Crime Scenes & Evidence

the first responding police officer should keep a record of anyone who enters or leave the crime scene.  This is called

• chain of command
• evidence log
• security log

What type of evidence is a handwritten note?

• physical
• trace

In a crime scene sketch, there should always be an arrow to show which way is

• South
• East
• West
• North

In a crime scene sketch, to show where a dead body or weapon is located, one should measure and draw the distance from the evidence

• 1 immovable landmark
• 2 immovable landmarks
• 3 immovable landmarks

Finished sketches are made at the scene.

• True

• False

Technicians who collect and preserve evidence from a crime scene

• Psychiatry
• Anthropologists
• Toxicologists
• Crime Scene Investigators