Chapters 7 - 13

Sketches & Reports

100

List 3 of the Sketch Elements

^Heading,      

^{Diagram Area}

^{"N" arrow for direction/"NOT TO SCALE"}

^{Title Block} 

^Legend

200

4 types of documentation for crime scenes

Photos/Video

Notes

Sketch

Report

300

Name the two most common methods for measuring crime scenes for sketching

Triangulation, rectangular coordinate methods

400

What 4 things need to be in our Title Block on Sketch

Sketch artist's name

Case #

Date/Time

Location

500

What is the purpose of sketches (2 key points)

Supports photographs and notes and eventually compliments final report.

Review

100

3 "types" of photographs

Overall

Mid-range

Close-up

200

How do we SPECIFICALLY protect the hands (and feet if applicable) of a homicide victim

Bag them in paper bags

300

When collecting bite mark evidence, besides photographs what is the best method?

Swab the bite mark

400

When searching, the CSI should begin with the _____________ intrusive means possible

LEAST

500

What document should a photographer use to assist with later confusion about the context of a photo?

Photo Log

Skills & Lights

100

What are the nanometers of the light spectrum we can see with our naked eyes

400-700

200

What is our BEST tool on a crime scene?

CLEAN WHITE LIGHT

300

What is the main reason to use ALS?

To detect biological matter and trace evidence (hairs and fibers)

400

Reflected light is what defines the color we can visualize (T/F)

True

500

What is the use of flash at an angle called?

Oblique lighting

Fingerprints & Impressions

100

Where is friction ridge skin located? (2 locations)

palm of hands and soles of feet

200

Name the 3 types of prints

Latent - not visible 

Patent - visible 

Plastic - impressions

300

What is the acronym for the method of fingerprint comparison?

ACE-V

(analyze, compare, evaluate, verify)

400

Before attempting to lift a processed print, what must the investigator do?

PHOTOGRAPH the print

500

List 3 types of impressions

Footwear

Tire wear

Bitemarks

Tool marks

Firearms & BPA

100

Who determines terminal ballistics?

Forensic Pathologist (Medical Examiner)

200

complete unfired unit of ammunition

cartridge

300

What is the technique to document bloodstain patterns

roadmapping

400

What are the two types of characteristics we look at in firearms evidence (basic evidence characteristics)

Class and Individual

500

The theory & underlying principles of BPA states - blood, as a fluid, responds to variations of internal and external forces in a _____________ manner

Predictable