Crime Scene Investigation Exam

Evidence in which you see the action (crime) happen is called

• Direct evidence

• Indirect evidence

Examples of indirect evidence are (check all that apply)

• Eyewitness accounts

• body, or body parts

• Hair

• Security camera

A body found in the woods with a gun shot wound, but no blood spatter, is an example of a primary crime scene.

• True

• False

The third step in the crime scene investigation is to ___________________ the scene.

Typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they secure the scene

• detectives
• specialists
• district attorney
• police officers

Evidence can provide

• proof that a crime has been committed
• establish key elements of a crime
• exonerate the innocent
• all of the above

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

the first responding police officer should keep a record of anyone who enters or leave the crime scene.  This is called

• chain of command
• evidence log
• security log

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

• South
• East
• West
• North

In a crime scene sketch, to show where a dead body or weapon is located, one should measure and draw the distance from the evidence to

• 1 immovable landmark

• 2 immovable landmarks

• the body and 1 wall

• it does not matter because you have photographed it.