2022 Crime Scene Investigation Review

After ensuring everyone is safe, the first officer to arrive at a crime scene must then...

• Take all Photographs

• Secure the Crime Scene

• Make a Rough Sketch

• Look for Evidence

When investigating a crime scene, what step would you take after searching the scene?

• Secure the scene

• Begin Note-taking

• Separate Witnesses

• Collect and package the evidence

Why should witnesses be separated as one of the early steps at the crime scene?

• You don't want witnesses to leave the scene

• To prevent them from comparing information

• To get them out of any danger

• To make sure they aren't in any evidence photos

The location where a crime or accident actually took place.

• Alternate Crime Scene

• Original Crime Scene

• Secondary Crime Scene

• Primary Crime Scene

Evidence that includes eyewitness testimony of an accident or crime.

• Direct

• Physical

• Indirect

• Circumstantial

Physical evidence that is found at a crime scene in very small but measurable amounts.

• Trivial

• Trace

• Compact

• Testimonial

This important compound containing genetic information is found in blood and other body fluids.

• Proteins

• Sugar

• Water

• DNA

This should always be included in a rough sketch.

• Suspect's name

• Direction indicating North

• Drawn to Scale

• All choices are correct

Individuals that document the crime scene in detail and collect the evidence.

• CSI Unit

• Medical Examiners

• District Attorneys

• Witnesses

Usually the first person to arrive on the crime scene; responsible for securing the area.

• CSI

• Police Officer

• Detective

• Medical Examiner