Tire Tread Impressions and Crime Scene Investigation

Flashcards covering key concepts related to tire tread impressions and evidence processing in a crime scene investigation.

Tire Tread Evidence

The impressions left by a tire on a surface which can be used to identify the tire that made them.

Crime Scene Matching

The process of matching suspect tires to tread patterns found at crime scenes.

Class Evidence

Evidence that can be linked to a group, rather than a single source, such as tire tread patterns.

Individual Evidence

Unique evidence that can be attributed to a single source, such as specific wear patterns or defects in a tire.

Suspect Tires

The tires associated with potential suspects in a crime investigation.

Matching Tire Assessment

The evaluation process of comparing suspect tires to tire impressions found at crime scenes.

Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

The process of collecting and analyzing evidence from a crime scene to solve a crime.

Impression Evidence

The type of evidence that involves identifying patterns left by objects, such as tire marks.