crime scene investigation

Question 1

summerise lochards principle

Answer 1

a criminal will always leave something behind at the crime scene and take something with them.

Question 2

define direct evidence

Answer 2

direct evidence establishes a fact such as eyewitness statements and confessions.

Question 3

define circumstantial evidence

Answer 3

circumstantial evidence requires a judge and/or jury to make an indirect judgement on what happened

Question 4

define physical evidence

Answer 4

non-living or inorganic items such as fingerprints and foot impressions

Question 5

define biological evidence

Answer 5

organic things such as blood, saliva and hair