CH 2

Question 1

an investigators most personal and readily available record of the crime scene search

Answer 1

field notes

Question 2

a method for documenting information on the street through the use of cards

Answer 2

field interview cards

Question 3

documentation of all who handle evidence in a criminal case

Answer 3

chain of custody

Question 4

second party statements offered to the court by a person who did not originate the statement

Answer 4

hearsay evidence

Question 5

a principal requirement to admit a photograph into evidence.

Answer 5

authentication

Question 6

items placed in crime scene photos that call attention to specific objects or enable the viewer of the photo to get a sense of the size of the object or the distance between objects.

Answer 6

markers

Question 7

surreptitious observation

Answer 7

surveillance

Question 8

the initial crime scene sketch drawn by officers on the crime scene

Answer 8

rough sketch

Question 9

a completed crime scene sketch drawn to scale

Answer 9

finished sketches

Question 10

measuring an object from two fixed points of reference

Answer 10

coordinate method

Question 11

crime scene measuring technique in which a line is drawn between two know points

Answer 11

baseline techique

Question 12

triangulation method

Answer 12

a birds eye view of the crime scene using fixed objects from which to measure

Question 13

used in indoor crime scenes, it is basically a top down view of the crime scene where the walls of the room have been folded down to reveal locations of bullet holes, blood spatter evidence, and so on

Answer 13

cross projection method

Question 14

___ may be the most important step in the initial documentation of a crime scene

Answer 14

notes

Question 15

______ is the backbone of the criminal prosecution process

Answer 15

the official police report

Question 16

An important three pronged rule to remember is that official reports should be:

Answer 16

factual, thorough, and to the point

Question 17

The most important requirement in photographs as evidence is:

Answer 17

authentication

Question 18

Photographs of crime scene are usually taken in three stages:

Answer 18

general view, to the medium view, to the close up view

Question 19

In the event that an item to be photographed is smaller than 6 inches:

Answer 19

2 photos should be taken from at least 6 feet away

Question 20

____ is the best way to organize photos of the scene and evidence associated with the scene.

Answer 20

photographic log

Question 21

_____ is considered the most effective method of measuring the scene.

Answer 21

use of a tape measure