CIA Review 1B--Photography and Sketches

Creating a crime scene sketch can be done by (check all that apply):

• Drawing by hand
• Using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) programs
• Remembering the scene in your head
• Making photographs to help sketch the scene later

The first thing done at a crime scene is:

• Pick up evidence and examine it
• Bag evidence for later identification
• Make photos of all objects before they are moved
• Take fingerprints

Crime scene sketches are used to (check all that apply):

• Preserve the way the crime scene looked when investigators arrived
• Show the jury how the crime scene looked
• Help later investigators understand the crime scene
• Practice drawing skills

Things that should always be in a crime scene sketch include (check all that apply):

• The direction of North
• The investigator/artist's name
• The location of the scene
• A key for identifying objects
• At least two measurements to each piece of evidence

The minimum number of photographs you must take of every piece of evidence is:

• three angles and three distances, for a total of 9
• three distances and three people holding the evidence, for a total of 9
• three angles in close up only, for a total of 3
• three angles in mid-range only, for a total of 3

You are photographing a crime scene and ensure that you take photos of evidence from the left, the center and the right. This technique is known as:

• Overshooting
• Overkill
• Overexposure
• Overlapping

A crime scene should remain unchanged unless:

• you don't have enough time to take photos
• the victim refuses to press charges
• the police are not interested in investigating the scene
• there are victims who need immediate medical assistance

If an investigator accidentally moves evidence at a crime scene, what should he/she do?

• Pretend it didn't happen
• Move the evidence back where it was
• Note in the report that evidence was accidentally moved
• Ask if anyone has touched the evidence