 13. kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing
- 14. evidence that (if authentic) supports an alleged fact of a case
- 15. location where the crime took place
- 16. material that connects an individual or a thing to a certain group
Down
- 1. multidisciplinary approach in which scientific & legal professionals work together to solve a crime
- 2. small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene
- 3. evidence used to imply a fact but not support it directly
- 6. first safety official to arrive at a crime scene
- 7. hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission
- 8. permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene
- 10. folded paper used to hold trace evidence
- 12. evidence that is consistent when retested