crime scene

Question 1

what does the the collection stage include

Answer 1

the identification of what is evidence or what could be evidence

Question 2

how is evidence documented

Answer 2

including notes, photographs, and increasingly 3D scanning

Question 3

what is trace evidence often associated with

Answer 3

Locard’s exchange principles

Question 4

chain custody/evidence

Answer 4

a written documentation of every location/ individual that the evidence has been in possession of

Question 5

search warrant

Answer 5

obtained to search places and things where a suspect has a reasonable expectation of privacy

Question 6

broken chain of evidence

Answer 6

the chain so broken or undocumented that the court could not allow the evidence to be admitted because there is no reliability that the evidence offered is the same as taken from the crime scene

Question 7

Steps of on-site crime scene investigation

Answer 7

1. Ensure that the victim is not present or in need of help
   ii. Ensure that the scene is safe and not suspects are present
   iii. Block off the scene
   iv. Detain all witnesses. Establish a security log to document all people
   who come in and out
   v. Observe and take notes
   vi. Determine if the scene is the primary or a secondary crime scene
   vii. Photograph the scene; videotape the scene
   viii. Draw a sketch of the scene and add notes
   ix. Collect evidence, bag it and seal it for transport to the lab