Evidence and Crime Scene

Most wrongful convictions are the result of...

• improper evidence collection

• contamination of evidence

• witness testimony

• out of date equipment or untrained officers

A crime scene sketch includes all the following except...

• A label to indicate the direction of north on the diagram

• The location of the crime scene

• A scale of size

• The type of search pattern detectives used to make the sketch

• A key or legend

It is important to separate witnesses at a crime scene in order to

• Protect them in case the perpetrator is among them

• Prevent them from talking and forming a collusion or story

• Prevent contamination of evidence

• Prevent them from leaving the scene

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

• notes and documentation

• chain of custody

• continuity of investigation

All of the following are considered direct evidence except:

• fingerprint

• video recording

• confession

• eyewitness testimony

Which of the following is the primary crime scene in relation to a bank robbery?

• The gas station where the suspects got gas.

• The bank.

• The thief's hideout.

• The get-away car.

Which stage of crime scene investigation includes comparison testing, evaluation, and interpretation.

• Reconstruction

• Individualization

• Identification

• Classification

The recognition stage of crime scene investigation includes...

• sequencing events, reporting, and presenting

• classification of evidence

• scene survey, documentation, collection

• comparison testing, evaluation, and interpretation

Sequencing events, reporting, and presenting are part of what stage of crime scene investigation?

• Identification

• Individualization

• Reconstruction

• Recognition

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

• Isolate and secure the scene.

• Arrest the perpetrator.

• Take notes.

• Search for evidence.