Crime Scene Defonitions

Question 1

1A.) What is a Crime Scene?

Answer 1

any PHYSICAL location in which a crime has occurred or is SUSPECTED of having occurred.

Question 2

2A.) What is a Primary Crime Scene?

Answer 2

the ORIGINAL location of a crime or accident.

Question 3

3A.) What is a Secondary Crime Scene?

Answer 3

an ALTERNATE location where additional evidence may be found.

Question 4

4A.) What is a Suspect?

Answer 4

person thought to be CAPABLE of committing a crime

Question 5

5A.) What is a Accomplice?

Answer 5

second person ASSOCIATED with committing a crime

Question 6

6A.) What is a Alibi?

Answer 6

statement of where a SUSPECT was at the time of a crime

Question 7

1B.) What is Testimonial Evidence?

Answer 7

would be any WITNESSED accounts of an incident or crime

Question 8

2B.) What is Physical Evidence?

Answer 8

would refer to any MATERIAL items that are present at the crime scene or on the victims

Question 9

3B.) What is Trace Evidence?

Answer 9

refers evidence that found at the crime scene in SMALL but MEASURABLE amounts

Question 10

1C.) [Evidence collected] May ______ that a crime is committed.

Answer 10

Prove

Question 11

2C.) [Evidence collected] Established any ________ of a crime.

Answer 11

Key elements

Question 12

3C.) [Evidence collected may] Link a _______ with a crime scene or a victim

Answer 12

Suspect

Question 13

4C.) [Evidence collected may] Establish the ________ of a victim or suspect

Answer 13

Identity

Question 14

5C.) [Evidence collected may] Corroborate ________ witness testimony

Answer 14

Verbal

Question 15

6C.) [Evidence collected may] _________ the innocent

Answer 15

Exonerate

Question 16

7C.) [Evidence collected may] Give _________ leads to work with in the case

Answer 16

Detectives

Question 17

1D.) _____________ are typically the first time arrive at the crime scene. They are responsible for SECURING the scene so no evidence is DESTROYED and DETAINING persons of interests.

Answer 17

Police officers

Question 18

2D.) The _______ ________ DOCUMENTS the crime scene in DETAIL and collects any PHYSICAL evidence

Answer 18

CSI unit

Question 19

3D.) The _______ ________ is often present to help determine if any SEARCH WARRANTS are required to proceed and options those WARRANTS from the judge

Answer 19

District Attorney

Question 20

4D.) The _______ ________ (if homicide) may or may not be present to determine a PRELIMINARY cause of death

Answer 20

Medical Examiner

Question 21

5D.) ___________ (entomologist, forensics scientists, and forensics psychologists) may be called in if the evidence requires EXPERT ANALYSIS

Answer 21

Specialists

Question 22

6D.) ___________ interview WITNESSES and consult with the CSI UNIT. They investigate the crime by following leads provided by WITNESSES and PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

Answer 22

Detectives

Question 23

1E.) What is step (1 of 4) of analyzing and documenting a crime scene?

Answer 23

Interview

Question 24

2E.) What is step (2 of 4) of analyzing and documenting a crime scene?

Answer 24

Examine

Question 25

3E.) What is step (3 of 4) of analyzing and documenting a crime scene?

Answer 25

Photograph

Question 26

4E.) What is step (4 of 4) of analyzing and documenting a crime scene?

Answer 26

Process