The Steps of Crime Scene Investigation Quiz

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

• Securing the Scene
• Sketching the Scene
• Collecting Evidence
• Seeing the Scene

Who is in charge of securing the crime scene?

• Medical Examiner
• District attorney
• First Responding Officer
• Entomologist

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? (Select two answers)

• scanning the scene
• searching the scne
• Securing the scene
• separating the witnesses
• seeing the scene

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

• the chain of custody
• allow everyone to help collect evidence even the next door neighbor
• there is not a certain process to follow

What information should be on a crime scene sketch?

• all of the above
• north
• name of the sketch artist
• location of the scene
• the date

What are 3 examples of questions that detectives may ask crime scene witnesses? (Select only 3)

• What did you see?
• Where did you go eat for lunch? Was the food good?
• do you recognize the person?
• What brought you to this location?
• Did you have a good day today?

What are the possible search patterns that investigators might use to search for evidence? (There are four)

• Grid search
• Line search
• quadrant search
• spiral search
• square search

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

• True
• False

Which of the following describes the process of taking photographs at a crime scene. (Choose 3)

• having a scale marker in each photo
• entire scene must be photographed
• evidence must be photographed at 3 different distances and angles
• the photo must contain the CSI person in every photo
• the photo must have an Instagram worthy filter