Seven S's
Securing the crime scene is the responsibility of the first responding:
Law Enforcement Officer
Evidence that (if authentic) supports an alleged fact of a case is called
Detectives look for leads by interviewing witnesses and talking to the crime scene investigators about the evidence.
True
The first police officer to arrive at a crime scene is known as the
first responder
A kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing is called
Individual Evidence
The goal of a crime scene investigation is to recognize, document and collect evidence at the scene of a crime.
True
Photos of the overall area and evidence are taken during this stage
Seeing the Scene
First-hand observations such as eyewitness accounts is considered what type of evidence?
Direct Evidence
Legal and scientific professionals who work together to solve a crime are part of the crime ________ __________ team.
scene, investigation
Safety of all individuals in the area is the first priority
Secure the Scene
Indirect evidence that can be used to imply a fact, but does not directly prove it is what type of evidence?
Circumstantial Evidence
Specialists at a crime scene include entomologist, forensic psychologists and forensic scientists.
True
All evidence is properly packaged, sealed and labeled during this stage.
Securing and collecting evidence
Fingerprints, hair and blood drops are examples of what type of evidence?
Trace Evidence
The first to arrive at a crime scene are usually:
Police Officers
Witnesses must not be allowed to talk to each other during this step.
Separating the witnesses
__________ evidence narrows an identity to a group of persons or things.
Class
Medical examiners are also called:
Coroners
North should be labeled and a scale of distance should be provided during this step.
Sketching the scene
Liquids and arson remains are stored in what type of containers?
airtight unbreakable
Crime-Scene __________ record crime scene data, sketch the crime scene and take photos of the crime scene.
Investigators
A determination may be made of a primary crime scene and secondary crime scene and priorities assigned regarding examination during this step
Scanning the Scene
Whenever two people come in contact with each other, a physical transfer occurs. What type of evidence transfers?
trace
Forensic __________ __________ are highly specialized and handle only one type of evidence.
lab technicians
A group of investigators might use a linear, zone, or quadrant pattern during this step.
Searching for Evidence
A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is a ______ ______.
Paper Bindle
Crime scene reconstruction involves forming a hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its _________.
Commission
The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence is a
chain of custody
The location where the crime took place is the
primary crime scene
A location other than the primary crime scene, but in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found is the
secondary crime scene