Crime Scene Searching

Question 1

How many people minimum are needed to conduct a search?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

Are line/strip searches best when boundaries are established?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

How are line and strip searches different?

Answer 3

Line searches stop at the end of a lane while strip searches are continuous in terms of their flow

Question 4

What are a pro and a con of the grid search?

Answer 4

Pro: very thorough
Con: high energy

Question 5

Are grid searches best when boundaries are established?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What are the 2 types of spiral searches?

Answer 6

Contracting & expanding

Question 7

How many people are preferred for a line/strip search?

Answer 7

However many are on your search team

Question 8

How many people are preferred for a grid search?

Answer 8

However many are on your search team

Question 9

How many people are preferred for a spiral search?

Answer 9

One person

Question 10

Spiral searches involve going from low evidence to…

Answer 10

Heavy evidence

Question 11

For what 2 reasons are spiral searches not preferred?

Answer 11

1) Non-evidence items can be tracked inward
2) Some evidence may be missed b/c it’s hard to keep the circle shape

Question 12

How are wheel/ray searches similar to spiral searches?

Answer 12

They can be either contracting or expanding

Question 13

Are wheel/ray searches preferred?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

In a zone/quadrant search, team members are assigned to search…

Answer 14

Each section/quadrant

Question 15

Can other search techniques be used in conjunction with the zone/quadrant depending on the scenario?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

True or false: Being organized in a search means that you are NOT linking your evidence from point to point i.e. link searching.

Answer 16

True