Across
- 2. High-risk drug tool requiring special handling.
- 5. Biological samples tested for drugs or poisons.
- 7. Information and materials used to help solve a crime.
- 10. Invisible fingerprints left on surfaces.
- 11. Documentation tracking evidence from collection to court.
- 12. Search pattern moving outward from a central point.
- 15. Preventing witnesses from influencing each other’s statements.
- 16. Cheek swab used to collect DNA.
- 20. Electronic data such as texts, emails, or social media posts.
- 26. Protecting evidence from contamination or loss.
- 28. Fragments used to determine source and force of breakage.
- 30. Search method dividing a scene into sections.
- 31. Double strip method creating a crosshatch pattern.
- 32. A legal document allowing police to search a specific location.
- 33. Textile material used to link people or objects.
- 34. DNA evidence from saliva found on objects.
- 36. Evidence that narrows identity to a group.
- 38. Process of locating and lifting fingerprints.
- 40. Proper storage of evidence to prevent damage or contamination.
- 44. Folded paper used to store trace evidence.
- 45. Alteration or damage to evidence.
- 46. Evidence from living organisms such as blood or saliva.
- 47. Reasonable belief that a crime has occurred or evidence exists.
- 48. Determining who may have committed a crime based on evidence.
- 49. Search method using parallel lines across a scene.
- 50. Establishing boundaries around a crime scene.
- 51. Drugs or controlled substances collected for analysis.
- 52. First step in controlling a crime scene.
- 53. The process of obtaining, protecting, and analyzing evidence from a crime scene.
- 54. Organized method of searching a crime scene.
Down
- 1. Examination of hair to determine origin and characteristics.
- 3. Regulated drugs under government control.
- 4. Recorded or written information such as video, audio, or digital files.
- 6. Safety gear used to protect investigators and evidence.
- 8. Evidence moved from one object to another through contact.
- 9. Packaging that shows if evidence has been altered.
- 13. Legal protection ensuring fair treatment under the law.
- 14. Visual documentation of a crime scene.
- 17. A drawn representation of the crime scene layout.
- 18. Organized procedures used to secure, document, and examine a crime scene.
- 19. Law allowing seizure of evidence that is clearly visible.
- 21. Evidence that identifies a single person or object.
- 22. Biological samples collected in sexual assault cases.
- 23. Scientific examination of evidence.
- 24. Statements from witnesses, victims, or experts.
- 25. Evidence linking a suspect, victim, or scene.
- 27. Small evidence such as hair, fibers, or glass.
- 29. Using evidence to determine the sequence of events in a crime.
- 35. Clearing a person from suspicion or blame.
- 37. Search method radiating outward from a central point.
- 39. Tangible objects or materials connected to a crime.
- 41. Samples collected from deceased individuals.
- 42. Chips used to identify vehicles or tools.
- 43. Biological material used for DNA and crime analysis.