Legal Considerations
When testifying in court, the most import person(s) to hear the testimony is who?
Jury
There are two classifications of characteristics evidence falls into. Loops, Whorls, and Arches fall under which classification type?
Class characteristics
What does the acronym PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
At minimum, from how many corners of a "room" should crime scene photographs be taken from?
4
The acronym USAO stands for?
United States Attorneys Office
When completing a crime scene sketch, which mapping (measuring) technique is considered the most precise for documenting scene details?
triangulation
State 2 types of hazards you have the potential to be exposed to when working a crime scene.
- Bio-hazards from blood or body fluids.
– Structural hazards in fire and explosion scenes.
– Chemical and inhalation hazards in fire scenes.
– Inhalation
– Bio-chemical hazards
Discussed were 3 series of photographs taken on a crime scene. Which of the 3, visually establishes the position of the evidence on the scene?
Evidence Establishing Photographs (Mid Range)
Explain the difference between a Medical Examiner and Corner.
Medical examiner is an individual that has gone through a series of educational requirements to include medical school. This individual has also sat through interviews to acquire the position.
A Corner doesn't need to complete medical school to acquire the position (may have attended). This individual is an elected official, more common in rural areas. Based off of previous experiences, this individual is nominated for the position.
Both do the same work.
Name the most common type of the 3 modes of investigations.
What occurs during this mode of investigating?
Reactive- The crime has already occurred, the
investigator is seeking evidence to locate/identify and apprehend suspects
Explain what it means when a team of crime scene investigators are working "by function"?
By Function - specific groups are formed to handle
different scene processing aspects (e.g. photo team, sketch team, latent team)
Which of the 2 sketch types combined creates a cross projection sketch?
-Birds eye
-Elevation
Explain "The Exclusionary Rule" and name the 3 amendments violated if not properly followed.
-Evidence obtained in violation of a
suspect’s rights cannot be admitted in
court.
• Fourth
• Fifth
• Sixth
State the 6 crime scene processing methods in order.
Assess
Observe
Document
Search
Collect
Analyze
For optimum safety and to mitigate the potential for contamination, how many barriers (crime scene tape) should be set up?
State the area on the scene setting these barriers create.
2
- Inner Scene: This is the actual crime scene, where only authorized investigators and crime scene technicians operate.
– Working Area: This is an area surrounding the inner scene, where other support police may enter, equipment is staged and evidence is brought to.
– Outer Area: This is everything on the outside of the
second barrier, where on-lookers, media and others may gather
This system allows for a 3D scan of the scene
Total Station systems and CAD
Specific names of scanners are Leica and Faro