Crime Scene Analysis

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• Grid

• Parallel

• Spiral

• Criss-Cross

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime

• Forensics

• Evidence

• Suspect

• CSI

In a crime scene sketch, all important objects should have which of the following?

• 1 measurement from any other object in the room

• 2 separate measurements from different stationary landmarks

• At least 1 measurement from the most important piece of evidence

• 1 measurement from a stationary landmark

Why do forensic scientists wear protective clothing?

• They don't want to get dirty

• They want to look cool

• They don't want to contaminate the crime scene

• They don't want to stand out from the detectives

Why do detectives and forensic scientists have to be so careful to preserve the evidence?

• Because the criminal might come back.

• Because the scene will not be intact forever.

Detectives and forensic scientists preserve an impression of the scene by...

• taking photos

• making sketches

• making video recordings

• all of these

Before evidence is removed from the crime scene it must be...

• carefully measured

• carefully recorded

• both of these

Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred. 

• Crime Scene

• Primary Location 

• Secondary Location 

• Alibi 

Which of the following statements about the sketch is FALSE?

• It does NOT need to include evidence from the crime scene.

• It should include the exact position of the victim.

• It should include the layout of the crime scene.

• None of these are false.

Which of the following is true?

• Close up photos of the body showing injuries and weapons near the boy should be included

• Photos should be made of the surface under the body once the body is removed

• Photos of a body showing position and location relative to the entire scene should be taken

• All of these are true