Terminology
Terminology
Crime Scene Photography
Crime Scene Sketches
195-1
100

This type of evidence proves that someone didn't commit a crime

What is Exculpatory Evidence

100

These are 2 of the 4 crime scene search patterns

What are Spiral, Grid, Quadrant, or Linear search patterns

100

This type of camera lens is used to capture a critical comparison photograph

What is a macro lens

100

This program is used to create a finalized version of the rough sketch

What is Scene PD

100

Evidence collected at a crime scene must be turned in by ___

What is COB next duty day

200

This is an alternate location where evidence may be found

What is a Secondary Crime Scene?

200

Evidence that can narrow down to a large group is called ___

What is CLASS evidence/characteristics 

*DAILY DOUBLE* What is the type that narrows down to a specific person? Give an example

200

Commonly referred to as the F/stop, this controls the amount of light that passes through the lens

What is aperture

200

The fixed points used to measure a crime scene are called __

What are Reference Points and/or Datum Points

200

This senior special agent must respond to all death scenes

What is the Special Agent in Charge

300

This is a statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime. It comes from the Latin word that means "somewhere else"

What is an Alibi

300

This type of evidence refers to evidence that is found in small but measurable amounts such as strands of hair, fibers, or skin cells.

What is Trace Evidence?

300

The introduction of "noise" into a photograph is controlled by this camera setting

What is ISO

300

________ uses two fixed reference points to measure the distance of evidence and is the most accurate method.

What is Triangulation

300

This system is defined as a revolutionary way forward in submitting booking fingerprints

What is LiveScan

400

This type of evidence generally only looks at the evidence that supports the story you already believe to be true and ignores other evidence that doesn't fit that story

What is Anecdotal Evidence

400

Ninhydrin is used to process this type of evidence

What are latent prints

400

Scenario: You are photographing a latent print and want to send it directly to the lab for submission into AFIS, what image file format should be used?

What is a RAW and/or JPEG + RAW

400

A measurement technique used to measure evidence perpendicular to a reference point parallel to a crime scene is the ____________ method.

What is the baseline method

400

Name 4 USACIL branches/disciplines

What are Trace Evidence Branch, DNA Branch, Forensic Document Branch, Latent Prints Branch, Firearms/tool marks branch, Digital Evidence Branch, Investigative Support Branch 

500

This is the type of glass fracture moving outward from the center as shown in this image.

What is a Radial Fracture?

500

Forensic technicians use this to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes, as it reacts with the iron in hemoglobin

What is luminol (someone may say hemasticks...moderately acceptable)

500

This exposure triangle involves these three principles of photography

What are aperture, shutter speed, and ISO

500

Aside from recording the scene, sketches are critical for fixing physical evidence and allow later scene analysis know as _____

What is crime scene reconstruction

500

The Crime Scene Handbook can be found in this CID Pamphlet

What is CID Pam 195-10