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Crime Scene Protocol

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred
a)
Forensics
b)
Accomplice
c)
Crime Scene
d)
Alibi
2.
What is a written record of all people who have had possession of an item of evidence?
a)
chain of custody
b)
crime scene documentation
c)
notes taken by first officer on scene
d)
crime scene sketch
3.

Which of the following is a team member on a crime scene team?

a)

First Police officer

b)

Coroner

c)

Investigators

d)

All of the above

4.

The best way of performing a search is by covering the area in _______________ .

a)

a systematic way.

b)

a cross linear way

c)

with many people using different techniques.

d)

various ways.

5.

A victim's fingernail scrapings would be correctly packaged in:

a)

a druggist fold

b)

sealed, airtight containers.

c)

a plastic Ziploc® bag.

d)

Paper evidence bag

6.
An alternate location where additional evidence has been found.
a)
Secondary crime scene
b)
Primary crime scene
c)
Physical location 
d)
Suspected location 
7.

Crime scene sketches provide _____________ not present in photographs, video evidence, etc.

a)

Positioning of evidence

b)

Condition of evidence

c)

Close-ups and details

d)

Distances and dimensions

8.
What are the four patterns to search for evidence
a)
spiral, round, linear, quadrant
b)
grid, round, linear, zone
c)
spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
d)
spiral, grid, linear, quadrant
9.
The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called
a)
chain of command
b)
record of evidence
c)
chain of custody
10.
What is the first step in processing a crime scene?
a)
Photography
b)
Rough sketch
c)
Finished sketch
d)
Securing the perimeter
11.

Who can enter a crime scene?

a)

Anyone as long as they sign the log sheet

b)

only crime scene investigators and authorized personnel

c)

Suspects

d)

witnesses

12.

Processing a crime scene involves:

a)

only collecting evidence and taking pictures

b)

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

c)

only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

d)

only sketching the scene and taking pictures

13.

The steps to correctly investigating a crime scene are known as?

a)

Criminal Search Priorities

b)

Crime Scene Protocol

c)

Crime Scene Practical

d)

Spiral, Grid, Linear, Zone

14.

This is the database maintained by the FBI that contains DNA profiles

a)

CODIS

b)

AFIS

c)

IBIS

d)

CARES

15.

AFIS is the

a)

FBI fingerprint database

b)

CIA DNA database

c)

International union of forensic scientists

d)

national child database

16.

The database system in which firearm and ballistic information is stored.

a)

CODIS

b)

NIBIN

c)

AFIS

d)

None of these

17.

Separating witnesses and not allowing them to corroborate the story is what part of the crime scene protocol.

a)

Interview

b)

Examine

c)

Document

d)

Process

18.

The step in the crime scene protocol in making observations of the crime scene that will lead to collecting evidence.

a)

Interview

b)

Document

c)

Examine

d)

Process

19.

The CSI should always take photographs and create a rough sketch and final sketch in this step of the crime scene protocol.

a)

Process

b)

Examine

c)

Document

d)

Interview

20.

The last step of the crime scene protocol requires the CSI to correctly collect, package, and label evidence creating the chain of custody.

a)

Interview

b)

Document

c)

Process

d)

Examine