CSI and Crime Scene Investigation

What is the correct order of processing evidence and analysis of a crime scene?
1-Secure & Collect Evidence
2-Separate Witnesses
3-Secure the Crime Scene
4-Sketch the Crime Scene

• 4,3,1,2
• 3,2,1,4
• 3, 2, 4, 1
• 3,4,1,2

Which of the following is NOT a crime scene search method?

• Grid Method

• Spiral Method

• Line (Strip) Method

• Zig-Zag Method

The reason it is important to separate witnesses at the crime scene is to

• protect them from the suspect
• prevent witnesses from talking to each other and influencing their recall
• to prevent fighting among the witnesses
• to prevent contamination of the evidence

The most important prerequisite for photographing a crime scene is  ______

• the evidence should be marked with a tag and rearranged to show the evidence in the best position
• to photograph the investigators as they collect each piece of evidence
• to photograph the evidence in an unaltered (unchanged) state

A rough sketch of the crime scene includes all of the following EXCEPT

• accurate dimensions of the scene from two fixed points
• shows the compass heading of NORTH
• shows a detailed drawing of the scene drawn to scale
• shows the location of all recovered objects