Photography
You should always bring this with you when photographing a crime scene in poor light
What is your own lighting?
The name of the person suspected of the crime is
What is the suspect?
Proper lighting is important, which is why you need to bring
What is a flashlight?
The type of evidence usually imprinted outside in dirt or mud is
What is a tire track?
An overall shot should include
In order to keep your crime scene photos organized, you should have a
What is a photo log?
The person affected by a crime is often referred to as the
What is victim?
This will help ensure you have plenty of storage to save your photos on
What is film or storage card?
Without this it is difficult to understand the size of a piece of evidence
What is a scale?
These two people should be listed on the crime scene photo log
What is the primary investigator and photographer?
The exact degree you should take crime scene photos at
What is 90 degrees?
The person who was at the scene of the crime, often not the victim or perpetrator, and can recount what happened is called an
What is eyewitness?
While digital evidence is important, you should also have something physical to write things down on, such as
What is a notebook and pen?
After you find new evidence to make sure you know where it is, you should place down an
What is evidence marker?
Two things important to note both in the crime scene photo log and the evidence log is the time and
What is location?
When it's appropriate to alter or edit crime scenes photos after the fact
What is never?
A first responder is the first person on the scene who is also a
What is police officer?
When taking photographic evidence of a car, the number of angles (or points) needed is
What is 21?
When taking a photo of a gun for evidence, it is important to also take a picture of the gun's
What is serial number?
The first step to approaching any crime scene is
What is checking if someone is alive and hurt?
When taking pictures of the crime scene, there should be two of every close up picture, one with
What is a ruler?
Next of kin includes
What is the victim's closest living relative?
In a case where other lighting is not optimal, you should use the camera's
What is flash?
When sketching a crime scene, it is important to measure from the evidence to a
What is fixed point?
In order to best check if someone is still alive is to check their
What is pulse?