Crime Scenes revision quiz

What does FOA stand for?

• Final Optimum Assessment

• First Officer Attending

• First Officer Appearing

• First Officer Arriving

What would be classed as biological evidence?

• Blood

• Saliva

• Sweat

• All of these

Entry to a crime scene should be limited, all visitors must be logged and

Place the Crime Protocol tasks in the correct order

1. 1. Secure the scene

2. 2. Acknowledge role of FOA

3. 3. Assess for on-going risk

4. 4. Identify area as a crime scene

5. 5. Identify victims, suspects and evidence

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• 3, 2, 4, 1, 5

• 3, 4, 5, 4, 1

• 3, 4, 1, 5, 2

An example of trace evidence is ...

• Knife

• Clothing fibres

• Shoeprint

• Broken glass

How should a crime scene be protected from environmental factors?

• Crime scene secured, evidence photographed and tents erected to protect evidence

• Evidence collected as soon as possible

• Crime scene secured, evidence photographed

• Crime scene unsecured

An impression can be made by a ...

• Tool

• Shoe

• Finger

• All of these

What is the first task of the FOA?

• Preserve evidence

• Secure the scene

• Preserve life and administer first aid

• Control entry to the crime scene

What is one thing an FOA should NOT do?

• Help any victims

• Move or touch a victim

• Secure the crime scene

• Control entry to the crime scene

How could blood be left at a crime scene?

• From trace fibres

• From saliva

• From a shoeprint

• From a cut from a victim, witness or suspect