Chapter 8 - Narrative Deacriptions

Question 1

Name the three general attributes that all crime scene report narrative descriptions should have.

Answer 1

· detailed
· accurate
· understandable

Question 2

Why is it important to document investigative efforts that fail to produce evidence?

Answer 2

To effectively eliminate wild and unsubstantiated claims by counsel at trial.

Question 3

Why must the crime scene technician retain crime scene notes even after the crime scene report is completed?

Answer 3

Notes are the investigators best evidence. Notes usually hold for more specific detail in the formal crime-scene report oh, they are a contemporaneous record.

Question 4

What type of information is described in the “characteristics of the scene” section of the crime scene report?

Answer 4

Intended to provide a general description of the scene and Associated features of the scene such as doors, windows, openings, and geographical features of exterior scenes and their relationship to the surrounding area.

Question 5

What type of information is described in the “conditions of the scene” section of the crime scene report

Answer 5

Intended to identify the specific conditions and evidence that are pertinent to the investigation.

Question 6

Why is some level of inference allowable in the “factors pertinent to entry and exit” section of the crime scene report?

Answer 6

There may be evidence to prove or disprove an entry or an exit oh, you waiting Paul such as lack of muddy footprints on a rainy day.