Securing and Searching
The first officer on the scene must do this to make sure that the area is safe and that evidence cannot be contaminated.
What is secure the scene?
This is the process of digitally or physically making the scene in another location.
What is reconstruction?
Interviews are conducted with persons know as this:
What are persons of interest, or witnesses?
The amount of light let in the lens can be controlled partially by the speed of THIS opening and closing.
What is SHUTTER speed?
This is the first sketch made to note location of all scene evidence and dimensions of the scene.
What is a rough sketch?
These are the two terms for potential points where a person may have entered and left the crime scene:
What are point of ingress and egress?
This is the study of teeth as a means of identification.
What is odontology?
This is list of legally guaranteed rights that must be read to suspects before any interrogations
What are the Miranda Rights?
The 21 point method of photography at a scene is used to photograph THESE items.
What are automobiles?
This is the mathematical ratio on the sketch to show the comparison of sketch size to the actual scene measurements.
What is the scale?
The investigative team leader should establish THIS location to ensure exchange of information between search and investigative personnel.
What is a command post?
This type of evidence (eye color for example) does not implicate an individual but instead a demographic group.
This interrogation technique made up of 9 steps and is designed to end in a written confession
What is the Red Technique?
This is the distance range perpendicular from from camera where objects are in focus.
What is depth of field?
This must be present on the sketch to show geographic direction of the scene.
What is a compass, or north-seeking-arrow?
This is the bag/container used to package evidence for storage and identification.
What is a bindle?
This is the term for studying cause of death or illness.
What is pathology?
This is a self-incriminating statement made by the suspect that falls short of acknowledgement of guilt.
What is an admission?
When the shutter speed is too slow or the aperture is too large, the photograph is said to be this:
What is overexposed?
If a sketch does not have a ratio to show size of objects in the room it must say THIS
This is the process that tracks the movement of evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer.
What is the chain of custody?
This is the questioning at the beginning of an investigation of all witnesses to determine a baseline response for individuals.
What is a Behavioral Analysis Interview?
This is a specific, and dangerous, technique used in questioning that introduces information to the suspect not previously mentioned.
What is suggestive questioning?
These are the two requirements for angle and lighting for closeup shots of evidence.
What is 90 degrees and oblique lighting?
This is the list of items in the sketch, often to reference items that have a letter next to them.
What is the key?