Supplies for the Crime Scene
How many evidence markers are needed for a crime scene?
Depending on how many evidence items there are, you need equal evidence markers.
Crime Scene Sketch
A crime scene sketch depicts the overall layout of a location and the relationship of evidentiary items to the surroundings.
How does CSI secure the scene?
They put evidence tape around the perimeter.
Should you pick the evidence before taking the pictures?
False
What is the purpose of a report?
The purpose of crime scene investigation is to help establish what happened (crime scene reconstruction) and to identify the responsible person.
What are evidence markers used for?
Evidence markers are items that are needed to mark and illustrate items of evidence at a crime scene.
Photo Log
A document in which each picture taken at the crime scene (depending on the angle) are registered.
Why is it necessary to sketch a crime scene?
Helps with the reconstruction of the scene, provides a permanent record of conditions, documents items in the crime scene.
Is a camera necessary when going to a crime scene?
True
What should you mention in the introduction?
Date, Time, Location, Offence, Other people at the scene.
What's a measuring tape used for?
A measuring tape is used to measure things such as evidence and the room measurement.
Evidence Log
A paper in which you annotate the evidence found in a crime scene.
How do CSI secure and collect evidence?
Identify and collect forensic evidence, and maintain the proper chain of custody of that evidence.
Do you bag the evidence found at the crime scene?
True
How should a report be written in?
In third person
What kind of pictures do you have to take at a crime scene?
Close up, mid-range, and overall.
Report
A document that details the findings of an investigation as soon as a formal complaint is filed or an incident occurs. This is where investigators record the issues of the matter, analyze the evidence, and formulate a conclusion.
What is the first thing a Crime Scene person does when entering a crime scene?
Photograph and document the scene.
Do you need to report each person that gets in contact with the evidence?
True
What does a crime scene report include?
crime scene sketching, type of crime, evidence collected, people at the crime scene, measurements, disposal of the evidence, etc.
Name at least 3 items to bring to the crime scene
pencil, paper, measuring tape, evidence markers, little ruler, evidence bag, gloves, and camera.
Placard
A title in which the case number, agency, name of the CSI person, and date/ time are recorded.
How to measure each piece of evidence?
The method used is rectangular coordinate. Used to adjacent walls as fixed points from which distances are measured at right angles.
Does the Police Officer call the CSI unit to the crime scene?
True
How is the Report divided?
Introduction, Scene, Observation, Evidence Collected, Disposition, and Conclusion.