SCI-255 Week 2

What is the #1 priority for first responders at a crime scene?

• Providing emergency care

• Safety

• Entering the scene carefully

• Separating witnesses

First responders should establish a direct pathway for medical personnel to take to the victim.

• True

• False

Which is NOT one of the principal functions of the crime scene processor?

• Document the scene

• Testify to findings

• Convey findings to others

• Establish a perimeter

A crime scene van could be used as a command center.

• True

• False

A crime scene processor should never turn light switches on or off at a crime scene.

• True

• False

Having a sequence of actions taken at a crime scene is being:

• systematic

• objective

• organized

• subjective

Which is NOT one of the three main forms of crime scene documentation?

• Photographs

• Detailed notes

• Sketches

• Videos

Which search method separates the scene into smaller areas?

• strip/line

• zone

• grid

• spiral

The spiral method can be used for both indoor and outdoor scenes.

• True

• False

Which search method can also be used to document bloodstain patterns?

• strip/line

• grid

• zone

• spiral