Crime Scene Investigations Flashcards
Livor Mortis
Settling of blood in body due to gravity
Rigor mortis
Evidence stiffening of the muscles of the body can appear within two hours of death
Algar Mortis
Loss of body heat after death
Stippling
Partially burned and I burned gunpowder driven into the skin
What causes a Foam cone
Dried whit flaky material around the mouth from a drug overdose
What items can be found in a crime scene kit
Camera PPE Fingerprint processing kit Evidence tags Tape measure Crime scene tape
How should you photograph latent fingerprints
Mount on tripod at 90 degree surface
Properly illuminate
Utilize scale
Photo at highest resolution possible
How do you secure a crime scene
Crime scene tape
Set up entry and entry point
Remove people
Separate witnesses
Determine primary/secondary scene
Crime scene log
Why do you document a crime scene
To accurately depict a scene
What must always be included in a n evidence photo
A scale!
What should be used in the photo when taking multiple pictures
Evidence markers
What is a crime sketch
A graphic document to show layout, orientation, and interrelationships of scene and evidence
What are the recognize types of crime scene searches
Grid, spiral/circle, zone, strip and line search
Grid search
Once strips have been searching One Direction orientation of the strips to be searched is turned 90° so searcher sees from another direction
Zone search
used for small confined areas or large scenes
