Crime Scene Investigation

Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred

• Forensics
• Accomplice
• Crime Scene
• Alibi

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime

• Forensics
• Evidence
• Suspect
• CSI

Any material items that are present at the crime scene and can help prove a crime was committed or can tie a victim or suspect to the crime scene.

• evidence

• accomplice

• detectives

• police officers

Typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they secure the scene

• detectives
• specialists
• district attorney
• police officers

Evidence can provide

• proof that a crime has been committed
• establish key elements of a crime
• exonerate the innocent
• all of the above

the first responding police officer should keep a record of anyone who enters or leave the crime scene. This is called

• chain of command

• evidence log

• security log (Entry/Exit Log)

In a crime scene sketch, there should always be an arrow to show which way is

• South
• East
• West
• North

In a crime scene sketch, to show where a dead body or weapon is located, one should measure and draw the distance from the evidence

• 1 a movable landmark

• 2 immovable landmarks

• 3 the body

What are the four patterns to search for evidence

• spiral, round, linear, quadrant
• grid, round, linear, zone
• spiral, grid, quadrant, no pattern
• spiral, grid, linear, quadrant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Define the "Locard's Principle."

• the scientific examination of evidence in a criminal investigation
• states that criminals always take a trace of something with them or leave a trace of something behind at the scene of the crime
• a type of evidence
• the person who runs the Locard School