Midterm Review Crime Scene

material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics

• trace evidence
• individual evidence
• class evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

material that can be related to a single source

• individual evidence
• control evidence
• trace evidence

Most wrongful convictions seem to be the result of

• out of date investigating equipment
• contamination of evidence
• faulty eyewitness testimony

The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called

• chain of command
• record of evidence
• chain of custody

What type of evidence is a handwritten note?

• physical
• trace

when securing a crime scene the two most important factors are to

• scan the scene, separate the witnesses
• safety of individuals, separate the witnesses
• see the scene, preserving evidence
• safety of individual, preserving evidence

What are the four patterns to search for evidence

• spiral, round, linear, quadrant
• grid, round, linear, zone
• spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
• spiral, grid, linear, quadrant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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.

• secure the scene.

Which statement about note taking is NOT true?

• Notes should include location of physical evidence recovered.

• Note taking is done after all crime scene processing has been completed.

• The date of the investigation should be recorded.

Physical evidence at a hit-and-run scene could include:

• glass fragments.

• fabric impressions.

• all of the above.