crime scene
Forensics team's workspace
A crime scene is the location where a crime occurred, preserved for investigation.
Police cordon off crime scenes to protect evidence: Detectives spent hours at the crime scene.
The term extends to any place being treated as such, whether or not a crime is confirmed: The whole apartment looked like a crime scene.
Dried blood residue
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- footprintMark from stepping
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- shell casingAmmunition's metal container
bullet hole · hair · fiber · weapon · broken glass · tire track · handprint · tool mark
Professional crime investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- witnessOne who attests
interrogation · alibi · suspect · photograph · canvass · statement · incident report · lead
Examining hereditary material
- fingerprint analysisIdentifying people by digit patterns
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
autopsy · hair analysis · latent print · reconstruction · entomology · pathology · odontology · luminol
Officer solving unlawful deaths
- forensic technicianEvidence analysis specialist
- medical examinerPhysician determining death causes
- coronerPublic death investigator
- photographerCamera-wielding image maker
sketch artist · patrol officer · profiler · ballistics expert · toxicologist · serologist · K-9 unit · forensic pathologist
Protected boundary around location
bloodstain
Dried blood residue
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- footprintMark from stepping
- DNAHereditary code molecule
shell casing · bullet hole · hair · fiber · weapon · broken glass · tire track · handprint · tool mark · bite mark
detective
Professional crime investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
witness · interrogation · alibi · suspect · photograph · canvass · statement · incident report · lead · tip
DNA analysis
Examining hereditary material
- fingerprint analysisIdentifying people by digit patterns
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- toxicologyScience of poisons
serology · autopsy · hair analysis · latent print · reconstruction · entomology · pathology · odontology · luminol · swabbing
homicide detective
Officer solving unlawful deaths
- forensic technicianEvidence analysis specialist
- medical examinerPhysician determining death causes
- coronerPublic death investigator
photographer · sketch artist · patrol officer · profiler · ballistics expert · toxicologist · serologist · K-9 unit · forensic pathologist
secure perimeter
Protected boundary around location
- Criminal Investigationdetective, forensics, investigator, evidence collection, interrogation
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
- police workpatrol, arrests, arrest, stings, investigation
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- true crimecold case, unsolved mystery, murder mystery, homicide, serial killer
crime scenecourthouse
Legal proceedings venue
courtroom · jail · prison · parole office · police station
crime scenesanctuary
Protected sacred space
safe haven · safe house · refuge · shelter · haven
crime, scene, criminal, criminality, incriminate, incrimination, incriminating, anticrime, criminologist