Crime Scene Investigation

All evidence gathered at a crime scene must be

• labeled and documented

• analyzed in a scientific manner

• handled carefully so not to contaminate the specimen

• all of the above

Processing a crime scene involves:

• only collecting evidence and taking pictures

• Collecting evidence, sketching the scene, taking pictures, interviewing suspects, and examining the scene

• only examining the scene and interviewing witnesses

• only sketching the scene and taking pictures

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

• notes

• photography

• collecting evidence

• sketches

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

Correct collection of evidence requires which of the following?

• documenting the location where the evidence was found

• correct packaging of evidence

• maintaining proper chain of custody

• all of the above

Any physical location where a crime has occurred

• place

• location

• crime scene

• crime

physical evidence found in small , measurable amounts

• trace evidence

• proof

• chemical trace

When evidence has characteristics that can only be traced back to a group of people or objects, it is_________evidence

• Direct

• Indirect

• Class

• Individual

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

The idea that with any contact between two items there will be transfer is known as _____

• physical evdience

• Locard's exchange principle

• Forensic exchange principle

• the law of forensics