Unit 1 Quiz 1 - Evidence Classification and Crime Scene

The first step that an officer takes when approaching a crime scene is to

• begin to document the crime scene

• check the body if there is one, and get medical attention

• isolate possible witnesses

• observe the scene for possible evidence

Which of the following is not a form of documentation at a crime scene?

• notes

• photography

• collecting evidence

• sketches

Who is NOT a member of the crime scene investigation team?

• District attorney

• Coroner

• Detective/ Investigator

• Eyewitness

• Medics/ Medical aid team

True/ False: Class evidence is that can be common to a group of persons

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of class evidence?

• a footwear impression left by a suspect's shoe that has been worn for a year

• DNA of the suspect found at the scene

• white powder residue on the victim

• a torn piece of paper from the scene that matches up (fits together) with a notebook from the suspects house

material that can be related to a single source

• individual evidence
• control evidence
• trace evidence

"With contact between two items, there will be an exchange." This is known as _____

• physical evdience
• Locard's exchange principle
• Forensic exchange principle
• the law of forensics 

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.

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.