Crime Scene Investigation Quiz

During which step of crime scene investigation do investigators take photographs?

• Securing the Crime Scene

• Separate the Witnesses

• Scan the Crime Scene

• Seeing & Photographing the Crime Scene

Who is in charge of securing the crime scene?

• The first responders

• The detectives

• The witnesses

• The suspects

True or False: Pictures are taken before a sketch is made.

• True

• False

During which two steps of crime scene investigation do investigators mark evidence with evidence markers?

• Securing the Crime Scene and Separating the Witnesses

• Scan the Crime Scene and Seeing & Photographing the Crime Scene

• Sketching the Crime Scene and Searching the Crime Scene

• Seeing & Photographing the Crime Scene and Securing & Collecting Evidence

What process must investigators follow when collecting evidence and packaging evidence at the crime scene?

• The chain of custody

• The chain of evidence

• The chain of investigation

• The chain of justice

What information should be on a crime scene sketch?

• North, the name of the sketcher, the location of the scene, the date, a scale/legend/key

• South, the name of the sketcher, the location of the scene, the date, a scale/legend/key

• East, the name of the sketcher, the location of the scene, the date, a scale/legend/key

• West, the name of the sketcher, the location of the scene, the date, a scale/legend/key

What are 3 examples of questions that detectives may ask crime scene witnesses?

• What did you see? Do you recognize the person? What brought you to this location?

• What did you hear? Do you have any evidence? What is your name?

• What did you smell? Do you have any alibi? What is your occupation?

• What did you taste? Do you have any fingerprints? What is your favorite color?

What are the possible search patterns that investigators might use to search for evidence?

• Grid, strip search, quadrant, spiral

• Circle, zigzag, random, diagonal

• Straight line, wave, triangle, spiral

• Square, spiral, random, diagonal

True or False: A record of everyone who enters the crime scene must be kept.

• True

• False

Describe the process of taking photographs at a crime scene.

• A scale marker must be in each photograph, the entire crime scene must be photographed, evidence must be photographed at 3 different distances and 3 different angles

• A scale marker is not necessary, only important evidence should be photographed, evidence must be photographed at 1 distance and 1 angle

• A scale marker must be in each photograph, only important evidence should be photographed, evidence must be photographed at 2 different distances and 2 different angles

• A scale marker is not necessary, the entire crime scene must be photographed, evidence must be photographed at 2 different distances and 2 different angles