Crime Scene Investigation Review

The goal of a crime scene investigation is to:

• Recognize evidence

• Document evidence

• collect evidence

• All of the above

What type of photography is used at the crime scene?

• Mirrorless cameras

• Film cameras

• digital cameras

• Instant cameras

____________________ evidence includes firsthand observations such as eyewitness accounts.

• Trace

• Direct

• Circumstantial

• Physical

This type of sketch shows the walls flat:

• General area sketch

• Blowup sketches

• exploded view sketch

• Elevation sketch

This type of sketch is used to show slopes present in the scene:

• General area sketch

• Blowup sketches

• exploded view sketch

• Elevation sketch

Which of the following items are NOT needed for sketching the scene:

• Compass

• Graph paper

• measuring device

• pen

________________ is measuring the distance between the evidence and two fixed points.

• Transecting baseline

• Triangulation

• Polar coordinates

• Rectangular coordinates

____________________________ states that when a person comes into contact with an object or another person, a cross-transfer of physical evidence can occur.

• Trace evidence principle

• Locard principle

• Crime scene principle

• Collecting principle

The units of measurement at a crime scene are __________________.

• Centimeters

• Yards

• Feet

• Meters

• Inches

____________________ means that once evidence is found, it is marked and every time someone new handles the evidence, it is noted in the evidence log.

• Chain of Custody

• Dow standard of evidence

• Frye standard of evidence

• Evidence Handling Protocol

• Federal Rule of Evidence #702