Criminal Investigations

Question 0

An accurate report is ____________.

Answer 0

A reflection of good note taking

Question 1

What are the reasons we investigate and write reports?

Answer 1

1. To determine what happened
2. To identify the perpetrator
3. To prosecute and convict

Question 2

Evidence is _____________.

Answer 2

ANYTHING that tends to prove or disprove a fact.

Question 3

When investigating a crime scene it is important to operate on the premiss that a suspect….

Answer 3

Brings something to the scene
Leaves something at the scene
Takes something from the scene.

Question 4

When is specialized assistance required at a crime scene?

Answer 4

Any time that an agency does not have the resources, training or expertise to adequately investigate the crime

Question 5

What are the various crime scene search methods?

Answer 5

• grid
• circular -determine starting point, then 360° around
• strip
• spiral-work from outside to inside, clockwise; if second search is needed, to counterclockwise.
• point to point- following chain of obvious evidentiary material

Question 6

What are the 3 different ways to search a car?

Answer 6

• Quarter search
• left to right
• top to bottom