Crime scene management

Locards Exchange Principle states "

• Every Trace leaves a contact

• Every items leaves behind evidence

• Every Contact leaves a trace

• Evidence is left at a crime scene

A _____ _____ is any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred.

An organization who fails to properly investigate incidents may lead to the following EXCEPT:

• Internal dishonesty

• Acceptable behaviors

• Moral Issues

• Lack of Resolution

Conditions such as the following can play roles in destruction of evidence at a crime scene:

• sun, rain, snow, dirt

• Sun, Rain, and hail, shadows

• Sun, wind, and rain, ice

• wind, sun, rain, snow and temperature

First person at a crime scene should _____. A philosophy that helps to organize ones actions.

When creating a barrier around your scene, it is easier to:

• Extend your scene than to shrink it

• Shrink your scene than to extend it

• make it as small as possible

• Leave it as you see it

The _______ is the original location of a crime scene, the _________ is an alternate location where more evidence may be located

When you are the first person at a crime scene, it is important to do what before and after medical personnel or fire fighters enter/exit a scene?

• Document crime scene

• Talk to witnesses

• Leave the scene

• Pick up all evidence

It is important to prevent all individuals from ________/__________ physical evidence by restricting movement, location, activity while ensuring and maintaining safety at all scene.

You are the first person at a crime scene, what should you do once appropriate authorities arrive one scene?

• Leave the scene and talk to no one

• Turn over the scene and give information

• Take all evidence with you so they can take photos

• Let the suspect go and provide information