This is the material that is collected at the scene and can link a suspect or victim to a crime.
What is (physical) evidence.
100
This literally means "the stiffness of death," this process causes the body to become stiff after death.
What is rigor mortis?
100
This is the scaled drawing of the crime scene that if the official record of the scene.
What is a finished sketch?
100
This is the term given to a piece of evidence that has been compromised due to poor packaging or handling.
What is contamination?
100
This person is responsible for preserving and protecting the crime scene
Who is the first responder?
200
This is the preliminary drawing used to map out the crime scene.
What is a rough sketch?
200
Literally meaning "the color of death," this process is where blood pools in the lowest parts of the body after death.
What is livor mortis?
200
Outside of photography and sketches, this method is used to help record the crime scene.
What is note-taking?
200
This is the term for a process by which evidence is tracked from the scene to the crime lab and documents everyone who has come into contact with the evidence.
What is a chain-of-custody?
200
This search pattern is best used by one person in a small area.
What is a spiral search?
300
the location where the crime took place
What is the primary crime scene?
300
Literally meaning "the coldness of death," this is the process where a body's temperature becomes the room temperature around it, after a person dies.
What is algor mortis?
300
This is the main reason why the final sketch is NOT done at the crime scene.
What is it takes too long?
300
This type of evidence storage is a folded paper used to hold trace evidence.
What is a paper bindle?
300
This search pattern is best when there are many people searching a large area.
What is a zone or quadrant search?
400
a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found
What is the secondary crime scene?
400
The time frame for rigor mortis
What is 24 to 36 hours?
400
This type of crime scene recording requires the use of a ruler and paper to create a representation of where evidence is located on the scene.
What is sketching?
400
This is the term for a known sample taken from a suspect for comparison to an unknown sample taken from a crime scene.
What is a standard/reference sample?
400
This search pattern is best with one or two searchers in a small or medium area.
What is a strip or line search?
500
a multidisciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime
What is a crime-scene investigation?
500
This is the time frame of livor mortis.
What is from the moment of death until 12 hours?
500
Components of a crime scene sketch include measurements, scale, a key, and this item.
What is a compass heading designating north?
500
All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and labeled. Liquids and arson remains are stored in:
What is a airtight unbreakable containers (ex. paint can)?
500
This search pattern is best for two searchers in a medium or large area.