Observation Skills Review

What are 3 three things forensic investigators must rely on when reviewing a crime scene?

• 1. Body, Ground, Clothing

• Eyewitnesses, Cameras, Dogs

• 1. Observe, Interpret, Report

• None of the Above

Name 3 things examiners must do when investigating a crime.

• 1. Identify the evidence, Record it, determine its significance

• 1. Talk to people, Use a canine to sniff, Observe the surrounding areas

• 1. Take fingerprints, Use criminal databases, See if the victim had a record

• All of the above

When reviewing a crime scene human always have the                            possibility of occurring.

• Boundaries

• Errors

• Rewards

• Problems

The difference between observations and perceptions is that observations are and perceptions can be .

• Negative, positive

• 1. Happy, Sad

• 1. Facts, Faulty

• 1. None of the above

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Put in order how the brain processes observations:

• 1. Information from our senses

  2. What we pay attention to

  3. Perception

  4. Short term memory

  5. Long term memory

• 1. Long term memory

  2. What we pay attention to

  3. Short term memory

  4. Information from our senses

  5. Perception

• None of the above

• Our brain jumbles the information and can't process it

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Define Frontal Lobe

• 1. Associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception

• Associated with visual processing

• 1. Associated with reasoning parts of speech, emotion, and problem solving

• 1. Associated with perception, memory, and speech

Define Parietal Lobe

• 1. Associated with perception, memory, and speech

• 1. Associated with reasoning parts of speech, emotion, and problem solving

• Associated with visual processing

• Associated of movement, orientation, recognition, perception

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Define Occipital Lobe

• 1. Associated with visual processing

• 1.  Associated with reasoning parts of speech, emotion, and problem solving

• 1. Associated of movement, orientation, recognition, perception

• 1. Associated with perception, memory, and speech

1. Define Temporal Lobe

• 1. Associated with reasoning parts of speech, emotion, and problem solving

• 1. Associated with visual processing

• Associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception

• 1. Associated with perception, memory, and speech

What makes a good observer

• 1. 1. Ask witnesses for their opinions

  2. 2. Have dogs sniff out the crime scene

  3. 3. Focus on perceptions

• Don't do anything

• 1. 1. Make a conscious effort to examine the environment.

  -Use  5 senses

  2. 2. Observe everything...SLOWLY!

  -Scan scene

      3.Make connections to observations.

       4. Don't jump to conclusions!

      5. Photograph & take notes!

• Hope for the best

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