PT Crime Scene Sketches

Which of the following is not a form of documentation at a crime scene?

• notes

• photography

• collecting evidence

• sketches

In addition to videotape, crime scene sketches:

• add details

• show scale and placement of evidence

• contain a key or legend

• all are true

Chain of custody must be maintained

• so that the evidence does not have to be examined again.

• or the evidence may not be admitted into court

• only by the first officer on the scene

• only by the forensic scientist who examines the evidence

• all of these are true

Which of these is an example of class evidence?

• a footwear impression left by a suspect's shoe that has been worn for a year

• DNA of the suspect found at the scene

• white powder residue on the victim

• a torn piece of paper from the scene that matches up (fits together) with a notebook from the suspects house

True or False: A rough sketch is almost never drawn to scale

• True

• False

What is the purpose of sketching the crime scene? (Select all that apply)

• To create a visual representation of the scene

• To help investigators recreate the scene at an alternate location

• To identify the primary and secondary crime scenes

• All of the above