SCENE CONTROL & ROLES
This is the first responsibility of officers when they arrive at a scene.
What is securing and protecting the scene?
This type of documentation shows relationships between objects.
What are photographs?
This describes how evidence searches should be conducted.
What is systematic and thorough?
This is worn to prevent contamination when collecting evidence.
What are gloves?
This happens when investigators skip steps.
What is loss of evidence integrity?
This problem occurs when too many people enter a crime scene.
What is contamination or evidence loss?
This documentation method records measurements and layout.
What is a sketch?
This factor helps determine which search method to use.
What is the size and location of the scene?
This is why evidence is packaged separately.
What is to prevent cross-contamination?
This type of mistake affects everything that follows.
What is an early procedural error?
This is why different responsibilities are assigned to different investigators.
What is to prevent bias and procedural errors?
This documentation method records details that photos cannot.
What are notes?
This search method works best in large outdoor areas.
What is the line or grid method?
This document tracks who handled evidence.
What is the chain of custody?
This cannot be recreated once the scene changes.
What is the original condition of the scene?
This role documents the scene but does not collect evidence.
Who is the crime scene investigator?
This is why documentation must happen before searching begins.
What is to preserve original scene conditions?
This is the goal of searching, not collecting.
What is locating and identifying evidence?
This is when the chain of custody begins.
What is at the crime scenes?
This matters more than technology in an investigation.
What is procedure and order?
This early mistake can weaken an entire investigation before evidence is even found.
What is failure to control the scene?
This documentation error cannot be fixed later.
What is documenting from memory instead of immediately?
This mistake happens if searching begins too early.
What is disturbing undocumented evidence?
This can happen if evidence handling is poorly documented.
What is evidence being questioned or excluded?
This was the major procedural errors in the OJ Simpson Case?
What is improper searching of the scene?