Forensics Ch. 2 pages 42-59

The first step in processing a crime scene is to (a)   and isolate the crime scene.

Any object that can establish that a crime had been committed or can link a crime and its victim or a perpetrator is known as:

(a)  

Famous unsolved murder in which a six-year old's body was found in the basement of her home; the crime scene was not secured or processed properly.

(a)  

A precise rendering of a crime scene, drawn to scale, is known as a:

(a)  

A list of all people who come into possession of an item of evidence is called

(a)  

After the crime scene is secured and isolated, the crime scene is recorded using what three methods?

• photography

• sketches

• notes

• serving search warrants

• interviewing witnesses

7. Once collected, physical evidence must be collected and stored in a way that preserves its integrity for forensic comparison and analysis.

• agree

• disagree

8. Clothing from three participants in a crime is collected. How should it be packaged?

9. Small amounts of trace evidence should be packaged in a

(a)  

Bloostained evidence should not be stored in an (a)   container because this container might encourage the growth of mold which could destroy DNA evidence.