Forensics: Crime Scene Analysis I

Why do forensic scientists wear protective clothing?

• They don't want to get dirty

• They want to look cool

• They don't want to contaminate the crime scene

• They don't want to stand out from the detectives

Why do detectives and forensic scientists have to be so careful to preserve the evidence?

• Because the criminal might come back.

• Because the scene will not be intact forever.

Detectives and forensic scientists preserve an impression of the scene by...

• taking photos

• making sketches

• making video recordings

• all of these

Before evidence is removed from the crime scene it must be...

• carefully measured

• carefully recorded

• both of these

In a crime scene sketch, there should always be an arrow to show which way is

• South
• East
• West
• North

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

• Crime Scene
• Primary Location 
• Secondary Location 
• Alibi 

Crime scene sketches provide _____________ not present in photographs, video evidence, etc.

• Positioning of evidence

• Condition of evidence

• Close-ups and details

• Distances and dimensions

Which of the following is a team member on a crime scene team?

• First Police officer
• Medical Examiner
• Investigators
• All of the above

Documentation of a scene includes:

• Notes

• Sketches

• photos

• More than one of the above

Which of the following statements about the sketch is FALSE?

• It does NOT need to include evidence from the crime scene.
• It should include the exact position of the victim.
• It should include the layout of the crime scene.
• None of these are false.