Basics of crime scene investigation

Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred

• Forensics
• Accomplice
• Crime Scene
• Alibi

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime

• Forensics
• Evidence
• Suspect
• CSI

Any material items that are present at the crime scene

• evidence
• accomplice
• detectives
• police officers

Evidence can provide

• proof that a crime has been committed
• establish key elements of a crime
• exonerate (free) the innocent

• all of the above

The first officer arriving at a crime scene, after providing or obtaining medical assistance for the injured and effecting an arrest of suspects (if possible), should immediately:

• photograph the scene.

• search for evidence.

• make a rough sketch of the scene.

• secure the scene.

The most basic methods of crime scene recording include all of the following EXCEPT:

• infrared analysis.

• narrated videotape.

• sketches.

• note taking.

If the crime scene includes a dead body, the photographer should:

• determine the time of death.

• depict injuries and weapons at scene.

• attempt to identify the victim.

• attempt to locate the victim's next of kin.

A rough sketch need NOT include a:

• location of walls, doors and windows in the building on scene.

• sketch of the suspect(s).

• compass heading designating north.

• date, location, and time of the incident.

Which type of crime scene search pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?

• line

• zone

• spiral

• grid

material that can be related to a single source

• individual evidence
• control evidence
• trace evidence