Securing the Scene
Police officers
Who arrives at a crime scene and secure the scene?
Small evidence like hairs of fibers.
What is trace evidence?
Evidence
Any material items that are present at the crime scene are called?
A rough sketch and A finished sketch.
What are the two types of sketches in forensics?
A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime.
What is a suspect?
Crime scene tape/Barrier tape
What do police officers use to secure the scene?
False
Fingerprints are a large part of the evidence normally obtained at a crime scene.
True or False?
A bag/container used to package evidence for storage and identification.
What is a bindle?
A rough sketch is drawn at the crime scene, that contains an accurate depiction of the dimensions of the scene & shows the location of all objects having a bearing on the case
What is a rough sketch?
The legal rights of an arrested person to have an attorney and to refuse to answer questions.
What are the Miranda Rights?
Securing the crime scene is to preserve the scene with minimal contamination and disturbance of physical evidence.
What is securing a crime scene?
E. All of the above
Where can evidence be found?
A. At the points of entry or exit
B. At the route of escape
C. On clothing
D. On vehicles
E. All of the above
In a non-breakable, leak-proof container
How should liquid evidence be packaged?
A permanent sketch/record that provides supplemental information that is not easily accomplished with the exclusive use of crime scene photographs and notes.
What is a finished sketch?
A statement made by a party to a lawsuit or a criminal defendant, usually prior to trial, that certain facts are true.
What is an admission?
Identify Scene Dimensions. Locate the focal point of the scene, Establish Security, Tape around the perimeter, Create a Plan & Communicate, Conduct Primary Survey, Document and Process Scene, Conduct Secondary Survey, Record and Preserve Evidence.
What are the steps to securing a crime scene?
Strip method, Wheel method, Spiral method, Zone method, Grid method, and Line method
What are the 6 search methods used when searching a crime scene?
Forensic odontologist
Who is responsible for identifying dental remains on a crime scene?
The Linear Coordinate or Baseline Method and Triangulation.
What are the types of measurement in sketch in crime scene?
A method of interrogation and is designed to make the suspect tell the truth.
What is the Reid Technique?
Used to prove that the evidence is the same as when it was found at the scene. Keep the number of people to a minimum. Document names of who has it and where it went. Use receipts with time and date.
What is the purpose chain of custody?
Gloves, Goggles/Face masks, Booties, and Jumpsuits.
what do you wear when searching/collecting evidence?
Investigators take photographs and physical measurements of the scene, identify and collect forensic evidence, and maintain the proper chain of custody of that evidence.
How is evidence collected at a crime scene?
Sketches may give a better overall layout of the scene than photographs. They allow for selectivity.
What information can a sketch give that a photo does not?
A set of predetermined standardized questions designed to elicit differential responses from innocent and guilty suspects at the outset of a police interview.
What is a BAI (Behavior Analysis Interview)?