1.1 Investigating The scene Flashcards
What is an independent variable?
A variable that is altered/changed by the experimenter
What are the 5 steps to processing a Crime Scene? (in order)
Interview, Examine, Photograph, Sketch, Collect Evidence
What do you do in the interview stage?
Ask witnesses at/near the scalene what happened, determine if a crime took place, any details as to how it was committed.
What do you do in the examine stage?
Find and mark evidence, Look over the scene (DO NOT CONTAMINATE)
Photograph and Sketch?
Photograph-close up, high quality, ruler for scale, labeled
Sketch-Scale, Legend, Key, Conditions, Temperature, time, date, evidence, lay out of scene, explanation
Collect Evidence?
Establish a crime has been committed, provide a link between crime and victim, will be further analyzed, PREVENT CONTAMINATION
EMT
Special medically trained people that provide medical help to person in need to the hospital and before the hospital.
CSI
A person in law enforcement that is responsible for finding the evidence collecting it and preserving it at the crime scene
911 Operator
An individual person who answers emergency calls and sends emergency personnel to meet their needs
Biomedical Science
The application of principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.