Crime Scene Processing

The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually: 

• crime scene investigators
• medical examiners
• police officers
• detectives

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

• Photography
• Rough sketch
• Finished sketch
• Securing the perimeter

Which of the following is the first priority of the first officer arriving at a crime scene?

• Excluding all unauthorized personnel
• Getting medical assistance for injured individuals
• Securing the boundaries
• Isolating the area

Crime scene procedure starts with _______ and ends with _________.

• documenting; securing the scene
• securing the scene; processing
• examining; collecting evidence
• collecting evidence; securing the scene

During what crime scene investigation step is the crime scene isolated and taped off?

• Scan the scene

• Secure the scene

• Secure and collect

• Search the scene

Who can enter a crime scene?

• Anyone as long as they sign the log sheet

• only crime scene investigators and authorized personnel

• Suspects

• witnesses

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

Processing a crime scene involves:

• only collecting evidence and taking pictures

• Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

• only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

• only sketching the scene and taking pictures

Which of the following is not included in a crime scene sketch

• Weather
• Reference points for placement of evidence
• Scale
• Distance measurements

Search pattern best for when there is only 1 CSI member and no obstacles.

• Grid

• Line

• Zone

• Spiral