Processing a Crime Scene

What can physical evidence establish?

• The motive of a crime

• The identity of persons associated with a crime

• The time of a crime

• The location of a crime

Which category of evidence includes fibers and soil?

• Biological

• Chemical

• Physical

• Miscellaneous

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 a type of individual physical evidence?

• fingerprint

• blood

• glass

• fibers

What is the first step in processing a crime scene?

• Photography

• Rough sketch

• Finished sketch

• Securing the perimeter

What is the name for the proper passing over of evidence from person to person?

• Chain of Custody

• Chain of Command

• Chain of Evidence

• Chain of Court

In a Zone/Quadrant search CSI members...

• Divide up the scene in sectors and search each sector individually

• Each team member lines up on one side of the scene and walks to the other side

• Start on the perimeter and work their way inwards

• None of these

Which search pattern works best when there is only 1 CSI present?

• Parallel/line search

• Quadrant search

• Spiral search

• None of these

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

When measuring placement of evidence in a crime scene,

• measure from the closest piece of evidence

• measure from permanent structures

• measure from any angle to the nearest wall

• measure using inches, not centimeters